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.  With so many people… having to cope with increasing amounts of loneliness…researchers are looking what lessons can be learned about human interaction with CIMON2.  You see, CIMON2 is the latest generation robot…being used aboard the International Space Station.  It uses AI…yep, it’s IBM’s Watson again….and can detect emotions and language tones.  CIMON expert Dr. Judith Buchheim of the University of Munich…

“We have designed CIMON to be a crew member…to assist crew in their daily activities and also to reduce workload and to bring a little bit of fun.  And our idea is to reduce stress.”

IBM’s Heather Fraser says non-invasive sensors are being used today along with AI to transform home care for the elderly…with lessons being learned from CIMON and it is really just the start.

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

Designing a better room Air Conditioner: the Midea U.   Product Marketing Director Rodrigo Teixeira chats with Techstination.

IBM Recognizes Top Women Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: IBM's Ritika Gunnar in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Austere… a relative newcomer to the consumer electronics accessories maker business…is at it again…bringing high end designs to everything from HDMI cables to power strips.  That has been the mission of founder and CEO Deena Ghazarian…who points out that many consumers aren’t aware that surge protectors have a finite lifespan…

“So there’s two things you need to look for in a surge protector.  Number one,  you want to find the most amount of joules as possible.  So our two different line ups have a three thousand joule and four thousand joule backing to them.  Three thousand joules probably lasts you five to seven years, depending on where you live and four thousand joules will last about eight to ten years.”

Take a look at the line and the impressive design at www.austere.com where the company’s screen cleaning kit…Clean and Protect…has become a big seller as well.

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

Engineering clothing that stays fresh with less washing: HerCleon Founder Wen Muenyi chats with Techstination.

Clean water (and hand washing) anywhere with GoSun Flow: Founder Patrick Sherwin in Techstination interview.

Dell unveils latest in XPS and Alienware lines.   Product Marketing Managers Cami Collins and Eddy Goyanes chat with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The restrictions many of us had to live with…don’t mean you have to be grounded.  The folks at DJI say this may be a good time to learn or brush up on drone flying skills.  And DJI is out with the new Mavic Air 2… designed for portability…superb video quality….and ease of flying.  The company’s Maria Jung…

“It’s actually the first Mavic in our line up to offer 4K video at 60 frames per second.  And you’re still able to get 12 megapixel image quality but because of a new high resolution mode through pixel binning you’re actually able to capture 38 megapixels as well.  And on top of all this you’re getting HDR video and HDR panorama.”

And the battery life has been bumped up to 34 minutes of flying time on a charge.  Find more at www.dji.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It seems most of us have been spending more time looking at screens lately …and very often that screen time begins with a search.  What are we searching for?  Google’s Justin Burr says searches for good book suggestions, drive by birthday parties and the phrase home made….have skyrocketed.  And while many of us search for the serious subjects surrounding Covid-19…

“On the lighter side we’re seeing some fun search trends…around how to cut your own hair, how to make sourdough bread and interestingly enough chicken.  How to raise chickens.  I guess a lot of people have been getting chickens for their egg purposes.  So we’ve seen a lot, a lot of search interest.”

Also lots of interest in home education topics.  For more you can visit www.google.com/trends.

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