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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Bringing an AI virtual care assistant to therapy. That’s what a company called Jimini is doing working in partnership with mental health clinicians. The AI assistant, named Sage, can be available at all hours. Co-founder Mark Jacobstein..

“There are two problems in behavioral mental health. One is we simply don’t have enough care. There are tens of millions of people who struggle with anxiety and depression and simply not enough therapists to take care of them. And the second problem is that the efficacy of the solutions that we have is not what we would like. And so we set out a year ago, now, to build solutions, a therapeutic service, that would be highly effective.”

Sage is being utilized today. More about how it works at JiminiHealth.com.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Get used to seeing much more AI in your everyday life this year. From search tools to AI in your email and assisted writing. And then there is the technology being developed by Integral AI, which will allow you to create games and more, in real time and then play them. Far out…but not far away says founder and CEO Jad Tariffi..who says AI agents will get to know you and respond accordingly..

“They actually will be able to intelligently figure out what you care about from knowing you over time and be able to present to you the information it thinks you need, dynamically, in a very smooth way combining text and pictures, videos.”

The STREAM technology from Integral AI will begin arriving this year. The site is Integral.ai.

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From making better ramen to learning to draw...what were some of the trending resolutions for 2025? Google tech expert Jennifer Jones chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Forget the lift! E-SKIMO can propel skiers uphill. How? Co-founder and CEO Nicola Colombo chats with Techstsination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Ford are marking another milestone….the 75th year of producing vehicles for law enforcement. The company’s Heritage Brand Manager, Ted Ryan, says there have been iconic police cars like the Crown Victorias…and more recently the Ford Explorers…

“Probably my favorite, though, Fred, is the souped up Mustang with a 5 liter engine that the California Highway Patrol bought in the mid 80s. We actually did an ad that said this car chases Porsches for a living. And because of the number of sports cars that were entering the California market, the police wanted something that could chase them down. The police always had to be able to go a little bit faster than the bad guys.”

The Mustang became a Bond vehicle too. The brochures and history are all online at FordHeritageVault.com.

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Circular has unveiled generation 2 of the company's health tracking ring designed to provide even more data to users. And there is a new digital ring sizing tool. More info? Co-founder and CEO Amaury Kosman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Glasses designed for life changing help for those with low vision. eSight Go by Gentex is a device that uses assistive technology for a wide range of eye conditions including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. How do the glasses work? Director of Sales Roland Mattern..

“It has a camera that captures the central image that the person can no longer receive. It runs that image through a software algorithm and the user has the option of manipulating that image with magnification, contrast, brightness, color filters and then we project those images onto two OLED monitors and we blast that image across the entire retinal surface.”

And the results can be remarkable. More info? Head to esighteyewear.com.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      The Oura Ring,  a pioneer in sleep and health tracking, continues to innovate.   Generation Four is the latest adding even more sensor technology assisting with stress management and women’s health.   And now Oura is bringing Symptom Radar to both the generation 4 and 3 devices.  Product Manager Bryn Harrington..

“It is a way for all of our members to get an early heads up when they might be getting sick.  So it’s really a way for you to 24 to 48 hours in advance, understand if you might be experiencing symptoms of the common cold, so you can plan your life.  And it will show you if you’re experiencing anywhere from minor to major symptoms of a potential cold.”

We’ve been fans for some time now.   Find more at OuraRing.com.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tech to help you get a healthy start to the New Year. You probably already know about the fitness, sleep and health tracking capabilities of the Apple Watch, look for more innovation to come. But Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 earbuds have been capturing headlines and winning fans for their new hearing assistance features…

“Everything from active hearing protection to scientifically validated hearing tests and a clinical grade hearing aid feature which can really help tons of people who, around the world, have mild or moderate hearing loss.”

Apple’s Francesca Sweet. For safety, Apple’s latest iPhones also now have the ability to send emergency SOS messages via satellite when no cell signal is available. Wishing you a great year ahead.

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