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

Run, Casters! Run! | AwesomeCast 685:

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 07 May 2024 22:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast

Sorg, Chilla and Dave Podnar are here and some of them have sore legs…

Apple iPad Announcements:

New iPad Models: Released iPad Air and Pro models featuring the new M4 chip, enhancing performance and integrating AI features.

Accessories Compatibility Issues: Some old accessories don't work with new iPads due to redesigns, particularly magnetic alignment issues.

New Keyboard: Lighter with better floating functionality but incompatible with prior iPads due to magnetic differences.

Apple Pencil: The new Pencil supports innovative hover and squeeze features, allowing users to paint or select without touching the screen.

Final Cut Pro 2 & Logic: New versions designed with improved AI and Pro features, including advanced video editing and audio separation.

Camera Apps:

Final Cut Camera App: Enables live multicam switching with four iPhones, making it ideal for live production with control over zoom, ISO, and focus.

Blackmagic Camera App: Expanding to Android, allowing better video recording on a range of devices.

Pittsburgh Marathon:

Relay Team Participation:

The hosts shared personal experiences of joining the Pittsburgh Marathon via a relay team. The various segments included scenic routes, bridges, and iconic city landmarks.

Despite limited training, the camaraderie and supportive environment made it a memorable event.

Tech Integration:

Tracking apps helped monitor team progress, paces, and location of participants.

Additional Tidbits:

The podcast hosts discussed the importance of exercise for space missions, particularly on the moon, where innovative running solutions are needed to compensate for low gravity.

The team hinted at potential tech-related challenges for future moon exercises.

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Dare to Dream a Rock Star Dream | Episode 639

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 09 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400

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Dudders and Sorg have a muddy time in Baja SAE Oshkosh in Wisconsin and talk muddy boots, new cameras and new Apple Watch uses while in the video and photo field. https://www.instagram.com/katemariepgh/

Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on your iPad – for a monthly/yearly fee https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-brings-final-cut-pro-and-logic-pro-to-ipad/?utm_source=pocket_saves

A Nut Smasher Kickstarter for ALL your nut smashing https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zunik/nutsmasher-the-magic-durable-funny-silicone-nutcracker

Aurelio Sablone joins us to discuss his upcoming IndieGoGo project, the Rockdreamer GuitarBar. We talk about the development of the device and a demo of how this device could help people get started playing a guitar much quicker. Sign up for updates on the campaign at get.rockdreamer.com.

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One Apple Plan to Rule Our Wallets | AwesomeCast 512

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:30:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.

Chatting the tech news of the week including Apple's services, Apple Watch, and iPad, Tony Hawk, Twitch and more as Alex Kahrs joins us from Southern California with John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

We talk about the Apple One subscription bundle, bringing together Music, TV Plus, Arcade, and more
Chilla is eyeing the middle of the road Apple Watch SE
Alex is playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2: Vicarious Visions really knows how to make a remaster.
Amanda sends us the DJI OM 4 she's excited for
Brian got a new bidet for his toilet
Podnar shares the Yahoo Sports AR experience for football
Twitch rolling out new ad experiences (midroll starting today):

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Bobbleheads Will Bobble | AwesomeCast 492

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Amanda Narcisi returns to the show to join Katie Dudas and Mike Sorg as we take a look at this week's tech news topics, including:

We're starting the top of the show off with some updates from Dudders and her Animal Crossing New Horizons upgrades.
Amanda is taking the opportunity to learn about Wine And Spirits with Bar Smarts.
As a secondary cool thing Amanda has been working on during #Quarantine, she's checking out Apple's Swift.
Katie's Awesome Thing of the Week is Love Your Melon and the sweet hats she got.
Sorg is sharing This Week in Tech's evening attire episode as his Awesome Thing of the Week. In lieu of listening, he pulled up the video to see what everyone was wearing!
Looking for something to do with your Kids online during Quarantine? Frogpants Studio has kids drawing classes.
Have you checked out the iPhoneSE? We're sharing some thoughts and taking a look at Halide's tear down and photography deep dive.
What has everyone been doing during Quarantine? Apparently starting a Podcast as there are now more than a million podcasts out there.
We're getting an Animal Crossing New Horizons update from Dudders . Did you know you could interact with your wallpaper?
Really liked the Dunk Hunt zapper? There's a guy out there who modified a Glock just for the occasion.
Work From Home has been harder for some more than others. We're talking about Reporter No Pants who happens to be Christopher Reeve's son.
Boston Dynamics is helping COVID-19 patients with their Robot Dog.
What if your mask looked like a Facehugger from Alien?Fortnite is becoming a great concert option as Travis Scott's event drew 12.3 million concurrent viewers!

