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 Lenovo impresses with Smart Clock with Google Assistant.  Lenovo's Kelly Corrigan in Techstination interview.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Detecting water leaks or freezes in your home early…can save you a lot of headaches…and money.  SimpleSence….spelled with a CE on the end is out with detectors that are designed for long battery life and security…and don’t require an extra hub.  CEO Joe Alfrey…

“It’s a small form factor.  Fits into small, little spaces and it’s constantly monitoring for leaks or freezes and will send you notifications to your text, email and any number of contacts so you can address the issue immediately.”

You can find the SimpleSence units on Amazon priced at 60 dollars or a three pack for 170 dollars.  Most homes will need more than one to cover bathrooms, sinks and other potential leak areas.  There’s more info at www.simplesence.com.

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

 Battling mosquitoes without harmful chemicals: Dynatrap Sales & Mktg. Dir. Julia Wallace in chat with Techstination.

 Fender brings back classic guitar sounds and styles with new Vintera Series.  Product Developer Al Abassi chats with Techstination.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  You’ve no doubt seen how interesting and entertaining time lapse photography can be.  And the folks at TimeLapseCameras.com are making it simple.  We’ve just begun testing out a camera called the Afidus ATL 200.  It is compact, rugged for the outdoors and very versatile.  It even captured a product of the year award at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters show.  TimeLapseCameras.com co-founder Josh Banks…

“The camera will run for a month capturing once a minute during working hours on a set of four double a batteries.  There are many cameras capable of time lapse, but once you get beyond the two hour mark it becomes very difficult and challenging to find a solution.”

Easy enough for families, businesses and all types of photo enthusiasts.  Find more at www.afiduscam.com.

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

 National Cord Cutting Day?: Amazon's Delaney Simmons chats with Techstination.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Nextbase, a leading dash cam maker in Europe, is pushing into the U.S. market with its Series 2 line…that is compact and can offer families peace of mind with features like emergency SOS that detects collisions.  VP Dustin Allred…says the camera pairs with your smartphone and can make the emergency notification..

“And send a data packet and send your GPS location, distance and travel, things like that and you can even opt in to allow it to give information about your medical history, allergies, etcetera, and all this information will be sent to your local authorities.  As one last fail safe, they’ll try to call your cell phone.  If you don’t answer they will literally send emergency services to your location.”

The Nextbase Series 2 Dash Cams have many more features as well.  Find more at www.Nextbase.com.

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.   Some of the first 5G capable mobile devices have been arriving….but in reality…we’re going to have to be patient when it comes to the 5G promise of super fast networking everywhere.  So says Bernard Borghei, co-founder of Vertical Bridge, the largest privately held telecom infrastructure company in the U.S. ..

“It is going to take time to deploy a true, stand alone, mobility based 5G network.  We’re looking at at least another five, eight to ten years.  It all depends on how the market responds and how the operators can actually monetize the applications and the services for 5G and therefore how quickly they will continue to invest in it.”

Eventually it could replace many wired Internet connections in our homes and businesses too.

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