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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.      It doesn’t take long for mosquitos to make their appearance in the yard this time of year…and for months to come.  The folks at Thermacell have a new weapon for this season… the rechargeable E65 repeller.   Executive Director of Product Development Adam Goess..

“The E65 builds on the success of former Thermacell products that came before it by really giving you convenience of recharging, including a rechargeable dock that really makes it easy to be ready whenever you need it to be.  We’re seeing a lot of that new Asian tiger mosquito make its way north.”

The Thermacell Rechargeable E65 is priced at about 40 dollars…and a 2 hour charge gives you more than six hours of protection in a 20 foot zone.   Learn more at Thermacell.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.      The 2025 edition of the Ford F-150 Lightning arrives with improvements in charging speed..now up to 500 DC fast charging amps..and a screen that shows NACS charging stations through Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay.    Ford has begun providing adapters enabling use of Tesla’s Supercharging network.   Product Marketing Director for EV Trucks Jason Mase…

“We’re excited to bring in some enhancements to our Blue Cruise hands free driving technology.  Something we heard from customers was they wanted more control when going around curves, smoother operation in centering in the lanes.    They wanted some appearance changes.  So we’ve entered a Dark Elements package, which is basically black ovals, black badging, black wheels, black interiors.  Kind of give a pop of color against lighter colors.”

You can check out the full new Lightning line up at Ford.com.

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

GeoFrame Energy is on the fast track to begin filling the U.S. battery needs for lithium carbonate in East Texas. How? The impact? CEO Bruce Cutright chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.     Here comes the long awaited Switch 2 from Nintendo.  The video gaming giant says the new gaming system will arrive on June 5th at a suggested retail price of about 450 dollars.   Of course…there will be a Mario Kart World Bundle available for fifty dollars more.   Among the new features… GameChat, where players can talk while they play…from anywhere.  Even video chat with an add on camera.  Kids will need a parent or guardian to approve their use of GameChat through a parental controls app.   The Switch 2 will have a 7.9 inch full HD screen and more powerful processors that will enable better graphics.  Storage capacity will be boosted to 256 gigabytes….8 times bigger than the original Switch. 

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

The spring update to Zoner Photo Studio X brings new AI tools to the affordable photo editing package. Such as? Zoner's Thomas Urban chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.      Some new tech for your front door.   The Eufy FamiLock S3 Max is packed with innovation.  It features accurate palm vein recognition…but there is also a keypad and a hidden standard key lock.  There is a built in camera and doorbell.   You can use an app to respond…or there is a built in screen on the inside.    We’re impressed as well by the ease of installation and set up.  About that palm vein security,  Eufy’s Brett White says..

“Palm vein recognition has actually been shown to be the most accurate and fastest biometric technology out there.   In fact in our testing, it’s accurate I believe, up to 99.9999 percent.”

The FamiLock S3 Max arrives in about a week…but if you are a current Eufy customer and order in advance there are significant discounts.

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

Motivated by the loss of their first child, Dr. Matt Goldstein and his wife have endeavored to help others. He is now the CEO of jscreen.org assisting with genetic screening and awareness. The importance? Dr. Goldstein chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.     Call it a mechanic in your pocket.   A company called Sparq, launched by two entrepreneurs who started tinkering while they were in high school together in Vermont,  is offering a free diagnostic device and app that puts AI to work to keep your car healthy.   There is no subscription attached….and shipping and handling comes to about twenty dollars.  The system is iOS only for now. About the vehicles supported, co-founder Daniel Nieh says…right now 2010 and newer…but…

“In the next few weeks we are planning to expand into 2008 and newer vehicles and soon, probably within the year, it is part of our plan to expand it all the way down to 1996.”

The app connects to the OBD 2 device through Bluetooth and lets you have an ai conversation about what is going on with your car.  

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 or OWC is at it again bringing new cutting edge technology to creators and other professionals at this week’s NAB gathering in Las Vegas.  OWC founder and CEO Larry O’Connor is displaying new Thunderbolt 5 gear that can make use of the speed it offers like the new Envoy Ultra portable SSD…

“It is the very first Thunderbolt 5 portable SSD ever produced and provided.  That drive hits speeds of over 6 thousand megs a second.  And sustained reads, it’s very high speed for writes and takes full advantage of what Thunderbolt 5 can do.”

We’ve long been fans of OWC’s  commitment to quality, customer service and style too in both the consumer and professional categories.   It’s a brand with a well deserved great reputation.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.      With Mother’s Day approaching, we thought we’d put our two cents in for some of fun tech ideas…even for non techie moms.    The Klydoclock is a digital clock….with a digital pendulum and chime and a face that displays a wide range of art styles that change every day.   The beautiful wood finish looks great too.  The price…about 300 dollars at Klydoclock.com.   For an older Mom or Grandmother,  JubileeTV is a set top box designed to make watching streaming services and everything else much easier.   And friends and relatives can use an app to assist from anywhere when needed.  On top of that…it can display photos and the camera, with a privacy cover, enables video conferencing too.  And finally, for the kitchen, the Brava oven is a marvel that offers convenience and safety…cooking with light.  

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