Techstination

Techstination

By Fred FishkinTechnology
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  • Jif peanut butter aims to put lid on sticky Gif pronunciation debate

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The folks at J M Smucker are having a bit of tongue in cheek fun….or maybe it is tongue on the roof of your mouth fun….with their Jif peanut butter brand.  With National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day at the start of this week…they attempted to put the lid on the debate over whether those animated images on the Web…spelled G I f s…are pronounced Gif or Jif.  The company’s Christine Hoffman..

    “We created this limited run of collectible peanut butter jars.  It says Jif on one side and Gif on the other. There’s many, many people out there who are very passionate about Jif peanut butter and certainly passionate their stance about whether it’s hard G or soft. ”

    They are selling for ten dollars on Amazon.  Clever way to spread the word.  The correct answer by the way is Gif.

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

    2 min
  • Robotic assistance for Coronavirus care: Temi

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Temi…a personal robot company …that has telepresence capability and Amazon Alexa built in…in now working with a robotics company in South Korea…to bring robots into hospitals and medical facilities to help with the care of patients with the Coronavirus. Chief Marketing Officer Yaron Yoels says it can help patients who are quarantined communicate with loved ones and even deliver meals and other necessities…

    “It allows family members to visit those in their homes or hospitals and for doctors to offer medical assistance through the robot.  And also they are adding sensors that can automatically check people’s fever and health condition.”

    There’s much more to come.  Temi… sells for about two thousand dollars …and is available at www.robotemi.com.

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

    2 min
  • Samsung's Galaxy S20 line open for pre-orders
    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       Pre-orders have begun for the line up of Samsung Galaxy S20 phones…with 5G and amazing camera capabilities.   They also will set you back more….with prices starting at about a thousand dollars and climbing to 14 hundred for...
    2 min
  • Clearwave Connect tablet designed to speed electronic patient check ins

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The days of filling out clip board forms in doctors’ offices and medical facilities may be numbered.  Clear Wave is now bringing its technology into hospitals with Clear Wave Connect…a tablet designed to collect the needed information securely and more efficiently.  CEO Mike Lamb says it streamlines the process for patients and practices..

    “It takes that whole experience from a fifteen to twenty minute laborious exercise into a two or three minutes process which is much more pleasant.  And then on the practice side, it’s a much more efficient workflow.  We verify and validate eligibility which is a huge pain point.”

    The system can work in 13 languages and there’s a mobile app for patients as well.  Find more at www.clearwaveinc.com.

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

    2 min

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Techstination is a daily report on consumer tech produced by tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin. Listen to full interviews and daily reports here and find more at www.techstination.com