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.  Some useful techie gifts.  One thing almost any computer user will appreciate is more storage.  And the USB-C Envoy Pro Elektron drives from OWC…are the smallest, most rugged SSD drive we’ve seen.  It’s designed to be crush proof…even waterproof…and comes in capacities up to two terabytes.  It is super fast and even works with tablets.  Not far behind on our list are West Digital’s My Passport SSD…also small enough to easily slip into a shirt pocket.  And Accell is now out with a USB 4.0 type C cable..

“USB 4 doubles the bandwidth from the previous generation from 20 gigabits per second to 40.”

Accell’s Tom Liu.  There’s also a new compact Accell Air USB C driverless docking station.  Lots of uses there.  For Surface Pro users..check out Kensington’s Surface Pro Docking solutions.  You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Products that help kill germs and bacteria have become pretty popular this holiday season during the pandemic.  There’s a wide range of UV-C light products….ranging from Klear Cap for standard water bottles…to Raycops UV-C vacuums….and iHome’s Power UVC Pro..

“So we found a way to build it into one of our clock radios.”

iHome’s Sean Chraim.  And then there is the granddaddy…if you will…the TrueWash Total Clean Machine from LifeSmart.  An appliance that cleans everything from baby bottles and produce…to almost anything…appropriately using UV-C and water infused with ozone.  We appreciate the large capacity and the automatic safety features.  But you will need plenty of counter space and a sink nearby for draining when water is used.

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

What did people search for during pandemic?: Google top 2020 searches.  Google's Marley McAliley chats with Techstination.

Lifesmart lift and massage chair innovations & more: CEO Mike Dolder & Alexandra Baker chat with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Konka, a leading TV maker based in China, has been pushing its branding into North America this year with some feature rich screens at great prices.  The Q7 55 inch Android TV with voice remote  we’ve checked out did need some setting adjustments to produce the kind of viewing experience we wanted, but once the tweaking was done….the picture was what we’ve come to expect from a good 4K screen.  And you can find it for under five hundred dollars.  No surprise that you’ll want to add a sound bar or other speakers to have sound worthy of the screen.  Senior VP Scott Ramirez..

“There are a lot of great TVs on the market and there are a lot of value TVs on the market.  But we’re trying to combine so that the customer doesn’t have to choose..do I want to have something that’s really great…or do I want to have something that’s really affordable.  We want to give them great and affordable.”

Find more at www.konka-usa.com.

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

Obie for Seniors combats isolation with gesture controlled gaming.   EyeClick CEO Ariel Almos in Techstination interview.

A camera for your Apple Watch?   That's what WristCam has created.   Co-Founder and CEO Ari Roisman gives us a look in this chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It’s a company that’s five years old…co-founded by Elan Lee…an Xbox games designer.  Now Exploding Kittens…which started with a card game that broke Kickstarter records…is out with lots more fun for the holiday season.  From Cat and Mouth…which uses magnetic catapults to launch balls…on a tabletop….to the word guessing game Poetry for Neanderthals…and a game called Throw Throw Burrito…the company has taken family fun…without the need for a screen…to new levels.  Marketing Manager Josh Weaver..says the game ideas keep coming…even from fans..

“I absolutely love it when people kind of get excited about submitting an idea.  And we have a section on our Web site, if you ever have an idea,  please add your info there.”

Don’t be put off by the Exploding Kittens name.  The company partners with Best Friends Animal Society…a nation wide no kill animal rescue.

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