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New agentic AI tools from Microsoft arrive

Friday, June 12, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    A new AI tool from Microsoft called Scout was unveiled at the company’s Build conference.   Microsoft is saying it is its first Autopilot agent….integrated across the range of Microsoft 365 apps.  It is designed to stay active...
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What's new in the Oura Ring 5

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      The folks at Oura are at it again….with a newly redesigned Oura Ring 5.    I’ve been impressed for years by previous generations of the ring…which provides sleep and health data without the discomfort and charging challenges...
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More on Transported with author Elizabeth Margulis

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Why is it that a song can instantly change your mood and bring back vivid memories.   Princeton Professor Music Elizabeth Margulis says studies have shown music can do things that seeing images, tasting foods or scents typically...
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Transported- The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Music, day dreaming and the impact of songs.   Princeton University Professor of Music Elizabeth Margulis, director of the Music Cognition Lab, is the author of a new book titled Transported- The Everyday Magic of Musical...
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Aliro smart lock standard comes to XThings Ultraloq

Monday, June 08, 2026

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Aliro is the name of a new standard for security and connectivity in smart locks, designed to simplify access for consumers.   The ULTRALOQ brand at XThings has announced a range of new smart locks that will take advantage...
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