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Here come the deals. How to make the most of the big summer online shopping events? Google Trends Expert Charity Mhende chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. AI2030 is the name of an organization promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI. The organization has an institute to foster those goals and a series of events …conferences and symposiums as well including last week’s Chicago AI conference. Founder Xiaochen Zhang formerly led the global innovations team at Amazon Web Services…and says the goals are based on a number of pillars for AI…
“Transparency, accountability, safety and security, fairness, privacy preservation and sustainability. So we think each pillar, as you can see, we’re talking about very different things.”
Zhang believes the rewards from the responsible and ethical use of AI can be great.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley and AARP Executive VP Nancy LeaMond join Fred Fishkin and Mary Furlong for a look at the impact of older voters on the latest episode of What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter!
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Fourth of July related searches are among the top trends reported by Google. For food…grilled pineapple slices and grilled halibut are trending. That sounds pretty healthy. But…says Google’s Charity Mhende…
“Interestingly enough, in the past five years, searches for hot dog eating contest have surpassed searches for baseball game during the week of fourth of July.”
No surprise that Taylor Swift is leading the way again when it comes to music. And on TV…on top…is Bridgerton…
“Bridgerton has come back for another season so people across the country were searching for things like does Colin forgive Penelope as well as do Eloise and Penelope make up.”
Bridgerton was followed by The Boys and House of the Dragon. You can find more on the latest at google.com/trends.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Aptera, now forecasting delivery of its solar powered EVs for 2025, has a new technology customer in Polydrops, maker of solar powered RVs that can be towed by Teslas and more. Aptera co-founder Steve Fambro and Polydrops founder Kyunghyun Lew chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Biking to work with a backpack convinced Mark Dingle there had to be a better way. So he created Ventapak. What does it do? Dingle chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve told you about the remarkable story of Other World Computing and founder Larry O’Connor. And the innovations at OWC continue. The Envoy Pro mini may look like a USB flash drive…but it is a true SSD…that you can rely on with both USB-A and USB-C connectors. And it now is in capacities up to 2 terabytes. It is amazing and sits alongside the Envoy SSD…a superfast aluminum housed SSD that fits in your palm…
“It’s up to two terabytes, it’s pretty much about the fastest ten gigabit USB 3 solution on the market sustaining data rates of close to a thousand megs a second.”
And with OWC’s legendary customer service and focus, you can’t go wrong. Find more at www.OWC.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Larry O’Connor was still in high school when he started a little business because he wasn’t happy with some mail order computer printer ribbons. The year was 1988 and he was 14. Within a year…he had an 800 number and was selling memory upgrades for Apple computers. In 1993…he named his company Other World Computing. And he is still at it today. We’re going to tell you about some of the latest products in upcoming reports. But first…you should know why OWC continues to grow and win fans..
“We’re here for our customers and we’re here because of our customers and we appreciate that opportunity each and every day. We’re very grateful and thankful for that. And we have a lot of fun doing what we’re doing.”
You can check out our full video interview online. And stay tuned to learn about the latest from OWC.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Ford is bringing its Bronco Off Roadeo adventures to Tennessee. What are the experiences all about? Consumer Strategy Manager Kelsey Gerken chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More Techstination recommended summer reading…this time from The Atlantic staff writer James Parker. He is out with a collection of odes titled Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes. It’s the kind of book you can pick up and read bit by bit at any time. But you may be tempted as I was…to just keep on going. The odes are that entertaining…from the Ode to Electricity , to Ode to Naps, to Ode to Squirrels, Parker’s observations are fun and often thought provoking… and he invites readers to write odes of their own..
“If you trust your own perceptions. I think that’s really important. And look after it. And then, I think, this stuff will come at you and you’ll find yourself able to write about it in a different way than you imagined.”
One can only hope. The title again.. Odes to Being Alive. Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Owl Labs has upped the ante again with the 4K Meeting Owl 4+. And it is smarter than ever, putting the focus on whoever is speaking while maintaining the full room perspective. How? CEO Frank Weishaupt chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What’s different about the S600 speakerphone from AnkerWork? Plenty. It is rechargeable and has a top that flips over to serve as a Qi wireless phone charger….a great sounding speaker…and surround microphones. But the big deal the the S600’s ability to identify your voice….to block out other voices and noises around you. Anker’s Brett White says it uses AI to eliminate those distractions…
“Babies crying, dogs barking, doobells ringing…to where you can pretty much have an open environment like we’re sitting in right now and have all of this commotion happening around you and the S600 will be trained to only key in and listen to your voice and to only send out your voice.”
Does it work? You bet. Learn more at www.ankerwork.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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The final GOES U NOAA satellite to better monitor and forecast weather, especially extreme weather, launches today. The technology and significance? NOAA Research Meteorologist Bill Line chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Kids love tech….but they don’t have to be parked in front of screens all of the time. Some of our favorite screen free toys include the Dog-E One in a Million Robot Dog from WowWee. A six year old we know still loves to play with hers all these months after the holiday season. WowWee has a winner. The same is true for the Tonie Box….the screen free story telling speaker….that’s rechargeable for road trips…is always fun with new Tonies arriving all of the time to keep kids entertained. Parents and grandparents can narrate their own stories for kids to play too. And Tamagotchi is coming back with new virtual pets…Angel Festival and Monster Carnival. They are the second wave of the Tamagotchi Uni line and will arrive July 13th.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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With songs, stories, learning and more, the world of Tonies continues to grow. Great for screen free fun at home or on the road...and new Peppa Pig Tonies have arrived. Director of Education Drew Vernon chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Just about anyone in any job can benefit from adding new skills in using generative AI…and Google is offering help through a partnership with Coursera. It is called Google AI Essentials and the company’s Andrea Willis says..
“This is a ten hour course that’s going to teach people foundational AI skills, AI best practices and how to use AI responsibly. So, it’s for people regardless of their industry or their job and it’s really going to help them to use AI in their day to day. After people finish this course, they get a certificate that they can share with their professional network.”
The cost is 49 dollars…but there are scholarships available. Find more at grow.google.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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AI2030 pushes responsible and ethical use of AI. How? Founder Xiaochen Zhang chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about the dangers, benefits and challenges.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The OnePlus Watch 2 has arrived …delivering multi-day battery life in a Wear OS device. That alone is a pretty big deal. And while there is no option for a stand alone cellular connection, there is dual frequency GPS tracking and an AMOLED display. The OnePlus Watch 2 is nicely styled…but some may find it large for smaller wrists. We’ve seen the price at OnePlus.com as low as 270 dollars….with free Buds 3 headphones and fifty dollars off when you trade in any watch in any condition. If you are looking for a smart watch and a decent pair of ear buds…that is a deal worth pursuing. OnePlus is a Chinese manufacturer that has been delivering some impressive devices to consumers for more than a decade.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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