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From a solar eclipse viewing and imaging kit to special binoculars and telescopes, Celestron has gear to help you safely view the upcoming annular solar eclipse. Details? Product Development Manager John Riutta chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      What is a video book?   A company called Heirloom is making it easy to create books that open up to a screen that plays videos that you’ve taken.   Sounds like fun.   Heirloom Founder Ashley Kenny…says it all started during the pandemic when she was frustrated trying to send pictures to her 94 year old grandmother who wasn’t online..

“ My youngest was one at the time, my older son was three.  These are great grandchildren.  Like 15 million other Americans, didn’t have WiFi or the Internet, so we wanted to find a way to send her these thoughtful, these moments that we all text between us.  So we really met her where she’s at.”

With video books that arrive by mail.   And the company has taken off from there.  Smart, innovative, flexible and fun.  Find more at www.sendheirloom.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. While lots of focus is on the latest iPhone…and the upcoming Pixel announcement from Google, there are ways to get a good phone…with many of the latest features…for little or no money at all. T-Mobile has the REVVL 6X and 6X Pro that are basically available for free with any trade inWe’ve checked out the phone and it has an impressive look and feel….The 6X Pro has an 6.8 inch HD+ display, 6 gigabytes of RAM….256 Gigabytes of storage…with the ability to add a micro SD card as well. The camera…for a bargain phone…is impressive too…topping out at 50 megapixels. Also new… the REVVEL 5G Tab…with a 10.3 inch screen, 5G support and T-Mobile is offering it for free if you’re adding a line.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

HeardThat is an app for iOS or Android designed to help you hear better in noisy environments. How? Singular Hearing Founder and CEO Bruce Sharpe chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The automotive aftermarket industry is probably bigger than you think. SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association has some new figures. And vehicle EV conversion is just one category. CEO Mike Spagnola chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Comfort and top notch sound without the need for a boom…are two of the key ingredients in the recipe for the impressive Voyager Surround 80 UC from HP Poly. The headset is also equipped with adaptive ANC …and you can get up to 21 hours of talk time on a charge. Senior Director of Hybrid Word Solutions Jennifer Adams..says the touch controls are intuitive..

“ It’s a very sleek design, as you can see, and it has, kind of, touch controls so that it actually is able to adjust your volume, call controls to answer and end your calls as well as easily mute.”

Great for PCs and mobile devices too. The list price is about 450 dollars…find more at www.poly.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

The screen free story telling Tonie Box brings new Tonies for Halloween, another Paw Patrol character and the holidays ahead. Marketing Dir. Drew Vernon joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look.

Google is about to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its search engine. Ready for a look back? Google's Sarah Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Bird Buddy camera equipped smart bird feeder has been winning lots of fans all over the world. Now the company is making it possible for anyone…not just smart feeder owners …to get in on the fun. Bird Buddy Explore is a feature in the Bird Buddy app. The basic is free…but there’s access to more feeders …for those with a premium subscription. CEO Franci Zidar..

“ You can progress by inviting friends, you can, however, also unlock the whole library, so all thirty or forty feeders that we have right now all over the world, by signing up for a premium subscription, which also unlocks some other features like being able to block specific species.”

So you aren’t notified when yet another sparrow arrives on the feeder. There are some new add-ons for Bird Buddy owners as well. Find more at www.mybirdbuddy.com/next.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

NHTSA says nearly half of child car seats are incorrectly installed. Today's Techstination.