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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The editorial staff at Amazon is out with its list of the Best Books of 2020, So Far.  There’s a wide range of categories…parents can peruse the lists of books for children for different age ranges.  But there is an overall top twenty list…and Amazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman says …the top choice is The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare’..

“And it’s about a fourteen year old Nigerian girl who is basically sold into enslavement by her father after her mother, who really believes in education, passes away."

Rounding out the top three are Hidden Valley Road..Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins.  Find more at www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar.

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

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Samsung is bringing its great screen technology to the great outdoors with it’s new Terrace line of TVs and matching soundbar.  For families who want to bring the family room onto the deck or patio…Samsung’s Scott Cohen says…the Terrace line is the perfect option…

“And really what differentiates this product from a lot of the other outdoor TVs that are on the market is we took all of the success we had from our indoor line of TVs  …so that means connectivity with Bluetooth and WiFi …all the smart TV features..voice control, things like that..move into the outside with the Terrace.  So this is really going to people to enjoy Samsung experience and Samsung TV just like they do inside.”

Pricing starts at about 35 hundred dollars for a 55 inch screen…so the outdoor capability is more expensive.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Bringing comfort and affordability to noise cancelling headphones…is the latest innovation from ZVox.  The company’s AV50s headphones…include voice clarifying technology making them a great addition for video conferencing and more.  Founder and CEO Tom Hannaher..

“More and more people, when they’re watching TV or even listening to podcasts…can’t understand what’s being said.  So we’ve designed a patented technology called Accuvoice which lets people understand every word, even at very low volumes.”

And the under 70 dollar price tag is smart too.  The ZVox AV50s come in four different colors as well.   There’s more on the full line at www.zvox.com.

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

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Just when many folks need it most…Dell is out with a refreshed line of XPS notebooks.  The all new XPS 17 and redesigned XPS15 feature infinity edge displays and Intel 10th generation processors.  Product Marketing Manager Cami Collins…

“They are both the smallest in their class.  So the 15 is the smallest 15.6 performance laptop with the best screen to body ratio and then the 17 is actually the smallest 17 inch on the planet.  Because of the four sided infinity edge display it’s actually smaller than 48 percent of 15 inch laptops out on the market today.”

Impressive…especially with the available NVIDIA RTX graphics and Waves Nx 3D audio.  You can find more on the line up at www.dell.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A versatile new driverless USB docking station from Accell…brings new versatility to the category…and can simplify set ups for folks who are doing a lot more work at home.  It features two HDMI ports…one with 4K capability…ethernet, a headset jack, three USB ports and works with Windows, Macs and even Android devices with the use of an app.  Accell sales and business development manager Christine English…

“There is an app that you download from the Google Play Store that helps optimize all of the functionality of it.  So when you plug it in, this driverless piece mirrors your screens.”

And enables you to use keyboards, monitors and more with your Android phone or tablet…making the Driverless USB Docking Station even more flexible.  Find more info at www.accellww.com.

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

Kenny "The Jet" Smith takes basketball camp virtual for kids.  Techstination interview.