We are BACK from our year-end hiatus with Chilla, Dudders, and Sorg to talk current tech news!

• Chilla is sharing a sweet Xbox phone controller mount as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Katie is sharing her Tervis water bottle as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Sorg is sharing some CES 2020 updates as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• There's an artist that transforms everyday objects into out-of-this-world art!
• Did you know there's a "clean" spitball gun that makes 350 spitballs from a single roll of toilet paper?
• PS5 is looking to solve some backwards compatibility issues, and we're pretty excited about it!
• Giant Eagle pharmacy is stepping into the home automation game with an Alexa Skill that will help you get your refills and keep you on schedule for your prescriptions.
• Chilla is sharing some information about how to mount an older iMac with a non-removable arm.
• Katie is sharing some news on how to spot fake images with your smart phone.
• Segway is coming out with a new project (which Sorg is referring to as the Wall-E chair).
• Sorg found a great video about Nintendo and Scandinavia.
• A US model raised over $750K for the Australian wild fires by sending nudes.
• We're taking a look at a Lenovo photo frame as an option to share your digital photos.
• Lora DiCarlo is back at CES 2020 with some new tech adult toys.
• We're wrapping up this week's show with some preliminary thoughts on CES 2020. Of course, we'll be talking more NEXT week after the event.

After the show remember to:

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

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Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@Chilla) 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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We chat with John Chichilla about Home Automation to help all of you with new gadgets this Christmas!

• We take a look at how you should get started with home automation
• We go through Chilla's encounter with a porch thief via his Ring Doorbell and the neighborhood watch

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: John Chichilla (@Chilla) 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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We have the extended AwesomeCast Crew online to talk about the year the was!

• We talk about our Awesome Things of the Year!
  • Chilla loves Dongles! Including one that expands his iPad and one that turns any television into a monitor for Windows computers with Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.
  • Cynthia has two awesome things includng her first experience with the Oculus Quest and the  combination of Screentime plus Wifi powerstrip and Gosund smart plugs -- her home and devices now remind or force me to go to bed when she should
  • Carman loves the idea of SNL's Duolingo for Talking to Children as a concept, and that Duolingo is Pittsburgh's first unicorn
  • Uncle Crappy is ready to cut the cord and not miss any of his sports with Hulu and ESPN+
  • Dudders likes the new Snapchat cat detecting feature!



• We look back at our 2019 predictions


• We make predictions for 2020!
  • Carman: Jeff Bezos will recruit more porch pirates to help sell Ring Doorbells.
  • Crappy: We are NOT ready for a secure presidential election.
  • Cynthia: Playstation and Xbox console launches will be duds
  • Dudders: Zuckerberg sells FB. He’s all eff this noise
  • Chilla: PC sales will plummet
  • Sorg: Continued growth of alternative shopping methods. Displacing or moving workers ie. AmazonGo, Self Check outs pushing employees for pickups and grocery delivery, etc.

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: Cynthia Closkey (@cynthiacloskey), Mike Pound (@unclecrappy), John Carman (@carmanavenue), Katie Dudas (@kdudders), John Chichilla (@Chilla) 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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Sorg is hanging with Brian Crawford of PGHMuseums.org for this slow tech news week!

• Sorg has reconnected his home to wired internet! And is connecting home smart devices for the first time with Google Home!
• Brian's Awesome Thing is a bed that can save you during an earthquake!
• Snapcrap attempts to solve a public defecation problem in San Francisco
• Smartphone based sales for Black Friday jump again.
• Turn your fancy new iPhone into a classy iPod Classic.

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: Brian (@PGHMuseums) 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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Dudders is away on super secret assignment, so Producer Missy steps in to talk some tech with Sorg and Chilla.  This week the crew is talking about:

• Chilla is sharing CarPlay on iOS 13 as his Awesome Thing of the Week!
• Sorg is updating us on his PokemonGO adventures and Team Rocket integration as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Producer Missy is sharing Facebook's brain-typing project as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• AR is enabling people to take walks to experience art throughout the city.
• Apple is looking to add AR experiences to your local Apple Store!
• Sorg has been checking out TikTok videos - - thanks to Chilla.
• TikTok has plans to introduce their own smartphone.
• Dragalia Lost is now the 2nd most successful mobile game for Nintendo.
• Poolside.FM makes your playlist look like it's from the 80s!
• Is Dayflash the next Instagram?
• Have any UltraViolet movies? Not after Wednesday!
• Apple's Apple Card is coming in August.
• Wyze has a pair of smart plugs for controlling home appliances.

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

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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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!

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Max Parker returns to the show this week to talk video games and E3 with us. He’s joined in studio by Chilla and Sorg to talk about this week in tech news, including:
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Chilla is sharing an Amazon update as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Specifically, Alexa voice controls are now available on Apple iOS.
Chilla’s #1 use for his home automation set-up is to turn his TV on and off.
If Alexa is broken, Chilla doesn’t watch TV.
The Home Pod sits next to the Echo Dot.
Sorg keeps going back to previous Awesome Thing of the Week nods as his current item. This week he’s talking some Pokemon GO updates.
Of course Sorg was playing Pokemon GO while filming on location with a client shoot.
You can FINALLY make friends on Pokemon GO and trade Pokemon.
Pokemon did a remake of Pokemon Yellow for Pokemon Let’s Go. Max is sharing some thoughts about it AND the pokeball Joycon controller.
Max was on-site at E3 2018 and is sharing some of his insights.
Red Dead Redemption in 4K is apparently AMAZING.
Brian is pretty excited about his new backpack.
Movie Pass competitors are striking back! Thanks to Brandon and Sorg for letting us know about AMC and Alamo Drafthouse responses.
E3 opened back up to the public this year. Things were a little different this year than last year, though.
Thanks to Katie for sharing Fortnite shaved ice with us from the road.
Chilla is looking for dongle tricks.
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: Max Parker (@GameGuyPGH), Chilla (@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!

Support AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk