Techstination

Travel ahead? Ray-Ban Meta Glasses offer convenient, connected language translation, AI, photo/video capabilities and more. Questions? Trends Expert Justine Santaniello, on behalf of Meta, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Using AI to help with those summer travel plans.  AI tools like Gemini can assist with coming up with ideas or itineraries once you do decide on a destination.    Google travel and trends expert Craig Ewer..

“You know with Google and a number of our tools we make it really easy to get started with trip inspiration and really taking that next step on where you want to go.  So, if you actually go right to Google and search for something like… create an itinerary for Costa Rica for four days with hiking, you can get an AI overview right in search that gives you day by day plans for dining, sight seeing, activities”

You can get help finding the best air fares and hotel rates too.  The tools are free to use….and get better all of the time.   Of course, the site is Google.com.

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

Logitech is marking the anniversary of the G502, the best selling gaming mouse line of all time. Two of the creators, Chris Pate and Niall White chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about the challenges and continuing evolution.

Hacker Rangers is making games to teach how to guard against phishing and other online scams. It is working with companies around the world. Why gamify? Global Director Marcelo Barros chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Microsoft is bringing some new experiences to CoPilot Plus PCs and more.   The idea…according to a blog post from Navjot Virk, Corporate VP for Windows Experiences, is to make AI more useful and intuitive.   For instance, users will be able to change settings by voice  using an on device AI agent.   There are other new AI tools as well…such as Click to Do…that can be used to schedule meetings or draft content in Word.   And coming soon…for Windows Insiders…the ability to find Windows settings, install apps, and search for specific photos in your collection.  And there are new tools to help you edit photos as well.   You can find more on the new features at blogs.windows.com.

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

Being prepared for summer car travel. Some tips, including the need for rental reimbursement insurance, from Kelly Stumpe. "The Car Mom" and co-host of the Carpool podcast chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Mado Dynamic, the company that is innovating with a new approach to automated window shades, is going into the manufacturing phase after a successful kickstarter campaign.    The shades are designed to be solar powered…with no pre-measuring required and super easy installation.   Founder and CEO Andrew Einaudi..

“Our shade comes with a proprietary system that I developed, where you use a simple tension bar to pop inside your window’s frame.  That tells you the exact width of your window.  And then you trim that shade using a really easy trimming device.  Voila!  And now you have a shade that’s cut perfectly to your window.”

You can pre-order with pricing starting at about three hundred twenty dollars.   The site is MadoDynamic.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   A robotic AI parrot designed to assist older adults.   Onorato AI is a company based in Spain…and founder Pablo Marinosa says it stems from the caregiving he gave to his father.   He wanted a parrot…even though caring for it wasn’t possible..

“So well, I’m going to create a parrot.  I’ll put a camera in one eye to be able to see through a mobile app.  Another,  a thermometer to be able to check his temperature to see if he has a fever, for the parrot to remind him of meals, drinks.   Well I started developing the project.  The next day, I went to a NASA laboratory in Barcelona, where experts in robotics, artificial intelligence and nano technology gathered, and I explained the project to them.”

Onorato AI surpassed its goal on Kickstarter.  Learn more at OnoratoAI.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin    Other World Computing is at it again.   The maker of storage, memory, connectivity and other devices for computers has launched the My OWC app on iOS.   The idea is to make what has been best in class customer service even better.   The app is designed to help with the set up and use of devices, updates and maintenance…providing step by step guides and videos.   Founder and CEO Larry O’Connor on the company’s approach…

“It’s real solutions for real needs with real honest specifications and performance reliability you can count on.  That’s over 35 years now.”

And the My OWC app for iOS is just the latest.    Learn more at OWC.com.

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

How can technology help to connect small businesses with the needs of their customers? National Retail Solutions (NRS Plus) CEO Elie Y Katz chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.