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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.

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.  Killing germs and viruses on smartphones, keys and more…sounds like a pretty good idea…and the CleanTray from a company called KeySmart makes it safe and simple.  It’s a box big enough for the biggest mobile phones we’ve seen…that uses a UV C lamp…that only comes on when the lid is closed and a button is pushed.  Director of Marketing Andy Bedell…

“There’s a recess in the tray so the light reflects all around your phone, so you only have to put it in for five minutes.  But if you want to be super careful, you can flip over your phone and get like an extra clean.”

KeySmart also has another hot seller called the CleanKey… a brass device that includes copper…that you can use to open doors or punch in numbers on credit card terminals and the like.   You can check out the full line up at www.getkeysmart.com.

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

Logitech's new Mac centric keyboards and mouse arrive.  What's different? Global Portfolio and Brand Manager Maxim Bondar chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  With the FDA having cleared the FreeStyle Libre 2 system…people with type 2 diabetes…including children as young as four have a new pain free option for monitoring glucose levels without the need for fingersticks.   The system is a sensor that is worn on the back of the arm according to Marc Taub heads technical operations for diabetes care at Abbott..

“It’s worn for up to fourteen days and it lets them monitor their glucose levels painlessly, minute by minute.  It also adds optional alarms so a user can know when glucose has gone above or below a threshold automatically.  Normally for people with diabetes what they need to do is take a finger stick blood glucose measurement.”

Those alarms can be very helpful to parents of children with diabetes, providing peace of mind.  For more info…head to www.freestylelibre.us .

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

Google offering tech training scholarships & tools for business.  Google's Andrea Willis in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  There’s a lot of competition out there when it comes to heaphones.  In the true wireless category, Apple has been a dominant force since the introduction of AirPods.  But the latest from Jabra…the Elite Active 75t…produce crisp, true sound…and have been the most comfortable that I’ve worn so far…and stay in place securely.  The battery life is about seven and a half hours on a charge….and more than a full day…if you use the charging case.  Jabra smartly added features like HearThrough mode…to let you hear your surroundings when appropriate for safety.  While Jabra touts having Alexa built in, the headphones also work with Siri and Google Assistant.  They use four microphone technology to ensure that you are heard clearly on calls.  The price.. just under two hundred dollars.

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