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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Status Audio has been around for more than a decade…bringing quality engineering and design to headphones and earbuds. And just out.. the Pro X earbuds…more compact..and says CEO James Bertuzzi, more comfortable …

“That’s the, I would say, the most arduous and time consuming part of developing wearable audio, is the wearable aspect. You know ears are remarkably complex and they’re different from person to person. We’d like to say there’s a super scientific process, and there kinda is. It’s a lot of 3D printing, slight iterations to the earbud shape and testing them.”

The company takes pride in getting in right. The design is appealing too. Check out our full interview online. And you can find the company at Status.co.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is bringing its AI assistant, Gemini, onto your wrist. That is if you have a Wear OS watch from Pixel, Samsung OPPO, OnePlu or Xiaomi. Granted, the AI tool isn’t fool proof…not yet at least…but it can really boost your productivity at work…or deliver anything from the latest weather to recipes. Even before this rollout, we’ve been impressed with the Pixel 3 watch. It can keep you connected, with or without a phone, the health and fitness monitoring are very good. It has heart rate tracking throughout the day, can alert you to irregular rhythm and offers loss of pulse detection…automatically calling for help. I haven’t tested that function yet, thank goodness. The down sides… it is designed to work with Android only…and battery life is typically only about a day.

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

A new iPhone for back to school? Apple makes upgrading or switching simple...and offers a variety of reasons why it makes sense. Such as? Product Manager Julia Deluliis chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Every year, dozens of children die in hot cars during the summer months. NHTSA and the Ad Council have a new awareness campaign. And tech can play a role in prevention. NHTSA's Laura Dunn chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Reolink is out with its latest smart security solution… the Elite Floodlight WiFi. It is billed as the world’s first floodlight camera to include local AI video search. That means using the Reolink app…you can use natural language…and descriptive phrases to find specific video clips. The unit, as the name implies, is WiFi connected …and features a 4K 8 megapixel dual lens camera. The ultra wide field of view means you won’t miss a thing. It covers a full 180 degrees…day and night…thanks to the bright floodlights. I like that there are no subscription fees even for those AI functions. It is designed to typically replace wired outdoor lighting. Learn more at Reolink.com.

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

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh say AI on campus is affecting relationships between students and between students and faculty creating mistrust and anxiety. The issues? Lead researcher Dr. Elise Silva chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s a concept that’s catching on. At the Jenner’s Pond community for older adults in the Philadelphia suburbs…there’s a concierge running what they call a Tech Bar…to help keep residents up to speed on some of the latest technologies. The community is part of Simpson and CEO Carol McKinley was a guest on the What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter podcast…

“The tech bar idea was how to help get new technologies in front of our residents where they can kind of taste and try and attempt and get questions answered. What’s the ease of using it, but really having something that we can bring to the communities to do that.”

Simpson is looking to expand the idea into other communities. You can watch the full episode t at MaryFurlong.com/podcasts.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have …or the family has..lots of old slides and negatives sitting around in a shoebox or drawer….it is time to digitize and share them. There are a number of digitizing services to choose from…or you can do it yourself and have fun in the process with the Kodak Slide and Scan Max. C and A Global…is a Kodak Licensee…where Jessica Bitran tells us…

“The product has a beautiful seven inch display screen that you are capable of tilting. And being able to quickly and efficiently process your film is exactly what the Slide and Scan Max was made for.”

There are carriers for different sized negatives. The compact scanner save to an SD card….so you can edit. You can find the Kodak Slide and Scan Max on Amazon.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Signify’s WiZ Lighting brand is making immersive entertainment lighting for TV and gaming more affordable with the WiZ HDMI Sync Box. It has lots of fun capabilities, works with the company’s other lighting products…including a fun floor lamp….and lists for under a hundred dollars. Senior Product Marketing Manager Patrick Han..

“This basically elevates your viewing experience. And one great things about this is how simple the set up is. It comes with the Sync Box and a TV light strip in the box. It comes in two different sizes. One for 55 and 65 inch TVs and one for 75 and 85 inch TVs."

There are four HDMI ports for streaming devices, game consoles and the like. Learn more at WizConnected.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. He is a veteran transportation industry consultant and co-author of The Real Case for Driverless Mobility. And in a new essay, Michael Sena, takes a look at Henry Ford and Elon Musk….asking is Musk the Henry Ford of our day.…

“A majority of people who were asked dislike Elon Musk more than those who like him. He is what he is and the kind of person that he is has an awful lot to do with how he acts and what he does. But he has another another life. His person, in the business world is very important to what’s being done in a number of industries.”

Sena …at MichaelLSena.com…was a guest on the Smart Driving Cars podcast, which I co-host with Princeton’s Alain Kornhauser. Find more at SmartDrivingCar.com.

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