Techstination

Techstination

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  • Thermacell brings more innovation to mosquito control

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       It is prime time for mosquitoes and the folks at Thermacell have continued to innovate with devices to help keep them at bay.     The LIV system is designed to cover larger areas in the yard….with an internet connected base.   It can be very effective.   For portability, the latest is the EL-55…that doubles as a rechargeable lantern and uses repellent cartridges.  Product Manager Alex Emmanuele..

    “The battery alone… if you’re using the repelling feature will last up to nine hours.  But this product has a built in light feature as well.  The light ranges from 50 to 200 lumens, which can create a fair amount of light for your patio.   And if you’re using both features at the same time,  the battery life is around five and a half hours.”

    It sells for about 50 dollars.   Find more at www.thermacell.com.

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

    2 min
  • New Galaxy Flip and Galaxy Fold coming from Samsung

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Samsung has unveiled the fifth generation Galaxy Z Flip5 phone…continuing the comeback of the flip phone form. It is a bit thinner…sells for about a thousand dollars…but look for carrier deals…and will arrive August 11th. The sales pitch? Executive Vice President and Marketing Head Stephanie Choi..


    “Galaxy Z Flip5 is personal, it’s powerful and pocketable. We’re literally flipping the script on the mobile experience and we can’t wait for you to try it out.”


    Of course…there is competition in the flip format from Motorola and there are more and more foldable phones too…including a Galaxy Z Fold5 from Samsung. The company also unveiled the Galaxy Watch6 and the Tab S9 tablet.


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

    2 min
  • A new electric boat and more from GoSun

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With a new electric boat and more…the product line at GoSun continues to grow. The roots of the company are in solar ovens that cook using the power of the sun…heating vacuum tube cooking vessels. They work amazingly well and now the company is making more of those ovens more versatile….adding the ability to cook with 12 volt electricity when there is no sun…indoors…in tents…in cars…you name it. Founder and CEO Patrick Sherwin..


    “So now you’re only using one tenth the electricity when cooking a meal on twelve volt. So we can have a 350 degree oven in the GoSun Sport with just about seven amps or eighty watts of electricity. And that’s about a tenth of what a microwave or a toaster oven or an electric stove would use.”


    You can learn more about the variety available at www.gosun.co.


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

    2 min
  • More toys with tech

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More new toys with tech on the way. Bandai Namco is releasing a new version of their Vital Hero wearable for kids…that encourages activity and fitness. This one features Batman and some new activity missions. It comes out next month for about sixty five dollars. From Vtech… keep your eye out for the Switch and Go 3 in 1 Rescue Rex. Spin Master, meanwhile, is introducing Bitzee digital pets. The Toy Insider Senior Editor James Zahn..

    “Open it up and the pet emerges on a sort of floating screen. And kids are going to interact with it. They can train their pet.”

    Speaking of pets…WowWee’s new robotic MINTID Dog-E …will be arriving in September promising lots of fun for the whole family. Find more at www.thetoyinsider.com.


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

    2 min

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Techstination is a daily report on consumer tech produced by tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin. Listen to full interviews and daily reports here and find more at www.techstination.com