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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Pila Energy is a company taking a different type of approach to home power back up with a Mesh Battery System that is an easy plug in solution to deliver backup power where needed in the home.   Formerly with Tesla Powerwall and SPAN, founder and CEO Cole Ashman says nicely styled batteries look at home on top of a refrigerator…or in an entertainment center.  The system is designed for simplicity, even for renters,  with apps for control too…

“I think we’re in dire need of products that meet people where they’re at and aren’t just nice to have if you own you’re home and if you have the time to be a project manager for eight months and work on home upgrades.”

The system is designed to help control energy costs as well.  Learn more at PilaEnergy.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Love the great outdoors….Sawyer is a company that has been helping hikers, campers and more….through its easy to bring along water purification devices for years.   Beyond that, founder and president Kurt Avery, has long focused on bringing clean water where it is needed anywhere in the world…

“25 million people, 4 or 5 million every year, get water for the first time and nobody gets sick.  Just give us a week or two with the water and we’ll take any water and make it safe.  Obviously, the hiking, camping is a pretty easy one for us cause that water is not so bad.  But we’re in 80 countries with a hundred forty charities and some of that water …they’re drinking with the cows pooping in it and everything else and we just make it safe.”

Avery has authored a new book as well… Sawyer Think: How a Small Company Disrupts Markets and Changes the World.   Learn more at www.sawyer.com. 

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

Three women entrepreneurs are out with the science based dating app called Endgame. How is it different? Co-founder Dr. Baxlee Bynum chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Using AI to assist with vision.    Envision is a company that has been using technology…including Google Glasses and apps to bring new capabilities to people who are blind or have low vision.   And now it has created Ally…an AI app that can work on a variety of platforms…including mobile devices and Envision glasses.   Founder and CEO Karthik Kannan..says it can be used by anyone..and there are different voices and attitudes to choose from…

“You either talk to Ally or text Ally.  You click on talk to Ally and you are able to have this conversation with whichever Ally you’ve picked.  And over time you can customize the Ally.  You can say, maybe, this is too cheerful for me.”

It is easy to get started… you can check it out for free at ally.me.  

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   Reolink has launched Wireless Security System bundles designed for peace of mind and lots of convenience.   The Argus 4 Pro kit includes two cameras along with dual solar panels and a Home Hub.    Ther’s a similar bundle available that uses Argus PT Ultra cameras.   They feature 355 degree pan and 140 degree tilt.     The Argus 4 Pro cameras have dual lenses that can stitch two views in to a seamless 180 degree 4K perspective.    The Home Hub gives you lots of room …with a 64 gigabyte SD card and slots for up to a terabyte of storage.  We like the versatile connectivity of the cameras…with the ability to use dual band WiFi 6.    

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

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Jewels of the Sea- A Jellyfish Experience is opening this weekend at SeaWorld San Diego. Want a sneak peak? Manager of Education and Conservation Mike Dunn take Techstination inside for a look.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    The Keocam is a new piece of wearable tech designed for personal security and safety.   It is arriving later this year and is kind of like a dashcam….recording continuously in a loop when turned on.   And says CEO Brian Pemberton…in the event of a dangerous or emergency situation…it can upload video and send alerts….

“ So you’re, for example, commuting on public transport to your office and you spend an hour on the commute, it’s always recording in a loop so if something happens to you, you capture that and you can go back one minute and will send everything up to the cloud.”

For safety.   The camera is smaller than a law enforcement type bodycam and is clipped on using a strong magnet.   Find more at Keocam.com.  

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

GrandPad has brought an AI companion to the tablet designed for older adults and new games too! The tablet designed for family communication, information, games and more operates on both mobile and WiFi for connectivity everywhere that is easy. More about the evolution in this Techstination interview with co-founder and CEO Scott Lien.

A spectacular full lunar eclipse is just hours away with the moon turning red in the earth's shadow. What should you know about the phenomenon and how to watch? NASA's Andrea Jones chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.