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Pre-orders open for Samsung super phone: Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G.   Sr. Product Manager Caleb Slavin in Techstination interview.

X-Chair Founder Tony Mazlish isn't sitting still when it comes to innovation.   Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The number of drones used for a wide range of commercial uses…including package deliveries…is poised to take off.  Couldn’t resist that…but it’s true.  And a company named PrecisionHawk recently was awarded two patents for an automated unmanned air traffic control system….that may help to speed things along.  About the need for such a system, Vice President and inventor Tyler Collins says…

“You know we’re all excited about package deliveries, companies like Amazon have been talking about that for years.  Companies are now talking about flying taxis and being able to go short distances in electrically powered helicopters at low levels.  And a lot of this probably taking place in very dense urban environments.”

There’s much more to come.  Check out www.precisionhawk.com for info.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   With empty seats in the stands, the U.S. Open Tennis tournament is underway in New York,  IBM which has been involved with the tournament for decades…is playing an even bigger role this year…using technology and AI to help keep fans engaged.  Noah Syken is IBM VP for sports and entertainment partnerships…

“For all of the marquee matchups, our AI is producing match previews, match insights.  And so before every one of those marquee matchups you’ll be able to go to the U.S. Open digital platforms, mobile aps, Web site, etcetera and see the match previews generated by AI.”

IBM’s Watson will also get involved in trying to resolve some of the great tennis debates with fans.  Find more at www.usopen.org.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Using technology that originated at a toy company…to combat loneliness and isolation…especially for seniors.  Ageless Innovation’s founder and CEO Ted Fischer came from Hasbro..and wound up acquiring the Joy for All brand of animatronic pets.  Furry dogs and cats that bark and purr…and have sensors for sound, motion and touch.  And it turns out…they can be life changing for many older people …..

“We now have hundreds of thousands of adoptions.  So as opposed to myself or my team telling you how great we think the product is, we refer to those who are actually being impacted.  And that’s both the older adults that it’s intended for, but also their caregivers and family members who are seeing great benefit.”

There is great attention to detail.  The price…about 130 dollars.  For more visit www.joyforall.com.

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

An ICU nurse & her family create Webaround video conferencing background solution.  Director Jessie Bovay chats with Techstination.

IBM using AI to help fan involvement in U.S. Open:VP Noah Syken in Techstination interview.

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.  In the midst of a pandemic….dire predictions about climate change…and an upcoming divisive election…out comes a book titled The End of Everything.  But there is a subtitle… Astophysically Speaking.  And the author, theoretical astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack…with surprising wit and humor….explains a variety of end of the universe scenarios..

“I wanted to sort of share some of these interesting scenarios because I think there are a lot of books out there about the beginning of the universe…and there are very few about the end.  And I think that people are just as curious about our ultimate fate as they are about our origins.”

Dr. Mack’s style makes the book a fascinating…and yes…even fun…read.  The End of Everything (astrophysically speaking).  Find more at www.astrokatie.com.

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