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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is that time of year once again. Chris Byrne, also knows as The Toy Guy, is out with his picks of top toys for the holiday season. The Lego Duplo Interactive Adventure Train designed for toddlers and up made the list…

“The action bricks activate lights and sound in the train, three different locations. We’ve got the beeps, the parks, floor figures. Really great for kids two and up. 79.99 at the Lego Stores or at Lego.com. And then for narrative based play, the Dora Explora Rain Forest Casita opens up to three feet wide. Twenty Five phrases in English and Spanish, so it’s great immersive play. That’s about 49.99 from Spin Master.”

The furReal Coco Tumbling Panda , looks like fun, is also on the list. Want more… head to thetoyguy.com.

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

Medication package info to stay current via smartphone scanning. GS1 and Google partner to enable data via Google Lens and more. Details? GS1 Senior VP of Customer Success Melanie Hilton chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How much of your personal information is in the hands of data brokers and the like? RealDefense…parent company of Iolo’s System Mechanic, has a new tool that can help you find out. It is called RemoveMe and it is designed to give you more control over your personal information. VP of Product Mark Lederman..

“Basically, 98 percent of consumers today have their data exposed somewhere out in the public and it’s being basically trafficked, re-sold. So this service is a really easy way for consumers to take control of their own information. We provide a way for them to find out where their information’s exposed and automatically remove it.”

The process is simple but does require a subscription. You can take a look and do a free scan at RemoveMeNow.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker’s Eufy brand is back with more innovation in security cams with the new Eufycam S4 Hybrid. The company’s Brett White says hybrid means there’s a fixed view wide angle lens in addition to two pan, tilt and zoom lenses…

“So what that allows you to do is to have that wide angle lens fixed on an expansive piece of your property, maybe like your front yard or your backyard. And can also use those two point, tilt and zoom lenses to zoom in on movement. It actually can track two different activities at the same time within its field of view.”

And a solar panel helps to keep it consistently powered. There’s no subscription needed. The Eufycam S4 Hybrid can work with the HomeBase S380 which adds storage and detection of people, vehicles, pets and more. Very smartly done.

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

How can AI tools lessen stress and increase savings around the holidays? Google trends expert Andrea Willis chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Apple is bringing more capabilities to the Apple Watch series 9 and newer that can help keep you healthy. New hypertension notifications…have arrived. Rajiv Kumar, physician-researcher at Apple tells us…

“Hypertension is a state that results from chronic high blood pressure. The Apple Watch has an optical heart sensor on the back crystal that faces towards the wrist and it shine a light through the skin and is able to assess the blood vessels with each heartbeat and look for changes that might be suggestive of hypertension and notify a user that they might have hypertension based on those characteristics.”

So important since hypertension very often goes undetected. Keep in mind..this is not a direct blood pressure monitor..but an alert function. More info? Check out Apple.com/health.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Haven Solar Lantern has arrived bringing new design, style and power to a collapsible lantern designed to bring light where it is needed most…whether that’s on your patio or campsite or in areas of the world where electricity is scarce. Founder John Salzinger was also a co-founder of the Luci lights….now a part of BioLite. And about the Haven he says..

“This is a beautiful product, but also functions really well. So here we don’t have one LED, we have an entire full panel flashlight. And then it has an SOS mode. Or if you’re a woman in a refugee camp who potentially needs to go to the latrine and needs some security. Similarly, the same vibe and levels on the lantern.”

Learn more about how the company is shining a light in more ways than one at HavenLantern.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at State Farm are out with some new data on distracted driving. And the news isn’t good. State Farm Director of Customer Experience Research Jon Wey…

“So, we’ve learned a few things Fred, and chiefly that distracted driving is a challenge for all of us. I think a good many of us kind of think about the younger generation and younger drivers as being most likely to be distracted. But we are all distracted. A full 80 percent of us admit to driving in some form of distracted way fairly routinely.”

Wey says reading or sending a text take 4.6 seconds on average….and a 2 second glance away from the road doubles crash risk. The solutions are in all of our hands. For more check out the insights page at StateFarm.com.

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

A new economic impact report from Instacart shows how it supports local grocers, creates jobs and brings the availability of fresh food to more communities. Details? Director of Policy Research and Development Sarah Fleisch chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching, how can AI help with ideas and organization? Lifestyle expert Kathy Buccio says Adobe Acrobat Studio can be of assistance. How? Buccio chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.