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: Amanda Narcisi (@alnarcisi), Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Katie Dudas (@Kdudders) 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

Olivia Munn Before She Was a Mutant | AwesomeCast 469

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. It's a new week - and a new opportunity for some tech talk! Join Chilla, Brian Crawford (of PGH Museums) and Sorg as they highlight the week's headlines including:

Brian is sharing his Hotec wireless microphone as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is sharing Photoshop on his iPad as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is from Microsoft Ignite 2019 with a new Microsoft Office app on mobile.
Brian has an agenda for this week's visit. He's sharing some behind-the-scenes on his recent project over at PGH Museums.
This week we're still talking about Pittsburgh buses - in a different manner. They're equipping some clean diesel buses with phone charging outlets!
Video may have killed the radio star, but Sony has killed the PlayStation Vue.
AppleTV + launched, and we're getting some viewer feedback about how great it looks!
HBO Max is coming, and they're challenging Netflix algorithms with "curated by humans" content.
Thanks to Chilla, we may finally know what happened to G4TV and Attack of the Show.

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 Crawford (@bcrawpgh) of @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

Adapting To Life Without A Button | AwesomeCast 437

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla, Sorg, and Krause are bringing you this week's tech news as we ramp up for the upcoming Apple announcement. We're sharing:

It's a big Google news day, so we'll be talking about that tech news shortly!
Google is making a foray into video games with Stadia. Krause is sharing the service as part of his Awesome Thing of the Week!
We're talking about the implications of a video game system via Google Stadia and Chromecast.
Before we get too excited about Stadia, will it go the way of Inbox or Google+ or Google Reader?
Chilla is sharing a Microsoft update for Microsoft Teams - with 8 new features.
We're a little excited about the updates for Microsoft Teams.
Are you a Google One subscriber? Did YOU get a free Google Home Mini?
Sorg is featuring his new Google Home Mini as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
There are some phishy emails and phone calls going around lately.
There's a new iPad Air. Chilla is giving us some updates to look forward to.
Google Maps adds new styles and gameplay options for mobile games.
Playing games can build 21st century skills.
Retailers, like Disney, are engaging customers with gamified storytelling.
Netflix is working on a follow-up to Bandersnatch with a Bear Grylls survival show!
EA paid Ninja to stream Apex Legends. We're sharing some thoughts.
We're deep diving some of the doors Stadia can open with online gaming and cooperative gaming.
Remember Dreamcast? Do you remember what's on your old memory card?
Krause is leaving DirecTV NOW - but he's looking at some great streaming video options!
Speaking of streaming video, Sorg is catching up with some Halt and Catch Fire.
Angry Birds AR is coming to iPhone.
Halo is getting a Master Chief collection!
What happens when you combine Carmen Sandiego and Google Earth? We can't wait to find out!
Twitter is going back to 2009 with twttr.
Krause is helping his wife transition to life without a button with a new iPhone.

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), Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Krause (@KrazyKrause) 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

This Cat Does Not Exist | AwesomeCast 434

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg and Chilla are joined by Kit and Mitch of Startup Boost Pittsburgh to talk this week in tech headlines, including:

Chilla is sharing Mobile World Congress 2019 as his Awesome Thing of the Week - specifically a new micro SD format that promises better battery life.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is a Meet the Mentors podcast he was recently working on, which introduced him to some cool things in the General Motors world.
Our guests Startup Boost Pittsburgh are talking about their cool startup pre-accelerator as their Awesome Thing of the Week.
We're learning about pre-startup options with Startup Boost Pittsburgh.
Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring from Nintendo. And he's being replaced by (wait for it) Bowser.
Fan of the show, Alex Kahrs is sharing the Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is figuring out that he can essentially run the studio remotely - with his iPad.
Last week we talked about This Person Does Not Exist. This week we're talking This Cat Does Not Exist.
We're exploring the foldable phone.
We're looking at Agents of SHIELD for our tech options for the future.
HoloLens 2 has been formally announced - targeted at corporations.

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: Startup Boost Pittsburgh (@startupboostpgh), Sorg (@Sorgatron) and Chilla (@chilla) 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

Car Tech of Future Past | AwesomeCast 394

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and The Millvale Music Festival!

This week Brian Crawford of The River's Edge rejoins our regulars Katie, Chilla, and Sorg as they talk this week’s tech news, including:

Chilla is loving the Otterbox Avengers: Infinity Wars phone cases!
Katie wants to show your mad skills with Rapchat on her phone.
Brian is upgrading his 20 year old car with the Okra Universal Tablet Air Vent Car Mount for his iPad to play River's Edge on TuneIn.
PIT aims to be the world’s smartest airport by partnering with CMU
We try to see the Google Search Podcast interface on Android phones.

