Techstination Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        It has been sixty years since Ford unveiled what would become an iconic car, the Mustang, at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.     As part of the celebration, the automaker is rolling out the 2024 edition of the all electric Mustang Mach-E, with improvements in range, charging speed and more.   Ford’s Garett Carr..

“It’s going to be about twenty percent faster than it was at launch on the fast charge 10 to 80 percent.  And ten miles of range on the extended range battery.  And of course we now have the Tesla Supercharger network as part of our fast charging network.  We have adapters that are available for customers who currently own a Mustang Mach-E or are going to buy a Mustang Mach-E.    So lots of improvements there.”

There’s a Rally edition with new off-roading capability too.

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. Author Adam Gopnik is back again with another title that we can all make good use of. All That Happiness Is …Some Words on What Matters. And what The New Yorker staff writer examines here…are our accomplishments versus our achievements…

“I give the simple example of when I was 12 years old I sat on the bed in my bedroom in Montreal struggling with a 40 dollar folk guitar to learn the chords of Beatles songs. I had to do it myself, stretch and bend my fingers painfully around the fretboard and on the steel string. That week, those weeks, those years of learning guitar are the foundation really for everything I’ve done since.”

There’s a big difference between accomplishment and achievement…when it comes to happiness. Gopnik’s All That Happiness is a short title arriving this month…with some lasting lessons.

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


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Ranker's Watchworthy app is designed to give you smart TV watching recommendations. How? Sr. Product Manager Sean Hunt-Li chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.




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U.S. News and World Report is out with a ranking of EVs and hybrids. The list and the methods? Automotive correspondent John Vincent chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.


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NASA's PACE satellite is giving science a clearer picture of the oceans and our atmosphere for Earth Day 2024. NASA PACE Oceanographer Dr. Ivona Cetnic chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.




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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Part five. Okay…so who really needs driverless mobility? Clearly…it promises to be an affordable, safe option for people who can’t drive themselves for a variety of reasons..and can be life changing. At Princeton University, Professor Alain Kornhauser has worked with teams of students creating a digital tool to show communities nationwide how it can work for them. It will be shown at the upcoming Smart Driving Cars Summit. And Kornhauser says just maybe…it can evenbwork even for those of us who own cars..

“All of a sudden, some people who are buying cars are going to say Whoops…do I need eight? Do I need three? No I only… and that’s all positive.”

Kornhauser is the co-author of the new book, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility. Find more at www.SmartDrivingCar.com.



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


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