Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   We all have lots of things we’ve collected and saved over the years.  Some have monetary value, many others sentimental value. That’s where a company and app called Artifcts can help.  It lets you attach stories to those objects…that you can pass along to family members …or even use for insurance purposes.  Co-founder Heather Nickerson says the steps are simple…

“First is choosing your object.  Then take a photo and add audio and video if you want to.  You then add the story.  It doesn’t have to be a novel…it could be five words.  My grandmother gave me this.  Or it could be several paragraphs.  And then you upload.”

You decide who to share your artifcts with.  You can get started for free at www.artifcts.com.  The company’s unlimited 89 dollar a year plan can be shared with up to three family members or friends.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  With labor shortages and rising food prices….can agricultural robots help to make a difference?  A company called Solinftec is expanding its partnership with Growmark to bring more crucial information to farmers.  Chief Operating Officer Daniel Padrao…

“So the robot, it is a device, solar powered, it will be a device that will be in the field, running 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, through the whole season.  So it will be there, I like to say, scanning the field, scanning plant by plant, scanning the eco system and giving different information through the season.”

Providing valuable information.  The new AgTech robots are expected to be commercially available for the 2023 season.

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

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Innovation in MRIs.  Dr. Orlando Simonetti …a professor of internal medicine and radiology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine has worked with Siemens to bring a new MRI machine with a lower magnetic field and a wider opening to patients.  The doctor says it allows patients with pacemakers…as well as those with claustrophobia. and others such as children with congenital heart disease to have a safer experience.  And beyond that..

“ Just the cost, the size and weight of the machine are all reduced.  The lower the magnetic field strength, the less expensive the system, the less expensive it is to install.”

And it offers lower radiation levels as well.  You can tune into our full interview with Dr. Simonetti online.

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

From the new flagship Slim 9i to new Carbon and ProX models, the new laptops from Lenovo are designed for hybrid work and entertainment.   Sr. Technologist Lee Highsmith joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look.

Thousands of students from around the world and all over the United States are in Dallas for an in person competition again in the VEX Robotics World Championships.   VEX Director of Educational Strategy Jason McKenna chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.