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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. OpenAI is out with ChatGPT Health… a new tool that is being rolled out gradually to connect health data like medical records and info from health and fitness apps…and provide answers. The data is kept apart from other ChatGPT inquiries for privacy. Open AI Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch…

“For people, we launched ChatGPT Health, which is a new, private space, inside ChatGPT, where you can bring together your medical records, as well as connect other wellness apps. Things like Apple Health or fitness trackers, so you can get really personalized to your health questions in a very dedicated, clear, private space.”

You can sign up for the waiting list at ChatGPT.com/health. More in our next report.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The winter months can make it difficult to get those steps in outdoors. So to keep up with those fitness resolutions…a treadmill or walking pad can be a great investment. Lifesmart’s PowerTouch line electronically folds up. And it works coming back down too…where Lifesmart’s Dave Jackman says the design emphasizes safety…

“We have incorporated an infrared sensor at the base of the treadmill so when it is folded up, let’s say, heaven forbid a soccer ball’s there or a cat walks under the treadmill, it will sense that object and immediately stop."

Beyond that the Lifesmart PowerTouch models are well designed with cupholders big screens, Bluetooth speakers, and workout programs to keep you motivated. Learn more at LifesmartTreadmills.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     They are watches that help you keep track of your fitness…but their main mission is fun.   At My Play Watch …they are putting classic games from Atari, Tetris and more on your wrist.   Chief Creative Officer Jeff Hardy…founder of the F84 game studio..

“And so as game folks who spent our whole careers in games, we conceptualized the idea and said hey, let’s take retro games and make a new retro game watch.  My Play Watch is non-connected.  So it’s a really cool, smart, digital watch that gives you a suite of fitness things that you might want.  Track your steps, check your heart rate, active calories.  But then it really focuses on fun and fashion and the playful side of things.”

You can find the My Play Watch line for under sixty dollars and learn more at MyPlayWatch.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    If you are among the many wearers of the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses…you know that the case for the glasses is how to keep them charged.  But for your desk or nightstand…there’s another option.   Reikiya is out with the AI Smart Glasses Charging Dock.   It makes it easy to keep the Gen 1 or Gen 2 Ray-Ban Metas charged.   We’ve taken a look for review and like the design…that includes a 3.3 foot USB C charging cable and the sufficiently weighted stand.  The dock has an an LED indicator to show you the charge status.  The price… under thirty dollars on Amazon.   You can find a link on our site.    We’ve continued to see discounted pricing for the Gen 1 Metas, by the way…but the Gen 2s have some significant improvements, including battery life.   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLHXDY5D  

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Make room on that kitchen counter if you are a fan of slushees. Iceplosion…and company based in Messina, Italy…has unveiled an at home carbonated slushee machine. Founder Andrew Heighway..says it took four and a half years of research…

“Yes, it’s a counter top kitchen appliance and it operates with capsules. So you have syrup capsules. And in actual fact, our machine, we found out that it was capable of doing other things as well. And so we could also make non-carbonated slushees and we also make ice cold sodas, which is another first for the industry as well in the current marketplace.”

Heighway says Iceplosion should arrive before the summer for about seven hundred dollars…this is a pretty sophisticated machine….with the price of the capsules coming in at about a dollar.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With robots and AI everywhere at the 2026 edition of CES….the big international consumer electronics show….Lego managed to steal some headlines announcing Lego SMART Play. It will use SMART Bricks and Smart Tags making them interactive with sounds, lights and more. The first Star Wars themed sets are due to arrive in stores March first…..with prices starting at under under seventy dollars. Also gathering some attention… a device called AllergenAlert…. Portable device that can test for allergens in foods. The initial testing capability will be for gluten….with dairy and more categories on the way. Find the company …based in France…at Allergen-Alert.com. We’ll have more in the days to come.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here we are half way through January already….and Google is offering some AI help in sticking to those resolutions you may have made for the new year. Google’s Sarah Armstrong says Gemini is perfect when it comes to health and fitness goals..

“Because you can create a personalized workout routine, maybe it’s a meal plan. Instead of trying to stick to routines that maybe are going viral on social media, people can figure out what works for them. So you can say I can’t work out on Tuesdays, I prefer to be outside, I want to focus on this. All of that information, help me create a schedule for these days of the week and it can break that down for you. And Fitbit too, I have a Fitbit, has a new personal health coach.”

Designed to help keep you on track. And of course, there’s a whole lot more to come.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The popular online gaming platform Roblox has become the first to employ facial age checks for chatting on the site. The move is designed to improve the safety of young people. Senior Director for Product Policy Eliza Jacobs…

“So you just open up, start the process …you sort of turn your head left and right, sort of like how you open your iPhone with your face now and we will estimate your age. And then we will delete that data immediately. So it’s very privacy protecting. We only keep the information about how old you are and delete the other information, the other data.”

There are other parental controls available as well. Parents are encouraged to have and link their own accounts. There is more info at Roblox.com/safetycenter.

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

ChatGPT Health has arrived. And it is free for consumers. What should you know? OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch shares that and her personal story in this Techstination interview with Fred Fishkin.