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

Approved or Not Approved | AwesomeCast 457

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Muddy Cup, Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. The gang's all here as Dudders, Chilla and Sorg talk about this week in tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing his recent Oculus experience as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Katie is sharing Replay FX as her Awesome Thing of the Week!
Couldn't make it out to Replay FX? They had some livestream. Chilla is sharing how he got to experience the weekend through video!
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is his upgraded Automatic connected car assistant.
Did you know RedBull has a magazine? We didn't either - but what we DID find out was about Ninja leaving Twitch!
Thanks to the Ninja news, Sorg and Chilla are examining their own gameplay styles.
Flyboard is a go - across the English Channel with Franky Zapata.
Disney, Hulu, and ESPN are coming together with a streaming video bundle.
Facebook and Instagram ad censorship leads to a protest - - by a sex tech startup.
Want to see what advertisements are approved or not approved? There's a site for that! We're checking it out.
Netflix has a co-watching contract to help partners form TV pacts.
The Matrix is returning to theaters with Dolby Vision and Atmos!
The Amazon dash button is going away.
Squad is an anti-bro screen sharing and chat app.

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), Katie (@Kdudders), and 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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Sorgatron Media — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back in studio joined by John Carman this week to run down the tech news you should know about, including:

Chilla is sharing TiVO's CommercialSkip and the way they're working it for the Super Bowl as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Katie is filming birds (instead of flipping them) with the Bird Photo Booth as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is iCloud files + Apple Clips + iMovie for quick social media edits of some video content - including Episode 429's Pornhub discussion.
Apple is reportedly working on a subscription gaming service.
Were you a fan of Farmville back in the day? There's good news. Competitive virtual farming is getting its own esports league!
After the last episode, Carman apparently found a different Fyre TV that is most definitely not related to Fyre Festival. [NOTE: Link NSFW]
Facebook has been paying teens $20 a month to access their phones?
Having trouble with Facebook generating the wrong image for your link? There's a fix for it. Katie is sharing what she recently learned.
We're sharing some thoughts on the FaceTime bug.
Someone is trying to recreate Legend of Zelda in DOOM, and needs a hand.
Amazon has a cute little robot that helps with deliveries.
Netflix may have raised prices, but Hulu is lowering its basic service price.
Looking for a way to smoke without being detected? Philter is offering a filter to eliminate smoke and smell.
Innovation at a slow walking pace.

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

QR Code Revival | AwesomeCast 411

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.

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: Katie Dudas (@kdudders), 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!

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