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Researchers programming robots to help us find things

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      At the University of Waterloo, robotics researcher Ali Ayub and his team have been making headlines.   They are aiming to teach robots to remember where we put things.   The idea is to initially assist people with dementia...
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A king, the NBA and dreams: top search trends from Google

Monday, June 05, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        The latest search trends from Google are out and during the month of May there was much ado about King Charles, the Met Gala, the NBA playoffs and recipes for Cinco de Mayo.   And in the science category…  Google’s Jennifer...
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Poly Voyager Free 60 Plus UC earbuds offer top notch features

Friday, June 02, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       The Voyager Free 60 plus UC earbuds from Poly may look like your run of the mill earbuds….but they offer some great capabilities when it comes to conferencing and working from anywhere.   They feature active noise cancellation...
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Solstice community solar brings clean energy to more people

Thursday, June 01, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Solstice is the name of a company that is in what is known as the community solar business.    They are helping consumers, businesses and localities to benefit from solar energy by bringing them together with  solar farms...
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Solo Stove adds versatility to firepits

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Solo Stove has made its line of outdoor fire pits more versatile…with an adapter for using pellets to create that roaring fire to sit around…or even to cook on.    The company’s product marketing manager Ty Hancock…“Really what...
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