We're starting the year off right - with some tech news and CES updates! Krause and Sorg are bringing you some highlights, including:

• Sorg is sharing his Awesome Thing of the Week - Bandersnatch!
• Krause is hitting the tip of the CES 2019 iceberg as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• There's a robot Pikachu, and it will sing to you?!?!
• We're learning about sous vide food preparation on this week's show.
• Mission Pic may have shut down, but its users are keeping it going thanks to Instagram and a Facebook Group.
• We are deep-diving some CES 2019 news - with an LG rollable OLED TV.
• For a company that doesn't show up at CES 2019, Apple has a bit of a presence with AirPlay and iTunes compatibility on non-Apple devices.
• Vuzix Blade smart glasses are available for pre-order.
• Audi has a VR game for the backseat that interacts with vehicle movements for gameplay.
• HTC has a new VR headset in the works.
• What if your phone could be your gaming PC?
• Laptops are getting notches like our smart phones?
• Apple may not physically be at CES 2019, but they do have a bit of a dig at their competitors thanks to a billboard overlooking the event.
• Would you upload your house key to the cloud?

Bonus content for this week is thanks to some entertaining downtime between the holidays with a sweet Walmart ad.

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