AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

Zuckerberg Magic | AwesomeCast 392

April 11th, 2018  |  1 hr 9 mins

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and The Millvale Music Festival!

Shoe Pizza | AwesomeCast 391

April 4th, 2018  |  58 mins 25 secs

360, 360 photos, alexa, amazon, apple, ar, awesomecast, dns, dvr, echo, echo show, elgato, facebook, firefox, ipad, messenger, mozilla, pittsburgh, pizza, pizza hut, portal, ready player one, silicon valley, smart shoe, snapchat, streamdeck, streaming video, tech talk, technology, twitch, vr, waldo, wearable tech, wearable technology, where’s waldo

We’re back on schedule after last week’s brief interruption. Katie is in Studio A with Sorg and pizza, while Chilla joins us from Studio C to talk this week in technology.

Krissy DeShetler | Awesome Chat

March 29th, 2018  |  21 mins 12 secs

Krissy DeShetler is the Shared Services Manager with Family House, a non profit helping to house those coming into Pittsburgh for medical services. Krissy shares with us her venture into being an "accidental techie" for a non profit as well as a large project upgrading her organization to the cloud.

Hands Free in the Bathroom | AwesomeCast 390

March 27th, 2018  |  50 mins 27 secs

This week’s episode was pre-recorded due to a scheduling conflict with our regularly-scheduled Podcast Day events, but we were able to get Sorg, Katie, and Chilla together to talk about some of this week’s tech news.

Watch Notch | AwesomeCast 389

March 20th, 2018  |  1 hr 4 mins

api, app, ar, awesome cast, awesomecast, big list of pittsburgh podcasts, carpool, cmra, concepts, developers, fortnite, freemium, google, google maps, hp, inside, lg, linea sketch, microsoft, one cast, open source, pittsburgh, playstation, podcast, porn, ps4, raspberry pi, raspberry pie, sega genesis, streaming, streetfighter, tamagotchi, technology, the incline, waze, web os, xbox, xbox one, youtube

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and The Millvale Music Festival!

It may be the first day of spring, but we’re not sure Pittsburgh got the memo. While Chilla is tucked away all nice and warm in Studio C, Sorg and Dudders braved the snow to make it into the Sorgatron Media studio for this week’s tech talk.

Karen Alexander of XRConnectEd | Awesome Chat

March 15th, 2018  |  18 mins 31 secs

Karen Alexander joins us to discuss 360 video, VR and AR as we talk about her experience as the winner of the 2018 Social Justice Innovation Weekend pitching a program to get 360 cameras in the hands of kids and her company XRConnectED working with these new technologies and education.

We're Not As Bad As Uber | AwesomeCast 388

March 14th, 2018  |  1 hr 2 mins

360, 360 camera, alexa, amazon, awesomecast, baseball, beat saber, dogs, esports, facebook, google, google maps, knights of steel, laughing alexa, mario, mario time, microsoft, miroir, mlb, movie, movie pass, pittsburgh, projector, s-mode, selfie stick, streaming, tech, tech talk, technology, windows, windows 10

The couch is full. Our bellies are full of Slice on Broadway pizza. All is good in podcasting world as we talk with Katie, Chilla, and Sorg.

Introducing Aux Jack | AwesomeCast 387

March 7th, 2018  |  1 hr 3 mins

360 video, adidas, alexa, amazfit, amazon, anchor, awesomecast, bumble, dating app, disney, escape room, final cut, fitbit, ford, google, google maps, hyperloop, kolon, la clippers, love pittsburgh, nate wright, nokia, podcasting, pro x, slack, smart jacket, smartwatch, street view, tech, tech talk, technology, waze

Katie is back this week. Sorg brought an old friend from college into studio (Nate Wright). Chilla is in Studio C. It’s definitely a great turn of events to make for some great tech talk.

Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and TechNow Conference | Awesome Chat

March 1st, 2018  |  24 mins 37 secs

Cindy Leonard joins us to discuss the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and the TechNow Conference, how she became the tech person first in her nonprofit, helping groups get the assets they need in tehnology, and more!

See past and info on future editions of the TechNow Conference at technowconference.org.

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Banana Phone | AwesomeCast 386

February 28th, 2018  |  1 hr 1 min

adobe, amazon, android, awesome cast, awesomecast, banana phone, cellphones, communicator, drone, gaming, google, google assistant, huawei, i expect you to die, mac, microsoft, nokia, olympics, pc, pittsburgh, porsche, revvl, ring, schell games, shadow, t-mobile, tech talk, technology, the matrix, tmobile, virtual reality, vr, xbox

Sorg and Chilla are celebrating the return of all of the old things this week.

Do You Even Swype Bro? | AwesomeCast 385

February 21st, 2018  |  59 mins 19 secs

#morethanabox, #sjiw2018, amazon, apple, awesome cast, awesomecast, capcom, england, healthy living, homestead, internet, jurassic world, le slide, mattel, megaman, nintendo, olympics, pittsburgh, satellite, sex robot, spacex, swype, tech, tech talk, technology

Sorg and Chilla are on their own this week as Dudders is off doing Dudders things. And, there’s plenty of tech news to share.

Jack Morgan of Duolingo​ | Awesome Chat

February 15th, 2018  |  23 mins 4 secs

When your resume pretty much starts with Google and you’re currently employed at a growing startup, chances are there’s a fun story on how you got there. This week we sit down with Jack Morgan as he shares some insight into his path across the pond from England right here to Pittsburgh, what he’s working on over at Duolingo, and what he’s learned about Pittsburgh (and Pittsburghers) thanks to rideshare encounters and work friends.

Immersive Language Learning With Siri | AwesomeCast 384

February 13th, 2018  |  59 mins 30 secs

ar, awesomecast, best buy, black mirror, boston dynamics, cd sales, crystal dynamics, duolingo, dvd, hasbro, iron man, jack morgan, language, my little pony, netflix, nononononono cat, progressive web app, rift cat, shenzhen china, silicon valley of hardware, siri, social decay, street fighter, target, tech talk, technology, the avengers, vcr, video game streaming

Sorg, Chilla, and Katie are joined by Jack Morgan of Duolingo this week. They’re sharing some tech news.

Tesla in Space | AwesomeCast 383

February 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 1 min

We’re going to the moon this week, or at least into space? Wherever we’re going, it’s with Sorg, Chilla, and Carman

Dream Loud Podcast | Awesome Chat

February 1st, 2018  |  30 mins

Dan Scifo is a Sport Writer covering the Steelers and Penguins at the Latrobe Bulletin. Ben Hull is the bassist for former Flyleaf lead singer Lacey Sturm. Together, they wanted to combine their stories and talk with others who make their dreams come true with the Dream Loud Podcast. We talk about how they got the show together, some of the interesting stories they've heard so far and where they hope to go with their show.

Double Decker Bus Podcast Tour | AwesomeCast 382

January 30th, 2018  |  55 mins 54 secs

#fakeporn, 412 food rescue, beasts of balance, bold pittsburgh, bold sports, burger king, disney, duct tape, fake porn, going deep, hue go, instagram, ipad, net neutrality, philips, pinterest, pittsburgh, poort, porn, scheduled content, secrets of the empire, self driving, smart sports, star wars, taxi, tech, tech talk, technology, top gun, velcro, vr, waymo, zepp

We’ve got a special treat this week as we’re joined by our BOLD Pittsburgh team of Steve Fernald and Amanda Narcisi. They join Sorg and Chilla to talk about this week in technology news.