Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   A smart, slim wallet for your phone.  The WalleyGrip2 is a combination grip for your phone with a detachable wallet.  A variety of designs give you plenty of choice…and while the WalleyGrip2 grips securely onto recent iPhones with MagSafe…an accessory called MagicMagnet will allow use on just about any mobile device.  Founder Victor Chor.. says it also features Popl’s digital business card technology…

“You wave the Popl on the back of your phone, you click the little pop up that comes up, and your business card shows up.”

The wallet function can hold several credit cards and features RFID blocking as well.  The price..under fifty dollars.  Find more at www.walleygrip.com.

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They feature easy set up and use and even no touch video conferencing and photo displays.  ViewClix co-founder Dennis Ranck was motivated by his grandfather in developing a device to bring families closer.   He chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The sleek new Collaboration Keyboard (KB900) and Premier Rechargeable Mouse (MS900) can streamline video conferencing and other tasks.   How? Dell's Mike Basore and Terry Yang chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Sounditouttogether.org is a site designed to open doors to assist with teen and pre-teen mental health.  How? Dr. Charmain Jackman chats with Fred Fishkin about the effort from the Ad Council & Pivotal Ventures.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Are automated driver assistance systems making us less safe?  While the technology that can keep us within lanes and allow drivers to take their feet off the pedals and sometimes even hands off the wheel…is designed for convenience and safety….Missy Cummings…a professor of computer science and engineering at George Mason University…who worked as a safety advisor at NHTSA for more than a year…says the systems have not made us more safe.  On a recent edition of the Smart Driving Cars podcast, Dr. Cummings said..

“There’s certainly a trend where people are crashing more often when they’re on ADAS systems and it is likely because they are speeding.”

One solution?  Have the technology not allow speeding…or inattentiveness.  That…is a coming debate.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A new translation app from Waverly Labs.  The innovators at Waverly Labs…which also makes wearable translation tech…are out with Forum.  An app for iOS and Android and desktops too…that supports 20 languages and 42 dialectsand can be used in person or during remote meetings.  It works alongside Zoom, Google Chat and Microsoft Teams.  Co-founder Sergio Diaz..

“So let’s say you’re in a church, right.  Part of your congregation speaks Spanish, part of it speaks Portuguese, part of it speaks Arabic.  It doesn’t matter.  You can always be speaking English and it will be simultaneously translated into up to 20 languages at the same time.”

You can try it for free….for up to forty minutes of interpretation per month…with meetings of up to five people.  The paid plan is still pretty reasonable at about eight dollars a month.

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

With long range and battery life, built-in recording capability and flexibility to work with PCs, phones and cameras AnkerWork's M650 Wireless Mic system is ready for the competition.   Anker's Brett White chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

So what were the top search trends for February?   UFOs, Rihanna, LeBron, Pizza and of course the Grammys, Black History Month, Valentine's and more.   Google's Elizabeth Howard chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It has been a while since we’ve talked about 3D printers….and they have come a pretty long way.  One of the latest is the AnkerMake M5.  It is speedy and fun to use…allowing for a wide range of filament types.  The print bed has a magnetic plate that allows for easy cleaning and the 9.2 inch by 9.2 inch size gives you plenty of room for creativity.  The assembly of the M5 is pretty simple and it’s a plus that AnkerMake throws in a kit with all the tools you need for that chore and for use as well.  Using the AnkerMake app you can monitor the progress of printing your creation in real time.  So what can you make?  Check out sites like www.thingiverse.com or www.all3dp.com for ideas and downloads The AnkerMake M5 3D printer sells for about 800 dollars.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Anti-bacteria over the counter hearing aids.  That is one of distinguishing features of Linner’s Nova ear bud style hearing aids.  The price is also easy on the ears and wallet…under three hundred dollars…including a remote Connect module  that can be used as a remote microphone or for transmitting TV sound.  Founder and CEO Bond Zhao..

“When you are hearing a speech in a really big room, and you are thirty or forty feet from the speaker.  Then you can just easily put the Linner Connect in front of the people who are giving a speech.”

We like the look and the features…including the UV-C sterilizing case.  You can adjust the sound…but there is a tendency for sudden sounds like dishes rattling to be exaggerated.  For value, though, the Nova hearing aids are worthy of consideration.  Finder more at www.LinnerLife.com.

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