Techstination

Techstination

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  • Asus light and AI enabled Zenbook A14 for travel, students and more

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Zenbook A14 from Asus will surprise from the get-go with its lightness, which comes in at under two and a half pounds. And with Copilot Plus PC capabilities…using an Arm based Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor and battery life of up to 30 hours….it is ideal to get you through an active work or school day. Product Manager Eric Krondak..

    “With the technology that’s built into it as well as just the sleekness and design our Zenbook caters to that premium customer. But the Zenbook product has also been one of technology and the design of this product gives it utter elegance.”

    That said, It is designed for work and productivity…not so much for gaming. Find more at Shop.Asus.com.

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

    2 min
  • Soundcore AeroFit 2 headphones add language translation capability

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker’s Soundcore brand has taken the impressive AeroFit 2 headphones….and made them even better. Especially if you have travel plans for the summer months that will take you out of the country. Soundcore’s Adam Weissman says what has been added…using the app…is language translation..

    “The great thing about it is it uses AI to translate your voice or the person that you’re talking to’s voice in up to a hundred languages…which really covers about a hundred fifty or more countries. They’re open ear, as you can see, they would sit over your ear.”

    Which makes them safer for travel and for fitness activities. We’ve seen them on sale for as low as 80 dollars…making them a really great deal. Learn more at Soundcore.com.

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

    2 min
  • Zoner Studio brings new AI functions and a re-branding

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Zoner have re-branded their full featured image and basic video editing package to Zoner Studio. It is more affordable than much of the competition at about sixty dollars a year and includes all the capability just about anyone would need…whether you’re an experienced photographer, beginner…or shoot mostly with your phone. There are new AI functions as well. Zoner’s Thomas Urban..

    “Our continual sort of goal is to create something without gimmicks, without something that’s just flashy and a trend. The AI features we’ve released recently are really something to help photographers in a practical sense. So being able to replace a sky or tune the sky. Being able to pick out objects, subjects within the photograph. So things that used to take manually a long time.”

    Well done. And you can try the software for free at www.zoner.com.

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

    2 min
  • Unistellar Backpack enables easy telescope transport to perfect skies

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the great things about the new generation of smart telescopes from Unistellar is their size and weight. For technology that immerses you in stargazing like never before …it is simple to set up and use and even take along on vacation. In fact…if you are headed into areas with spectacular night skies…you’ll be sorry if you don’t…

    “It has the versatility to enable good observation of the planets as well as the nebulae and galaxies.”

    Co-founder and CEO Laurent Marfisi. We’ve become fans and if you make the investment in an Odyssey or Odyssey Pro…Unistellar’s specially designed Backpack will let you safely take your telescope …including the tripod supporting it…anywhere. It is small enough to carry-on aircraft too. Learn more at unistellar.com.

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

    2 min
  • Tamagotchi Paradise and Peanuts Tamagotchi Nano arriving

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tamagotchi stirs up excitement again with coming Tamagotchi Paradise and Peanuts Tamagotchi Nanos. Brand Director Tara Badie says with the new Paradise digital pets..with a twist dial…kind of like a watch crown..

    “We have three different versions that go all the way to the cell level to as you know, it actually has the menu to tell you how happy, how hungry it is, just like every other device, but it’s being done in an all new way by zooming in from space all the way to the cell level. But we also, what’s really fun now…is we also have lab portion so that you can have even more games and new ways to play and learn all about your different characters that you build in this planet.”

    The new fall Tamagotchi line will be arriving around the end of the month.

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

    2 min
  • Prime time to get some deals

    Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon Prime Day…isn’t just a day… or even two days. Now it is a four day event….from the 8th through the 11th. Some of the best deals always seem to be for Amazon devices…including those from Kindle, FireTV, Ring and Blink. But lots of others are offering significant discounts too. If you are looking for smart home gear, Lutron has 20 percent discounts off Caseta Starter Kits, Reolink has deals in its Amazon store. Look for Apple discounts and big bargains from Anker and its brands like Solix as well. And Google ‘s Candice Bryant says you can get help in finding those deals..

    “You can use the Deals tab in Google search to help you find and compare prices, you can even track prices.”

    And help you see just how much of a deal those deals really are.

    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