A husband and wife team created Suds2Go to help wash up while on the go with their four kids.   The innovation?  Their successful Shark Tank experience?   Gabe Trevizo chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    The digital age meets a crafted wooden box designed for love notes.  Jean Gregoire originally created the Love Box when he left France and his fiancée to research robotics at MIT.  A little heart would spin when the box received a message…open the top…and the note is on the screen.  And then they learned that lots of other people liked the idea…whether they were distanced or not.  It was a big hit on Kickstarter  It is a fun and affectionate way for even grandparents to communicate with grandchildren.   About crafting the boxes from wood…he says..it just feels right..

“Which is about life.  Which is about time.  I t’s a material which has a lot of emotions involved.”

The price…about 120 dollars….and the code used in an app to send messages to a specific box can be shared.  Find more at www.lovebox.love.  It’s a product with heart.

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Can The Slyde cordless wet-dry floor cleaner mop up the competition?  Lifestyle by Focus Marketing Manager Dev Paltiel outlines the innovations in an interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.  Plus..get 20% off with the code FRED20 at www.lifestylebyfocus.com.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Vivid-Pix…a company that has been on the market with easy to use and very worthwhile software for restoring faded photos and documents…has created a mystery game that teaches players how to make use of the app and other genealogy tools in a fun way.  It is called What Happened to Great Uncle George.  Vivid-Pix CEO Rick Voight..says players have to bring old documents back to life to reveal clues..

“We have a free software download where folks are able to bring down our Vivid-Pix Restore software.  They’re able to fix these images that are an easy download from the game… then they’re able to reveal the clues.”

The game runs through September…and there are prizes.  Find more at www.vivid-pix.com/unclegeorge You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Well….you’ll have to wait until the holiday season rolls around…but Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11..featuring lots of new innovation…including the ability to use Android apps.  With a cleaner look…and the start menu moving to the bottom center of the screen..there is a freshness to it.  Many will appreciate the promise that Windows updates will be forty percent smaller.  And with a connection to the cloud…you’ll be more easily able to move from mobile  device to PC…or the other way around without missing a beat.  You’ll also be able to customize and use a variety of desktops…one for work or school…one for home…and perhaps another desktop for gaming.  It also features a new entertainment platform for streaming services as well.  Microsoft says it will be a free upgrade for Windows 10 users.

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

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A diagnosis of stage IV cancer was life altering in many ways for Amy Li…who had worked in technology for companies like Yahoo and AT&T…and had just started with a NASA program.  But after that battle…  she refocused and launched Dance4Healing….a telehealth live video platform that brings people together…young and old…family members and strangers…around dancing and creativity.  Li says it has proven to be effective in battling dementia..and..

“There’s a study from the U.K….48 thousand patients…that shows that compared to other exercise..dance reduced cardiovascular death by 46 percent.”

And during the pandemic…the online platform bringing people together was more valuable than ever.  Find more at www.Dance4Healing.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    The pie charts are clear….pizza is hot.  That’s according to  latest digital data from Zenreach… logged when customers sign on to restaurant WIFI connections.  Zenreach VP of Marketing Megan Wintersteen..says nationwide there’s been a 49 percent increase in foot traffic in Pizza restaurants since the beginning of the year.  And the numbers are even bigger in some cities…

“That’s exactly right.  We are actually seeing probably the most explosive growth in Los Angeles.  They’re hovering at about 137 percent increase.  Second place would be the New York City area ..so they’re up about 95 percent and Chicago’s up about 81 percent.”

What we don’t know…at least yet…is whether the increased number of people heading back into the restaurants means that the delivery business is tapering off.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It may not come as a surprise to you that  83 percent of employees in a new global study from Accenture…say the want a hybrid work model..where they can work remotely for anywhere from one quarter to three quarters of the time.  Senior Managing Director Christie Smith…global lead of talent and organization and human potential says over nine thousand people were interviewed for the study..

“I think the companies are in the position of understanding that employees do like the opportunity to manage their own schedules and to be productive anywhere.  And so this hybrid model seems to be taking hold with most of the clients that I am speaking with.”

The pandemic changed a lot of things about our work environment… and the effects …it appears…will be long lasting.  You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    We’ve all become accustomed to watching movies at home….and for many families that has meant upgrading to a home cinema or home theater.  And during the summer…taking the fun outdoors can be a special occasion.  At Epson…that has meant rising interest in home projectors….from high end 4K models to the Home Cinema 880…for under five hundred dollars.  It doesn’t feature zoom…or built in streaming services…but when paired with a streaming stick….you’re all set with a sharp, bright 1080p picture.  Product Manager Kenny Tang …

“I think the trend now is you would want a big screen that is a good replacement for television.  People really want good color performance and good brightness.”

The Home Cinema 880 delivers on those fronts.  You can find more info at www.epson.com.You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.