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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford has unveiled the details of the 2027 Super Duty line up of trucks that bring some new features inside and out. Many of the updates have come from customers according to Austin Solimine, Retail Brand Manager at Ford Pro…

“We had a lot of feedback from our field and from our customers on chassis cabs, especially our customers that spend a lot of long hours in our trucks. They wanted some of our creature comforts and technology in the platinum pick-up chassis cab. And so we’re bringing that to market here for the 27 model year. So you’ll have high end finishes inside and out like heated seats, ventilated seats, leather finishes, Sync4 Technology with our 12 inch screen and a whole host of other features that our customers really value.”

Ford F series trucks continue to dominate vehicle sales in the U.S. More info? Of course the site is Ford.com.

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

Creating new forms of life in a lab has become a reality. Genyro has the exclusive license from Caltech for Sidewinder genetic technology. The implications, the ethical questions and much more in this wide ranging interview with CEO Dr. Adrian Woolfson, author of the upcoming book On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Judging from the shipping delays being reported, it looks like demand is impressive for the new MacBook Neo from Apple. The new notebooks with prices starting at under 600 dollars are colorful and capable. Apple director of product marketing Colleen Novielli..

“It’s got an amazing aluminum finish, but it’s also incredibly durable. It comes in four gorgeous colors. We have a blush color, which is a soft pink. We have indigo, which is just a rich blue. A silver. And then we have this eye catching, it’s called a fresh new citrus color. From the moment that you pick it up, it’s going to feel awesome in your hands. It has 16 hours of battery life and it’s only 2.7 pounds."

Amazingly light and powered by the Apple A18 Pro chip…instead of an M series processor. Interested? Better get in line. The site for more, of course, is Apple.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new survey conducted for the PenFed Credit Union has found that potential homebuyers have many more concerns than price. Thirty six percent say finding a home and working with a real estate agent is their top worry. PenFed Senior VP Mark Burrage…

“It can seem daunting from the outside looking in if you haven’t done it before. You’re dealing with a mortgage lender, you’re dealing with a real estate agent, you’re dealing with a title company, appraisal company, inspections. And that part can seem overwhelming. But what I like to tell people is go around a neighborhood, look into it. Everybody in that neighborhood got a mortgage. It’s a lot simpler than people think.”

And much of the task today is online. A credit union can help save some money in the process. There is more info at PenFed.org.

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

How to make sure vehicle safety systems still work with after market modifications. SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association is backing federal legislation to help. How? Director of Communications Matt Daigle chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    Worried about privacy and safety when it comes to connecting with family and friends on social networks?   A company call Enclayve is out with a small device that connects to your home WiFi…designed to let you create your own social network that is private and safe.    Founder Dave Chura says all content is stored on the device…not in the cloud..and there is no subscription involved..

“Instead of having your data, your personal data, pictures, photos, videos, comments, all that, stored by someone else…on someone else’s servers in the cloud, it’s stored exclusively on your device, in your home, under your complete control.”

And your network is invitation only…others  need only the Enclayve app.    For more…check out Enclayve.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. And so it was once again at the 2026 Oscars. But with a swag bag for all of the major nominees, Lash Fary at Distinctive Assets ensures that Everyone Wins. He says they all received goods and certificates worth…ready for this…several hundred thousand dollars. Everything ranging from certificates for plastic surgery, liposuction and customized pre-nup legal services…

“Literally the attorney who billionaires hire to do their actual pre-nup has done a templatized way for you to have still customized, but a template form. So it is quite affordable. Everyone can take advantage of it. So if you’ve got some assets you’re looking to protect, go check out Trusted Pre Nup before you get married.”

The Everyone Wins moniker may not apply to spouses.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Paris based digital health company Withings, which makes everything from classic looking smart watches to blood pressure and sleep monitors, the new BeamO device we’ve told you about and more…has something new arriving this spring. The Body Scan scale is getting a refresh and the Body Scan 2 has all of the body mass info and…

“We’re going to be able to do a six lead ECG again but also we’re going to give you a hypertension score. Whether it’s normal, whether it’s pre-hypertension and it’s also hypertension risk. And we’re the first company to essentially embed this into a scale and allow you to do this without wearing a wearable. So you’re going to get all this information just by stepping on a scale for 90 seconds every single day.”

Withings’ Paul Buckley…among the guests on the latest What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter podcast.

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

Embodied personal AI that can travel from your mobile device to a desktop cube? That's the promise of ClawStage from HooRii Technology. Want to take a look? Co-founder Roy Chen and CTO Ethan Liu chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

U.S. News is out with awards for the 2026 Best Cars for Families. Lots of categories to choose from. The winners? Managing Editor of U.S. News Autos Alex Kwanten chats wtih Techstination's Fred Fishkin.