Techstination

Techstination

By Fred FishkinTechnology
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  • Caavo entertainment control system adds features

     Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It was pretty impressive as a universal remote with voice control…but Caavo keeps getting better.  The system consists of a small box that sits between your TV and the various sources of video you may have…and a voice controlled remote.  It is smart…and now even smarter …with the ability to display information on screen if you have Sonos speakers on your network…and added control from your mobile phone iOS at first…Android to come.  It can allow parents for instance to check up on what their kids are watching…and send them on screen messages. CEO Andrew Einaudi says It can help to check in on elderly loved ones as well…

    “To provide you with notifications that the TV has been turned on, or the TV has been turned off so that sort of regular rituals are being observed.”

    All permissions based.   Caavo is now priced at only 59 dollars with the add on services priced at just 40 dollars a year.

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

    2 min
  • Veterans helping veterans through online Wagyu beef sales

     Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon…KC Cattle Company….which has carved out a niche selling top quality Wagyu beef online…is donating a healthy chunk of ground beef sales this week to a foundation benefitting veterans.  It turns out KC Cattle founder Patrick Montgomery…is a combat veteran…having served in Afghanistan….where his brother in law was killed in combat.  Cattle ranching and online sales are battles in their own right…but with his team of employees…also veterans…Montgomery’s business is winning fans.  Even shipping cross country presents challenges..

    “It’s kind of cool, the different packaging they offer to be able to accomplish that… shipping perishable goods across the country.  It’s really kind of a logistical feat if you think about it.  Like the packaging we just switched to, it’s a hundred percent recyclable.”

    Food for thought.  For more head to http://www.KCCattleCompany.com.

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

     

    2 min
  • Fracture's better way to display your photos

     

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Spring is a great time for picture taking.  Lots of family events and plenty of great opportunities outdoors.  And when you want to show off those images, a company called Fracture makes it fast, fun and beautiful.  What’s different.  The prints are made directly onto glass.  CEO Abhi Lokesh…

    “We print directly onto the piece of glass creating this really unique, modern, clean, photo and frame all in one.  And we then mount that piece of glass, with the ink on the back side of the glass to a piece of black foam core.  And then we ship it to you with everything you need to hang it on your wall.”

    Fracture has simplified the process…even shipping is included in the pricing…which starts at 20 dollars.  For more, head to www.fractureme.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