Amazon wants to make robots for the home...
But in the meantime Amazon will deliver packages to your car.
A Nintendo Switch Jailbreak is available!
Porn company wants to reward you for taking shorter showers.
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: Brian Crawford (@riversedgepgh), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

Our good friend, Zach Rizza is raising money and awareness through the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation Team Pittsburgh 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. Check out his fundraiser page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/dsgfpitt2018/fundraiser/zachrizza

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Shoe Pizza | AwesomeCast 391

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and The Millvale Music Festival!

We’re back on schedule after last week’s brief interruption. Katie is in Studio A with Sorg and pizza, while Chilla joins us from Studio C to talk this week in technology, including:

Katie is finding Waldo as her Awesome Thing of the Week!
Chilla is sharing some DNS alterations as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
Sorg’s streaming video addiction is causing him to Twitch.
Twitter tells Pittsburgh not to be Silicon Valley.
Brian apparently got an Echo Show and shares it with the show this week.
What started as a joke post turned into something really cool with Alexa and Portal.
Alex shared his Awesome Thing of the Week as a continuation from our last episode talking about the Elgato StreamDeck.
Katie is using Snapchat to keep up on news stories.
360 photos are now a thing on Facebook Messenger.
Pizza Hut has a smart shoe that will order your pizza and control your DVR.
Chilla is sharing some iPad news.
Firefox is diving into AR and VR options.
Sorg saw Ready Player One and has a bit of chat about it (NO SPOILERS) and AR.
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), 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!

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Double Decker Bus Podcast Tour | AwesomeCast 382

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:00:00 -0500

We’ve got a special treat this week as we’re joined by our BOLD Pittsburgh team of Steve Fernald and Amanda Narcisi. They join Sorg and Chilla to talk about this week in technology news, including:

There may be some Top Gun chatter at the top of the show.
Amanda has some show and tell for her Awesome Thing of the Week with Philips Hue Go.
Because Amanda isn’t here very often, we let her have TWO Awesome Thing of the Week submissions. Up next? Beasts of Balance!
Steve is a sports fan (cough BOLD Pittsburgh Sports cough) is sharing Zepp Smart Sports as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla is heading to Pinterest for his Awesome Thing of the Week with Poort for his iPad collection.
Steve is looking to upgrade his velcro and duct tape solutions with Poort thanks to Chilla.
Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week is thanks to the Going Deep summit this weekend. He’s sharing 412 Food Rescue’s new app.
Burger King explaining Net Neurality may be the best thing ever.
Star Wars + VR = Secrets of the Empire. Chris Whitlatch gives his thumbs up this week.
Chilla is pouring one out this week for Dudders (not being in studio) with VR fake porn that face swaps someone’s face into porn.
Waymo has ordered thousands of vans for self-driving taxi service geared for later this year.
Instagram has finally approved scheduled content!
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: Steve Fernald (@Stevefernald), Amanda Narcisi (@alnarcisi), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@haggertymedia)

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!

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Port-a-Potty Pizza Party | AwesomeCast 375

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:00:00 -0500

Katie and Sorg are joined by Doug Derda this week. We were able to get Katie and Sorg away from Animal Crossing long enough to talk about this week’s news in tech, including:
Katie is torn between her iPhone X and being dubbed in German as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
Katie is talking about some of the cool stuff she’s done with her iPhone X for video.
Doug is talking the future of smartphones with Samsung’s new battery tech that could fully charge a phone in minutes.
Sorg is blaming Katie for his addiction to his Awesome Thing of the Week – Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.
Y’know what, if you don’t want to wait 7 hours for pizza, head over to Slice and get some perfect pepperoni pizza.
Although net neutrality issues aren’t cool, Pitchwerks put the perfect explanation together with some help from Spare Change.
Shout out to Brian Crawford for picking up an iPad Pro. Speaking of – we’re talking about his question about whether or not we need a traditional laptop anymore.
Watching TV while playing video games? Doug is talking about how things are changing.
Back to the Future reference thanks to Doug and his multiple device usage commentary.
If we’re doing all this stuff IRL, can you imagine VR adaptations?
We talked last week about Ello coming back. People have noticed. There is naked spam.
We’re talking some Carnegie Science Center omnimax upgrades!
Want to kick your smartphone addiction? There’s a Substitute Phone to help you.
After the show remember to:

Shop small with our neighbors here in Beechview this weekend. For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1535469116534745/

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: Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron), and Doug Derda (@douglasderda).

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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