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 Fresh baked cookies in space?: Former astronaut Mike Massimino chats with Techstination.

“Because it’s really important so you can disable it and make it basically useless to anybody who might steal it.  Every now and then you might be lucky to have somebody return it, but in case you don’t ..you have apps on there with your financial information,  personal contacts, if they are able to get into your phone.”

Which should be password protected by the way.  Also be wary of the kinds of things you use your phone for…avoid financial transactions for instance…while you are on public WiFi networks.  Find more at www.staysafeonline.org.

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.  Designing a bed to keep you cool. The folks at Tempur-pedic are out with the Tempur-Breeze line that uses a cooling cover and layers design to draw heat away from the body.  Director of Marketing Jill Johnson…

“So in our thermal lab in Trinity, North Carolina this bed is proven to sleep up to eight degrees cooler all night long in an eight to ten hour test.  Consumers love Tempur-pedic because of the comfort and pressure relief support that’s unmatched and the new Breeze line offers a new solution to them, a cooling sleep solution on top of that Tempur-pedic comfort and support.”

And it can be paired with more technology…a Power Base that features ergonomic positions and even massage…controlled with a wireless remote.  Tempur-Luxebreeze pricing starts at about 45 hundred dollars.

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

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   It’s that time of year when the kids are home from school for the summer…and Google is offering up some help to keep them occupied when they are indoors….or planning family travel.  There are online lessons for learning to code at csfirst.withgoogle.com,  Google’s Earth Voyager uses VR to let kids virtually explore famous places and landmarks.  Google’s LaToya Drake …

“If you’ve not been to Machu Pichu, you might say I want to learn something about that, I might want to take a look.  Or even if you have planned a trip to somewhere you’re going for the first time, this is a fantastic way to get an understanding of the environment, to learn about where you’re going and what you’re going to experience.”

Google Earth is using the Carmen Sandiego character for exploration adventures as well.  And for info about staying safe online do a search for Be Internet Awesome.

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

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 Coolpad Legacy phone brings some big features at a small price

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Coolpad  is looking to take a bigger share of the U.S. market with family friendly and affordable devices.  The company’s new Legacy smartphone…features a big screen and battery to get you through the day, Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0…and plenty of storage and a MicroSD memory card slot for up to 128 gigabytes more.  And it sells for under 130 dollars at Metro by T-Mobile.  Coolpad Americas head of communications Aaron Baker.. 

“I think what a lot of OEMs are doing now is their throwing everything and the kitchen sink in the device.  They’re saying hey, you need this and you need this amazing camera and this amazing battery and 6 gigabytes of RAM …and oh, by the way, the phone is a thousand dollars.  What we found is that consumers tend to focus on one or two key features.”

So if you’re looking to equip a family…or avoid those monthly payments for a device, the Coolpad Legacy is worth a look.

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