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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Still searching for a techie gift for the holidays? Everyone is taking lots of pictures these days….those smart phones are with us all of the time. The HP Sprocket Studio Plus is a great way to make 4 by 6 prints. It connects via Bluetooth or WiFi and use dye sub printing technology … that makes prints that will last. With the app you can have fun too adding stickers, frames and filters. The price.. about 150 dollars. A 108 sheet photo paper and cartridge add on sells for about 47 dollars….so it comes to under fifty cents per print. There are more choices these days when it comes to AI powered smart bird feeders. The Detiko solar powered feeder uses AI to identify more than 2800 types of birds and can make a fun gift for under 150 dollars

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

Ford Philanthropy has become the first corporate partner ever to surpass 100 million dollars in global donations with Global Giving. Director of Economic Mobility and Global Community Development at Ford Philanthropy, Mike Schmidt, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Space Invaders, Tetris, Atari Games on your wrist... along with the time. My Play Watch is bringing fun and even fitness functionality to a time piece. Questions? Chief Creative Officer Jeff Hardy has answers in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The HyperPack backpack from the Hyper brand at Targus has arrived…and while crafted from recycled water bottles it is also water resistant and features a pocket for the company’s new Universal Locator. It is designed with either Apple Find My or Android. Very handy. And on the way is the all new HyperSpace Trackpad Pro….designed to give Windows users a high end experience. Hyper’s Gabi Iorio…it is offers instantaneous response and haptic feedback..

“So it replicates the feeling of a click back to the user, so when they’re clicking on the TrackPad, the user will feel like they’re using a mouse but there’s no click actually happening”

It is available for purchase on Kickstarter although the initial campaign for the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro has wrapped up.

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

Take your mind off of the tinsel for a bit and check out some tax tips for the end of the year that may save you some money. H&R Block Tax Institute Director Alison Flores chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some gifts for geeks. Kingston is out with the Dual Portable SSD…a stick that has both USB A and USB C connectors The Dual Portable SSD features storage up to 2 terabytes. Targus, meanwhile, is out with the Voyager EXP Backpack….designed for your work gear…and perhaps a weekend away. The company’s David Dorantes..

“What we’ve done is made that backpack into an area where you can actually put your clothing in there. It has a clothing strap to keep things down. And then if you don’t want to use it as a clothing compartment, then you can go ahead and switch it over to a business backpack, removing those straps.”

A smart idea. More info? Head to Targus.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With a new edition of the TonieBox out and an ever growing library of content….including audio books for kids… Tonies are a holiday gift that will gets lots of play all year round. The concept is simple…place a Tonies character on top of the box…and the content is downloaded and begins to play. This is all screen free. Director of Education Drew Vernon says on the other end of the age spectrum there are My First Tonies, designed for children as young as one…

“And this is going to introduce to the world of farm animals or jungle animals or vehicles. So it works the same way, it’s going to be placed on the box and it’s going to teach them about life on the farm.”

The TonieBox 2…that’s the latest…is rechargeable….can go on those road trips to grandma’s…and is built to last. Find more at Tonies.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. On our list of gift suggestions for the holidays…we like to include some great books. For the cooks in the family…Lidia’s The Art of Pasta is wonderfully satisfying. That’s what you would expect from the wonderful chef, author, restaurateur and PBS personality Lidia Bastianich. For the crime solving readers…there is the newest Temperance Brennan novel, Evil Bones from author and real life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. It’s the 24th in a series and she told us…the science…which she has kept real…has seen big changes..in the use of DNA for instance..

“We’re looking at bones and trying to tease from the skeleton what we can. Identity and then second of all, what happened to this person. What was the manner or cause of death?”

Check out our full interview online. The title again…Evil Bones from Kathy Reichs.

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

Bring VR home for the holidays? Meta offers choices and a wide array of games and entertainment. Lifestyle expert Julie Loffredi chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

How to get more from your holiday budget? Using rewards can help. For T-Mobile, personal finance educator Jamilia Souffrant chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin