AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

AwesomeCast 796: The Deepest, Darkest Statsand Apple’s $2,000 Foldable iPhone Has Us Talking

September 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

911th air wing, Apple Watch, Duolingo, Katie Dudas, Metroid, SNES, Super Nintendo, Tetris, apple, apple intelligence, artificial intelligence, banger in the hangar, captcha, carnegie mellon university, chachi says video game minute, dave podnar, foldable iphone, hispanic heritage month, image playground, ios 27, iphone 18 pro, iphone 18 pro max, iphone duo, jimothy questy, luis von ahn, mapquest, mario kart world, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, ocarina of time, pittsburgh robotics, pittsburgh technology, prospect pro wrestling, questies, recaptcha, rufus questy, siri ai, siri ai beta, sorg, sorgatron media, ssd prices, tech news, technology podcast, technology trends, zelda

Apple’s foldable iPhone is finally here, but is a $1,999 phone actually useful enough to justify the price? Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar break down the iPhone Duo, iOS 27 and the Siri AI waitlist, Apple Watch listening features, rising storage prices and what Apple’s latest hardware could mean for creators.

Plus, Nintendo brings back more of its past with the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake and classic Mario Kart tracks, MapQuest adds new Questies, Chachi reports on the disappearing White House Tetris clone, and Dave celebrates CAPTCHA and Duolingo co-founder Luis von Ahn for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sorg also takes us behind the scenes of producing professional wrestling inside the 911th Air Wing’s massive hangar.

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Apple WWDC AI, He-Man Movie Reactions & Nintendo Classics Return | AwesomeCast 782

June 9th, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins

007 first light, Apple Watch, Nintendo Direct, Podcast Gear, ai tools, amazon games, apple developer, apple intelligence, apple wwdc, generative ai, he-man, ios 27, kingdom hearts 4, lynn conway, macos 27, masters of the universe, neewer lights, paramount games, photo editing, pride month, protect our games act, siri ai, skeletor, sorgatron media, star fox, tech podcast, video game news, wwdc 2026, zelda ocarina of time

Sorg and Dave Podnar talk Apple WWDC, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, photo reframing, device compatibility, and how AI may become more useful inside everyday apps. Plus: He-Man movie reactions, Lynn Conway’s tech legacy for Pride Month, Nintendo Direct news, video game preservation laws, Paramount Games, Amazon’s 007 plans, and practical studio lighting for podcast creators.

Google I/O AI Agents, iOS 27 Accessibility, Fortnite Returns & Retro Camera Apps | AwesomeCast 780

May 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min

1986 transformers movie, USB, aapi heritage month, accessibility technology, agentic ai, ai agents, ajay bhatt, apple intelligence, dave podnar, dave pondar, dazz cam, dungeon crawler carl, epic games, fortnite ios, gadget reviews, google gemini, google i/o 2026, graphic novel, intel, ios 27, iphone accessibility, iphone photography, optimus prime, pittsburgh podcast, retro camera app, sorg, sorgatron media, tech news, tech podcast, transformers the movie, vintage photography, webtoon

Sorg and Dave Podnar host AwesomeCast 780 with tech news, gadget picks, and a big dose of AI conversation. This week’s topics include the Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel, Dazz Cam’s retro iPhone photography app, Ajay Bhatt’s role in creating USB, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 accessibility features, Google I/O’s agentic AI announcements, Fortnite’s return to iOS, and the 40th anniversary Transformers: The Movie “Apology Tour.”

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We Got Custom 3D-Printed AT-ATs! + Steam Machine Reveal, Netflix Games, Star Wars Gifts & More! | AwesomeCast 758

November 19th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

3D printing, ai assistants, amazon prime gaming, apple intelligence, at-@-at, at-at, awesomecast, bissell crosswave review, century iii mall minecraft, chachi video game minute, chatgpt vs gemini, ddr world record, disney parks gift guide, gadget reviews, game awards 2025, gamestop trade anything day, google gemini 3, holiday tech gifts, lothcat, netflix games, pittsburgh tech podcast, podcast tech news, proton anti-cheat, red dead redemption netflix, star wars gifts, star wars life day, steam machine, steamos, streaming games, tech podcast, valve steam machine, video game news, wwe 2k25 netflix edition

This week on AwesomeCast 758, Sorg, Katie, and Podnar unwrap a pile of geeky goodness! Chachi surprises the crew with custom 3D-printed AT-@-AT Star Wars sculptures, Dave reviews the Bissell CrossWave hard-floor cleaner, and we break down the newest gaming news including the Steam Machine reboot, a DDR world record, and Netflix’s surprisingly strong push into console-quality games like WWE 2K25.

AwesomeCast 747: SkillBuilder’s AI Colleagues Are Taking Over Pittsburgh w/ Kit Mueller

August 27th, 2025  |  56 mins 34 secs

Katie Dudas, Michael Sorg, ai colleagues, ai image editing, apple intelligence, apple watch ai, applecare bundle, applecare one, awesome cast podcast, awesomecast, brew gentlemen, dave podnar, fallout amazon prime, fallout season 2 trailer, floating bar pittsburgh, gadget news, geek podcast, google flash image, google gemini, hello kitty freeze tag party, hello kitty switch, indy podcast, kit mueller, lego batman 2026, lego batman legacy of the dark knight, macbook pro applecare, nintendo switch games 2025, pittsburgh podcast, pittsburgh riverfront, pittsburgh startup, pittsburgh tech, riverlife shore thing, skillbuilder, skillbuilder io, tech podcast, video game news, viral cat subway

AwesomeCast 747 – Floating Bars, Hello Kitty Games, and AI Colleagues
Hosts Michael Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar are joined by Kit Mueller of SkillBuilder.io to explore the latest tech, gaming, and Pittsburgh innovations.

Fallback to Fortnight | AwesomeCast 696

July 31st, 2024  |  1 hr 3 secs

Fortnite, apple arcade, apple beta program, apple intelligence, apple intelligence features, awesomecast, blockchain, california dmv, call of duty, chatgpt, digital vehicle titles, festival mode, gadgets, google alternative, ios 18, ios 18.1, modern warfare 3, pdp gaming, podcasting, rift master wireless guitar, rock band, searchgpt, tech news, xbox game pass