AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

Xbox Games on Mac & Linux? Freddy Fazbear Goes IRL & Video Stores Return | AwesomeCast 791

August 11th, 2026  |  59 mins 40 secs

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Sorg and Dave Podnar explore what happens when new technology collides with some very old ideas. Binge Buster turns streaming discovery into a virtual video-store experience, Pittsburgh's Lost Lizard is actually renting VHS, DVD, and Betamax again, and disappearing digital movie purchases have Sorg wondering whether physical media deserves another look.

Child Proofing Animal Crossing | AwesomeCast 505

July 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

analogue pocket, animal crossing, game boy, insect identification, ios 14 beta, lume cube mini panel, movies anywhere, photography, plant identification, watch party, xbox game pass reveal

Chatting the tech news of the week with Ron Krause, Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

Dudders is looking forward to the Animal Crossing update coming July 30th including Fireworks, Dream Islands, and island recovery.
Krause is finding the new All Apps Screen organization on iOS 14 beta very helpful
Sorg is trying to make sure bugs and plants are not trying to kill him with the Insect Identification and PlantScape apps on iOS to identify with a picture.
Chilla is looking forward to Alexa’s upcoming mobile app update.
Amanda from Bold Pittsburgh shared with us in the AwesomeCast Facebook Group the amazing looking Game Boy cartridge player, the Analogue Pocket that can also play Game Gear and other mobile consoles from yesteryear
Amanda also has her hands on the Lume Cube Mini Panel for camera lighting.
We look back at the Xbox Game Pass reveal event and how that has shaped how we view Microsoft’s gaming strategies.
Movies Anywhere moves ahead and makes Watch Party a little more accessible. 

Animal Crossing Or Real Life | AwesomeCast 490

April 14th, 2020  |  54 mins 46 secs

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Katie, Krause, Chilla, and Sorg continue to practice social distancing with some tech upgrades hitting this week's episode.

Irrational Fear of Data Loss | AwesomeCast 369

October 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min

#goingdeep, aaron watson, ai, artificial intelligence, battle bots, carnegie mellon, cmu, disney, file browser, giant robots, going deep, going deep with aaron watson, google, halloween, hollywood, hollywood studios, movie pass, movies anywhere, multi pass, multipass, netflix, pikachu, pokemon, pokemon go, pokemongo, pornhub, rocketbook, rocketbook wave, samsung, shapr, smart fridge, spooky pokemon, sundar pichai, trick-or-treat

We’re joined by Aaron Watson of Going Deep With Aaron Watson this week. He’s in studio with Sorg, Chilla, and Katie as we’re talking this week’s tech news.