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 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  You probably know Call of Duty as one of the best selling video game franchises of all time with over 250 million copies sold.  But with help from the company behind it, Activision Blizzard, it has also been helping thousands of veterans find good paying jobs through the Call of Duty Endowment.  Executive Director Dan Goldenberg…

“To date, we’ve funded the placement of more than 54 thousand vets into high quality jobs,  jobs that are on average last year paying more than 58 thousand dollars where 87 percent of the vets are still in the jobs six months later and 93 percent of the jobs are full time roles.”

The goal is to reach 100 thousand placement in the U.S. and the U.K. by 2023.  You can learn more at www.callofdutyendowment.org.  You can find us at Techstination.com.  I’m Fred Fishkin.

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 Cooluli brings versatility to portable cooling & warming: CEO Avi Kraminer chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Digital photography is booming…since most of us are carrying around pretty good cameras built into our phones these days.  But it is fun and worthwhile to take some of those images and make them even better.  Whether you are using your phone or a higher end camera…the latest version of Exposure…X4.5 from Alien Skin Software can make you more creative.  CEO Finley Lee says among the new features is the ability to use what are called LUTs…

“So LUTs are these recipes for transforming colors in an image ..they got really popular in the videography world.  And so now you can use those LUTs in Exposure.”

Using Exposure 4.5 is fun, fast and easy and you see the effects on your photos before you select which one to use.  For more head to www.alienskin.com. 

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

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Looking for a basic surround sound speaker system?  Logitech’s Z606 is a compact system with front, rear and center speakers along with a subwoofer…which the speakers are wired to… and Bluetooth connectivity.  160 watts of sound total…and you can find the system for under 130 dollars.  As a replacement for built in TV or computer monitor speakers, the Z606 set up is a definite upgrade.  But the wired speakers may not be practical in some situations….and the lack of optical and HDMI inputs is another minus.  On the plus side….the sound…given the relatively low price…is pretty decent…and you can switch easily between Bluetooth and wired inputs.  For more, head to Logitech.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.

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