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

5 1/4" Bigguns | AwesomeCast 425

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:15:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're winding down to our year-end episode, but before we get to the year in review, Sorg and Chilla are sharing some of the week's tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing his pleas for NASA to save Tony Stark as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is how Doug Engelbart predicted the future - 50 years ago.
The Huawei finance chief was arrested in Canada.
Our friend Brian likes experimenting with tech in his bathroom, and he found a solution for his Echo Dot.
It seems like it's been forever, but Apple Watch has an ECG app for heart rhythm notifications.
The recent Giphy update integrates TrueDepth camera and a universal keyboard.
There's a live action MarioKart race in Florida?!?!
There's a hipster nativity, and Sorg approves.
How about a VR experience of Van Gogh's Starry Night?
Marvel Alliance has a Nintendo Switch exclusive.
Street Fighter will display in-game advertising.
Sorg saw some advertising that worked to get his attention for the RETRO Color 8-bit iPhone case.
The Fire/Echo device is having a fire sale. badum tss
John Romero gifts Doom 18 new levels for its 25th birthday.

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Check out our sponsors as a part of YaJagoff’s HOLLA-day Gift Guide:

Pittsburgh Things Pittsburgh themed apparel n’at.
Core Life Eatery at the Block at Northway on McKnight Rd
Sprezzatura creates and serves heritage-inspired cooking for events and the public.

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: John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) 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

The Old Alt+Shift+5 | AwesomeCast 417

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It was rather fortuitous that Brian Crawford of the River's Edge happened into the studio on Podcast Day. What better than to get him set up with Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week's tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing the Ring video doorbell as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla is talking about the Ring doorbell depth sensor.
We're discovering the networking opportunities with the Ring video doorbell.
Brian is sharing his Fire TV Cube as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Brian is also sharing the Ignite Pro bluetooth PA system as an extra Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is gaming related with some Twitch updates.
Project Rush is now Premiere Rush.
There's a sweet Mario Kart bar in Toronto.
WIRED + Apple TV = A new way to watch WIRED content.
Have some screenshots you're trying to clean up and fit into product demos on every Apple device? Someone has created a shortcut just for you!
Chilla is talking about some interesting recipe shortcut scripts you can run on your devices.
Have an Apple device? Their original shows may be free, as long as you're using the TV App.
Chilla is impressed with Apple device parental control options. He's looking for Android to step their game up.

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: Chilla (@chilla), Brian (@RiverTalkPGH) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) 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!

Pinterest the Porcupine | AwesomeCast 373

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:00:00 -0500

Bobby Cherry joins us on the big purple couch to talk this week’s tech news with Katie Dudas, Mike Sorg, and John Chichilla. This week’s topics include:

Bobby is sharing Cards Against Humanity as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Cards Against Humanity is saving America!
Dudders is sharing a blocked Christmas card sale as her Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week is Pixelmator Pro.
Sorg has his eye on Injustice 2 – specifically the recently released trailer as his Awesome Thing of the Week. cough TMNT cough
Because he made it to the studio, Bobby gets a second Awesome Thing of the Week – and he chose wisely with a new Mario movie!
Fire departments are using drones to pre-plan for big fires? (Thanks to Andy Quayle for that tip.)
Wondering if your local McFlurry machine is down? There’s an app for that!
11% of Americans think HTML is a sexually transmitted disease.
Pinterest Lens will help you pick out an outfit – in case you’re having a rough time figuring out what to wear.
Quantum isn’t just for Comcast anymore.
For 99 cents – you too can get rid of your iPhoneX notch with a notch remover!
UPS is delivering packages in Pittsburgh via bike?
Cozmo was stuck in Reddit, and Katie is happy to share this story and how awesome the little guy is.
Want to get back at email scammers? There’s a bot for that.
HTC joins the stand-alone VR headset game!
After the show remember to:

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

Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion?

Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Bobby Cherry (@GoBobbo), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron), and John Chichilla (@chilla).

Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos?

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

Remember to check out our friends at River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media 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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