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)

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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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Looking for Group and Academy Pittsburgh's John Lange joins the full crew of Sorg, Chilla and Katies as they talk this week in tech news, including:

• Katie loves the Area 51 inspired animal shelters.
• Chilla tells us about his Tik Tok exploration
• Chilla also loves the new Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on Nintendo Switch.
• Sorg is discovering Sega Visions Magazine on Archive.org.
• Farming on Youtube is getting big.
• Please make sure our kids don't forget to pee during Fortnite.
• Can we gameify festivals with RFID wristbands?
• The Saturn V rocket was projected on the Washington Monument to celebrate 50 years since Apollo 11
• Gang of Cats video game 
• Toys 'R' Us returns with 'STEAM' workshops and smaller store
• Uber tests a $25 Pass that covers Eats and transportation
• Fortnite's monster and robot battle in epic fashion.
• Google and Facebook are tracking your porn use.  Even in private mode. 
• A new way to transfer to your 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: John Lange ((@lfgpgh), Katie Dudas (@Kdudders), 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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Sorg, Katie, and Chilla brave the bitter cold this week to bring you this week's tech news, including:

• Chilla is sharing a Nintendo Switch TV as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
• Katie is sharing the Brazilian 501st Legion carnival float as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Sorg is sharing the Steel Cage Challenge video game as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla is sharing Excel's ability to take a printout from another screen into OCR to create an editable table using AI.
• Pittsburgh's mayor signs an executive order creating new rules for self-driving cars.
• AlphaLab Gear's Hardware Cup winner has been announced!
• Speaking of cool things coming out of Pittsburgh, we're talking about Creation Labs and their 3D Printing space at South Hills Village.
• Weezer created a Fortnite island to promote its new album.
• There is an awesome Transformers cosplay cover of Immigrant Song.
• We're talking about Spectre, a great app with a slow shutter and neural engine that helps with long exposure photography.
• Replay FX is coming back! 2019 dates announced.
• ScareHouse is venturing into the laser tag realm with Rogue Laser Grounds.
• Jibo the social robot died?!?!
• Apex Legends already has 50 million players after one month.
• Thunderbolt devices are getting cheaper.

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 (@Kdudders), 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

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Dr Matthew White from Whitethorn Digital joins us to discuss running a video game publisher in Erie, PA after years in the business in California, Replay FX, game design at Penn State and we take a look at a few of their games like Bombfest!

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John from Looking for Group and Academy Pittsburgh joins the show to talk this week in tech, including:

We are living in the future WITH Chilla this week as we got a quick early peek at the innaugural edition of the Pittsburgh Current. (Be sure to grab your copy when it hits newsstands!)
Katie is talking about her damned double dongle as her Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week is another item from his getting-ready-for-vacation list. It’s the Olympus Tough TG-5 camera!
Sorg is sharing his sleep tracker for Apple Watch as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
John is sharing Black Fox Newz as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Funko is coming out with something new – cereal.
Movie Pass is rolling out surge pricing.
John has a ton of stuff going on. He’s sharing some Academy Pittsburgh updates with us.
John is also sharing some insights for this year’s Replay FX.
There are apparently Mario Kart ringers out there.
Facebook is trying AR ads.
Shout out to Rob Johnston and his recent awesome gig which works well for our sister (brother?) podcast, Wrestling Mayhem 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: John (@lfgpgh), Katie (@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!

Special Guest: John Lange.

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