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Producer Missy and Katie are still away doing important things, so it's Sorg and Chilla holding the fort down as they talk this week in tech news, including:
- Chilla is sharing the Google Nest / Home Hub as his Awesome Thing of the Week!
- Sorg has discovered that he can ask Google to play movies on the studio TV through Chromecast!
- We're finding out how dedicated Sorg is to Dr. Mario World.
- Sorg's ACTUAL Awesome Thing of the Week is MyFitnessPal.
- Want a Nintendo Switch without all the bells and whistles? Nintendo is rolling out a smaller Switch Lite version!
- Google Stadia is leaving gamers underwhelmed and disappointed.
- Just in time for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, there is an AR app to view the rocket in AR!
- While Katie is still on assignment, we are thinking of her as CES opens to sex tech!
- Ever wanted to be a flying dinosaur? Now you have a chance with Jurassic Flight at the National Aviary.
- Chilla is sharing some news about Windows auto updates.
- Pokemon GO is getting some updates!
- Niantic is shutting down Field Trip.
- Waze has a new toll calculator making it easier to plan.
- Virgin Orbit had a successful first rocket drop test, and a real launch could happen soon!
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