We've got Kim Lyons, John Chichilla, Katie Dudas, and Mike Sorg chatting about this week's tech headlines, including:

• Katie is sharing one of her secret apps with us as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is Meeter, a Mac based app for meeting apps like Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams.
• Kim's Awesome Thiclip-ang of the Week is Pittsburgh airport adding UVC lights to cleaning robot to help kill coronavirus.
• Adding to the robot stories, Sorg is sharing a robodog in Singapore that reminds park goers to keep their distance.
• The Play Table is a new way to play board games.
• Wyze has a webcam driver to bring new capabilities to your camera.
• Stanford scientists have created a sound that instantly boils water.
• We're looking at some car desk options to support working on the go.
• The porn industry could help reopen America with contact tracing and testing model adopted for tracking coronavirus.
• Katie is confusing the Slice pizza app and Slice on Broadway, but she's telling us how the app is helping pizza joints.
• Kids are hacking calculators with all their down time.
• Katie is giving us our weekly Animal Crossing New Horizons update!clip
• Spotify is testing video podcasts.

After the show remember to:

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: Kim Lyons (@SocialKimly), Chilla (@chilla), Katie (@Kdudders), and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast!

Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) 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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• Katie's Awesome thing of the Week is British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibit available online
• Chilla is excited about the FCC requiring phone companies to authenticate Caller ID
• Brian is getting a lot our of his Mirosoft Surface Hub, and expanded with his KETAKY Microsoft Surface Pro USB/HDMI hub like this one.
• Sorg likes the new trend of professional sports like NBA and NASCAR adopting esports as an alternative to their events
• Everyone's favorite Weather App Dark Sky has been acquired by Apple
• Pornhub Donates 50,000 Surgical Masks to Coronavirus Frontliners in NYC and a sex worker COVID-19 relief fund
• Want to travel at home? Earth Cam.no cost but to get all $4.99 in app purchase on iOS
• Dudders fills us in on the seedy world of Animal Crossing High Stakes Musical Chairs
• The Office’s John Krasinski launched a YouTube channel dedicated to good news
• Miss the Sidekick or Android G1? Here's a new keyboard slider phone on indiegogo!

After the show remember to:

Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

Want to see how awesome Slice is? Pirates players bought some pies for Allegheny General Hospital workers.

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: Briand Crawford (@PGHMuseums), Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), and John Chichilla (@chilla)

You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast!

Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) 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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While the City of Pittsburgh may be in a state of self-quarantine, the crew can still gather on the internet! We've got Sorg, Katie, Ryan Haggerty, and Chilla on to talk this week in tech news, including:

• Katie is sharing her present and future Awesome Thing of the Week to help her get through her isolation - - Animal Crossing!
• More video game options - - Ryan Haggerty is sharing Castlevania Symphony of the Night as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is actually Scot MacTaggart and his great use of Zoom and Slack to keep people connected.
• Sorg is sharing Netflix Party as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Thanks to Amanda for sharing how to clean our Apple products!
• We're getting some really great updates on Apple TV (just in time for our self-quarantine) including Central Park from the co-creator of Bob's Burgers.
• Speaking of great options to cut the cord, there's a Beastie Boys documentary coming out, too.
• Among many things that have cancelled, E3 2020 hit the list. We're sharing some general thoughts.
• Apple's WWDC is getting ahead of the curve by moving to an online format.
• Pornhub is giving away free premium access during the Coronavirus outbreak.
• We're checking out Concept Board as an online whiteboard option.
• We're checking out some of the things content creators like Stephen Colbert are doing to do their shows without an audience.
• Can't go to the zoo or aquarium? A few places are live streaming options.
• Headspace and other meditation and calming platforms have free options to help people re-center during this period of uncertainty.
• Did you know you could share your digital movie library on iTunes?
• Nvidia is using spare GPU clock cycles to help fight COVID-19.
• KIVA is running a webinar to help small business adapt to changes during the Coronavirus shutdown.
• Looking for an app to keep you up to date with location-based news alerts? Everbridge is a great option.

After the show remember to:

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: Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), Ryan Haggerty (@haggertymedia), and John Chichilla (@chilla)

You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast!

Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) 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

Support AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk