AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Apple Announcement”

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Sorgatron Media — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board , Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.

Sorg is joined by Dave Podnar (of the Tiny Shutter Podcast) for this week's episode. The boys are talking about recent tech news, including:

Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is his Apple Watch repair experience.
Sorg and Podnar are sharing tips for Apple Watch use and care.
Podnar's Awesome Thing of the Week is KFC's test of the fried chicken and glazed donut sandwich.
Apple had an announcement recently. Podnar is sharing his thoughts on some of what was revealed.
Sorg and Podnar are running down some of the updates on the iPhone 11 and whether or not they're looking to upgrade their current models.
The most remarkable update for the Apple iPhone 11 is the camera upgrade.
Podnar is sharing some of the Snapchat 3D selfie feature availability on the iPhone X and up.
AppleCare is changing their coverage from a standard 2 year plan to a subscription option.
Walmart is taking on delivery service competitors with a $98 unlimited service.
Doors Open Pittsburgh provides guided tours of Pittsburgh.
Producer Missy is telling us about a smart device cane designed to help visually impaired individuals be more independent.

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Sorgatron Media — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg is away - so Katie, Chilla, and Producer Missy are going to play! This week, Katie takes control of the helm as we talk this week in tech news, including:

Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is from the Apple announcement with WWDC 19 with Side Car to bring a second monitor experience to Mac OS.
Katie is sharing unsafe headphone volume through Apple Health as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
Missy is sharing Excel for iPhone as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
Amanda shared Shhhhh with us this week to excrete on the discreet.
WWE superstar R-Truth uses Apple Clips to create some fun video promos.
Kennywood is getting high tech with 360 camera views.
Cuphead is coming to Tesla.
Apple is planning to end iTunes as we know it?
NASA made their entire media library public and copyright free.
There is nothing as entertaining as forced perspective with tiny superhero toys.
You can quickly switch Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the new control center!
There's a new Mac Pro coming to town, and we may be a little too excited about it.
With Apple making their recent changes, how many apps do you think will hit the Mac OS App Store later this year?
Katie is saving the best story for last this week - Pornhub has released a Top 20 list of cities checking them out.

After the show remember to: Want to support our friends at Postindustrial? Check out their Kickstarter. Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Katie (@Kdudders), Chilla (@chilla) and Producer Missy (@rebelliousflaw) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

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Sorgatron Media — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!
It may be a slow tech news week as we head into the big Apple announcement next week, but we can still talk some interesting things! Sorg, Katie, and Chilla are talking about:

We’re getting into our Awesome Things of the Week with Katie sharing some insights on Comcast Xfinity’s “next episode” streaming update!
We’re doing a comparison between Comcast Xfinity streaming and Netflix / Hulu.
Sorg is getting the rundown from Katie about the commercial situation for Comcast Xfinity streaming.
Chilla is sharing a Microsoft Office 365 update as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week might just be Guinness World Record worthy with a Battle Royal.
Thanks Amanda for pointing out the Astrohaus Freewrite – a distraction free laptop to help you focus on writing.
We talked about Samsung devices being used for Fortnite skins last week – well, this week, they’re asking you not to do that.
YOBO lets you rate places with photos and emojis.
Katie is excited to rate a place with a puke emoji or a poop emoji on YOBO.
Chilla is asking for restaurants to provide a scannable code so we can scan nutrient information when things don’t come pre-packaged.
We’re ushering in the QR code revival this week.
Ooooh, what does this do?
Acer has a game chair that looks almost like that one from Ready Player One – but not quite there yet.
Skype is adding an update with call recording – only 10 years after podcasters initially asked for it.
Google Chrome is getting a redesign.
It seems like a light tech news week. Next week will make up for it with the Apple announcement!
Katie is sharing some of the horrors that her iPhone has seen. You may want to take notes on what case she uses!
Sorg is on the hunt for a couple of new Mac mini units.
Katie has hacked social media for happiness.