Larry O'Connor went into business as a teenager in 1988. Today, Other World Computing continues to innovate. The latest products and the story of what's behind the longevity? O'Connor chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A quality smartphone that won’t break the bank. That is what OnePlus delivers with the 12R. It features an aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 over a 6.78 inch display at a price that starts at just five hundred dollars. You can double the storage to 256 GB and RAM to 16 GB for a hundred dollars more. The 50 megapixel main camera is impressive…even up against some of the bigger names..Apple, Samsung and Google. And while OnePlus left out wireless charging capability…the battery life…in a word…is great. Chalk up a very big plus. The OnePlus ecosystem also includes a new smartwatch and earbuds. More on those in my next report. Learn more at www.OnePlus.com.

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lucyd is a company that has been blending technology with eyewear…and now through a partnership with Eddie Bauer…it offers even more style. They offer impressive sound….and through the connection with your phone…let you access Siri, Google and says CEO Harrison Gross.. ChatGPT...

“So this is a really valuable new feature we have in the glasses. And I sort of describe it like having Wikipedia, being able to talk to Wikipedia in your specs any time, anywhere, which really is a huge amount of value.”

Of course you can listen to music or podcasts as well. Lucyd, which is a public traded company by the way, offers a wide range of glasses and sunglasses and you can even order prescription lenses. The site is www.Lucyd.co.

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

Adding new skills in making use of generative AI can benefit many in their current or future jobs. Google is offering help. Details? Google's Andrea Willis chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Unistellar is adding a new focus… smart binoculars. The company that has been one of the pioneers in a new generation of smart telescopes, opening the world of astronomy up to many with little or no experience…is bringing AI into ENVISION Smart Binoculars. Co-founder and astronomer Franck Marchis says they use augmented reality..

“It will basically guide the people. The idea we have is that it can be used during the day and during the night. During the day, you will be able to use your binocular to observe the landscape and it will give you information about what you’re observing. For observation by night, you will be able to connect you will be able to connect your app to the binocular.”

To be guided through the binoculars to objects in the sky. Find more info…at www.unistellar.com/envision.

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

The S600 from AnkerWork is a speakerphone that can recognize your voice eliminating background voices and sounds. And there is more. Anker's Brett White chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. T-Mobile is out with a new backup home internet solution…that can keep your household connected when your primary broadband service goes down. For those working from home and others who really need to stay online…it can make a lot of sense. The Home Internet Backup plan offers 130 gigabytes of 5G data a month….enough, T-Mobile says…for up to seven days if your traditional ISP isn’t working…..for thirty dollars a month. A 5G gateway is included with no extra fees. For customers with an eligible T-Mobile voice line…the price drops to 20 dollars a month. Keep in mind you may want a battery back up as well for power outages which occur often at the same time as Internet outages. For more info, head to www.t-mobile.com-internet-backup.

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

Author and Atlantic staff writer James Parker has been creating odes about everything from squirrels to crying babies on planes. And now there's a collection in book form- Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes. The story behind the stories? Parker chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     For Father’s Day, family reunions, remembrances like the recent 80th D-Day Anniversary and more the Memory Station from Vivid-Pix is designed to help you collect, restore and preserve what is priceless.    Photos, documents, even many objects can be scanned by the Memory Statiion.  And then the magic begins.   CEO Rick Voight..

“To be able to run it select the one that looks best to you.  Press one more button and record a memory with each one of those images and then to combine each one of those narrated photos that tell a story and to create a movie story.”

That can be preserved and shared.   More info?   Head to www.MemoryStation.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Rewiring America is the name of a non-profit that aims to provide information to consumers and businesses about programs and incentives that can save them money. That can be with solar, EVs, heat pumps and more. Policy Analyst Amanda Sachs ..

“Because these are such new, efficient, just superior technologies in the first place, sometimes they have higher up front costs, so there needs to access state, local and federal rebates and other kinds of incentives to lower that cost. But once you do have these efficient electric appliances in your home, you can expect to see operational cost savings as well.”

If you are looking for more info, the site is www.rewiringamerica.org.

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