Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    The French digital health company Withings made headlines at CES 2023 with U-Scan…an at home hands free urine lab.  Using a connected cartridge that sits in any toilet….it detects a variety of biomarkers and through an app provides advice for health improvements.  Product Manager Julius Dewavrin..

“It’s really like a pebble shaped device.  It’s a world first device, so small, but is intended to be placed directly within your toilet bowl.  It’s composed of one reader that is really designed to allow effortless testing.”

Withings has made high quality digital health devices for years…including the ScanWatch,  the Body Cardio SmartScale and blood pressure monitors too.  The U-Scan will offer different cartridges for different types of analysis.  Stay tuned…and find more at www.withings.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Digital photo frames are not all the same.  Familink has created an attractive frame with 4G cell technology built in along with WiFi…allowing it to work right out of the box.  For older relatives…that can mean easy set up…or use where Internet isn’t available.  And family members can share photos directly to the frame via an app or email.  Co-founder and CTO Alexis Le Goff…

“People who have this device..they just have to connect it to an outlet and then the device is already connected because there’s a SIM card inside.”

The cell connectivity is optional…you can also use WiFi….and is priced at under 7 dollars a month…after three months of free service.  Find more at www. Familink.io.

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

Ukraine based Skylum continues photo editing innovations in Luminar Neo.  The advances and the challenges?  CEO Ivan Kutanin joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin from CES.

Techstination Interview: Robotic chess?   GoChess at CES from Particula, maker of GoCube.    CEO Udi Dor checks in with Techstination's Fred Fishkin from the CES show floor.

Techstination Interview: MoonBikes all electric snow bikes bring fun to CES showing new connected app and more.  Founder Nico Muron and North America GM Jason Bonser chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination Interview: Panasonic at CES: Sustainability-car tech-TVs-MultiShape-Lumix Cameras with two S5 MarkII models.   Panasonic's Dan Unger and Sean Robinson join Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

At CES, Gluxkind unveils a smart baby stroller that can rock your baby or steer itself while you hold baby.  And the price tops $3000.  Co-founder Anne Hunger, who calls it the Tesla of strollers, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  If one of your resolutions for the new year is to take up Pickleball….you are far from alone.  It’s a rapidly growing sport that is easy and not as demanding as say tennis.  And one way to get started is through playing virtually.  PlayinPickleball for the Meta Quest 2 is out…and comes from Future World Studios…which has developed VR healthcare applications…like training doctors to use new medical equipment.  CEO Raghu Bathina…

“I guess maybe it’s our healthcare background, but we really are into fitness and feel that VR is a great place to create games that get you up and moving, that get you off the couch and doing stuff.”

And that is a good thing…  You can find more…at www.playinpickleball.com.

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

LG NOVA, the company's North American Innovation Center, is showcasing innovative start-up partners at CES 2023.   What is the center and how does it work.   LG Senior VP of Innovation, Dr. Sokwoo Rhee joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a chat.

With the new Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Watch and the Diesel Griffed Gen 6, Fossil continues to grow its line of smart watches.   Which one is for you?  VP of Product, connected devices, Brook Eaton chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin from CES 2023.