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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Disneyland and Star Wars Night

Disneyland Experience: The hosts share their experiences from their recent trip to Disneyland, focusing particularly on Star Wars Night, which included building custom lightsabers and participating in themed events.

Merchandise and Activities: Katie discusses her experience building a custom lightsaber, describing the process and her choice of a purple lightsaber to match her favorite color. She also details the thematic elements and the immersive experience at Galaxy’s Edge.

Event Participation and Marathon Discussion

Marathon Participation: Dave talks about his involvement in the Pittsburgh Marathon and the logistics of participating in such events.

Charity and Community Engagement: Discussion on supporting various causes through marathon participation, including fundraising links and community support.

Sorg has hands on setting up a Starlink satellite internet system for an upcoming project https://www.facebook.com/664720723/videos/pcb.7689730001048830/444317388084116

Delta Emulator on iOS! https://deltaemulatorapp.com/

Poetry Camera prints AI poetry from images https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/20/poetry-camera/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Potties for Boston Marathon 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/751413887103673 

OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘more direct, less verbose’

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/openai-makes-chatgpt-more-direct-less-verbose/ 

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

Chatting the tech news of the week including streaming video, offensive Animal Crossing, new video game news, and more! with Dave Podnar and Mike Sorg!

• Dave loves what P3R (the company behind the Pittsburgh Marathon) is doing for social media outreach during the Coronavirus era
• Sorg is marveling at the biggest takeaway from Ubisoft making a deal with Parsec, using streaming services for preview play for journalists. Ubisoft used this and Cyberpunk used GeForce Now.
• And in the spirit of Dudders, we look at Animal Crossing's new fireworks, which immediately get the dick firework treatment and characters falling on their face.
• Google announces Pixel 4a phone
• Finally Apple updates one of its webcams and some new internals on the 27" iMac
• Disney to release Mulan online via Disney Plus on Sept. 4, for $30 in US
• More information on xCloud Streaming coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Battletoads will be part of it August 20!
• Microsoft confirms free 'Halo Infinite' multiplayer running at 120FPS
• Alto coming to more platforms. This is such a relaxing game!
• We attempt to have a non-political discussion about Tik Tok

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It's been a while, but we've got Chris Maverick in studio as he joins Katie, Chilla, and Sorg to talk this week in tech news, including:

• Chilla is sharing his FireCube as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla is sharing about his home automation updates with his FireCube addition.
• Not to be outdone, our guest Chris Maverick is sharing his own home automation upgrades - including his HomePod and streaming service.
• The new Child's Play movie takes over smart home devices with the Buddi Connected app. Katie is sharing as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Sorg is sharing his new MacBook Pro as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Starting in July, you can return Amazon purchases to Kohl's stores.
• We found another TV for Chilla's man cave - Sony's 98-inch 8K TV...for only $70K.
• We have some friends running the Pittsburgh Marathon and they're sharing the Relive App.
• Working as a social media manager can be hard some days. Imagine being the manager for PornHub or Wendy's!
• Apparently the Galaxy Fold is on hold.
• Sesame Street wants you to get off your phone!

After the show remember to:

Speaking of the Pittsburgh Marathon - go support our friend Rizz and his fundraiser for the Alzheimers Association.

Want to support our friends at Postindustrial? Check out their Kickstarter.

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

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

Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Chris Maverick (@chrismaverick), Katie Dudas (@kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron)

Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos?

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

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