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Pixi Garden app brings AI and augmented reality to iOS messaging

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  How do you come up with a new way to communicate.   After working for years with the likes of NASA and Apple, Mark Drummond has created an app called Pixi Garden…on iOS initially…that uses AI and augmented reality to enable some...
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Zafro U-shaped window air conditioner designed to be smart and efficient

Monday, July 20, 2026

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    In the midst of summer…more smart cooling power is always welcome.   The folks at Rowan Home Appliances have a variety of both portable and window air conditioners under the Zafro brand that are smart and efficient.   We’ve...
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Author Richard Louv on his latest book and Noticing! Part Two

Friday, July 17, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Best selling author Richard Louv is back with  … Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World.    Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and other books and coined the phrase “nature deficit disorder.”  And he says...
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How much have you been noticing? Author Richard Louv- part one

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Using examples from his own backyard…best selling author Richard Louv is taking readers on another journey … Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World.    It is beautifully written…using examples from Louv’s own life...
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Seeking toast perfection? Revolution R180 Connect Plus Smart Toaster

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.    It’s a toaster that you won’t be hiding on the kitchen counter.   The Revolution R180 Connect Plus Smart Toaster….has a beautiful touch screen that can display time, date and weather or act as a digital photo frame.   And when...
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