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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Best selling author Richard Louv is back with  … Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World.    Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and other books and coined the phrase “nature deficit disorder.”  And he says scientific studies have caught up with our instincts.  And now there is focus on the senses…many more than we learned about in school…

“Just in the last fifteen years or so scientists have discovered that we don’t have five senses, we’ve got conservatively 9 or 10 . Some people see music in colors.  But we have more senses than we know we have. We know more than we think we do.”

I’ve enjoyed the read and think you will too.  The title again is Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World by Richard Louv.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Using examples from his own backyard…best selling author Richard Louv is taking readers on another journey … Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World.    It is beautifully written…using examples from Louv’s own life experiences and those of others. For instance…he writes about early memories…

“I spent most of my boyhood in the woods near our house, and I spent much of it with my dog, it was a collie, his name was Banner and my parents often did not know where I was but Banner always knew where I was.   And I immersed myself in those woods.   I remember climbing trees and maybe you did this Fred, and looking at the grooves in the bark and noticing that there were iridescent spiders.”

There was life…just waiting to be noticed.  More with Richard Louv in my next report.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    It’s a toaster that you won’t be hiding on the kitchen counter.   The Revolution R180 Connect Plus Smart Toaster….has a beautiful touch screen that can display time, date and weather or act as a digital photo frame.   And when you want to toast…select from dozens of bread options and select the precise doneness you want from images.  And it is fast.  CEO Tom Klaff says it is called InstaGlo Technology..

“Well it starts with better heat.  Our tag line really is better heat makes a better appliance, which makes better food.”

    We’re really impressed….the toast is perfect every time.  Butt the technology, as you might expect, doesn’t come cheap.  The R180 Connect Plus Smart Toaster sells for about 450 dollars at RevCook.com.

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

The plug-in or balcony solar movement is growing in the U.S. with some help from non-profit Bright Saver. How can you join in and save money on your electric bill? Bright Saver co-founder Rupert Mayer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    Are you ready for a personal EVTOL?   That an electric vertical take off and landing vehicle…in other words…a flying car.   Doroni Aerospace has designed the H1-X…which it is taking pre-orders for now.   It hopes to begin deliveries in 2028.   It is a two seater that can be charged with an EV charger.   CEO Doron Merdinger  saysit is designed to be easy and safe…and when it comes to range..

“About a hundred miles.  Bear in mind these are direct miles.  In terms of speed, it’s about 120 maximum miles per hour.  Probably cruising about 90 to 100, cruising.”

You will need a light sport aircraft certification to fly and about 400 thousand dollars.  Learn more at Doroni.io

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

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundcation is urging state and federal officials to address climate fueled disasters. How? RWJ Foundation Chief Science Officer, Dr. Alonzo Plough, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Help for those people caring for others with dementia. A digital therapy platform and app developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia has been effective according to a new study. Lead Researcher Dr. Naoko Kishita chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Just in time for summer travel season, Anker’s eufy brand is out with the SmartTrack Card E40. It is a credit card shaped tracker…that you can carry easily in your wallet. One of the great features…becoming a bit more common now…is that it works with both Apple Find My and Google Find. Also…it charges up wirelessly with any Qi compatible charger. A charge will typically last about five months. Another feature to appreciate is the 80dB alarm. It can help you find that wallet…even if it is at the bottom of a pocketbook. The SmartTrack Card E40 can also alert you on your phone…if you accidentally leave your wallet behind. The price…about 35 dollars but we’ve seen a 5 dollar off coupon for it at eufy.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The summer months , statistically are the deadliest months for young drivers. State Farm’s Jon Wey the numbers are frightening…overall….but..

“We also know that summertime night time driving is particularly risky, Fred. The fatal crash rate at night for teens is three times as high as that for adult drivers. Think about that. And another couple scary stats, almost 45 percent of all crash deaths among teenagers occur between 9pm and 6am, so nighttime driving and almost half, a full 50 percent, occur on Friday, Saturday or Sundays.”

And believe it or not…some recent stats show 56 percent of young vehicle fatality victims were not wearing seatbelts. Start there when it comes to taking action…and Wey says lead by example when it comes to texting behind the wheel.

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

Can digital brain games determine your career suitability? A study conducted at the University of Minnesota for the armed services found that they can. How? Brain HQ was created by Posit Science, where CEO Henry Mahncke had a chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.