Logitech sees continuing growth for video conferencing gear: Simon Dudley in Techstination interview.

Sphero Mini Activity Kit challenging fun for kids: Amanda Vaden, communications manager, chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       Matterport calls itself a spatial data company….and the app it has created for iOS is pretty cool.    It’s called Matterport Capture and it can use an iPhone or iPad to create a 3D environment that you can virtually move through and share.   The kind you sometimes see on museum or real estate sites….but the app makes it easy and affordable…and you don’t need to invest in a 360 camera.   VP of Product Damien Leostic…

“We are within reach of millions and millions of folks out there that have that iPhone or that iPad and that can start the journey with Matterport at pretty much no cost.  And what a beautiful way to get started with no effort.  You can just download an app and get going.”

You can get started for free…check out www.matterport.com for more.

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

Crayola Color Camera app turns photos into coloring pages plus new colors of the world.   Crayola's Erika Merklinger chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The comet Neowise has been putting on a show in the night skies this month….and it is easy to come away with some fun photos..no telescope necessary.  Princeton University Professor and astrophotographer Bob Vanderbei…says what you need is a camera and a tripod…

“The tripod has to be nice and sturdy and stable.  And then you take a ten second exposure…and I took several.  I took more than a hundred I think over the course of twenty minutes.  And then figure out which one’s the best.  That’s one of the tricks of the trade.”

You can check out a video version of our interview …complete with some of Bob’s spectacular images….on our Web site.  And head to Vanderbei.princeton.edu/images for more.  Bob by the way, is co author of the National Geographic book Sizing Up the Universe.

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

Urbanista aims for quality and affordability in audio products: CEO Anders Andreen in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It’s fast, it’s portable and it’s rugged.  Western Digital’s SanDisk is out with the Extreme Pro Portable SSD line….from five hundred gigabytes to two terabytes.  They are designed to be water and dust resistant…and come with cables for USB C and USB A connections.  Product Marketing Manager Dakota Calvert…

“It’s lightning fast.  It runs on an NVME SSD so you get about 1050 megabytes per second.  Most of the SSDs that are out there on the market that are mainstream run at about 550 megabytes per second.  It also has that really nice aluminum casing that you can see around the drive.  And what that does is add a little of extra durability.”

And also acts as a heat sync allowing those higher speeds.  Sale pricing starts as low as 120 dollars at www.sandisk.com.

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

Voosh uses AI to boost computer performance: CEO Kevin Cornell in Techstination interview.

WaterLily maker adds new WindLily for off grid charging: Seaformatics CEO Andrew Cook chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Como Audio, a company built by Consumer Electronics Association hall of famer Tom DeVesto…is looking to bring manufacturing back to the United States.  More specifically, the Boston area, where DeVesto has helped to build some iconic brands…in the audio and speaker business.  About the effort…attracting investors on www.startengine.com  DeVesto says jobs are needed here more than ever…and…

“There’s a lot of talk about the over dependence on the far east, in particular from China.  We saw what happens to simple things, face masks and swabs and things.  We can  make this stuff here.”

Como Audio..has already begun work on the location.  And the results, he hopes, will be music to the ears of many.

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