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

DJI Robot Vacuum Hack, Playable Tetris Magazine & Viral Olympic Moments | AwesomeCast 769

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Sorg and Podnar cover big and bizarre tech headlines: an alleged DJI robot vacuum security mess, AI-assisted “vibe coding,” and why camera-equipped home gadgets deserve extra caution. They also dig into the SAE Civic Progress Challenge (accessible mobility innovation), geek out over a playable Tetris magazine cover, and hit viral Winter Olympics moments—plus a Dunkin iced coffee mitten that’s as ridiculous as it sounds. Includes Chachi’s Video Game Minute and a Black History Month spotlight on Frederick McKinley Jones.

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Drunken Robot Pornography | AwesomeCast 458

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Muddy Cup, Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. It's a slow tech news week, but Katie, Sorg, and Chilla have plenty to talk about, including:

Katie is sharing Scream District from ScareHouse Basement as her Awesome Thing of the Week!
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is a Kickstarter project for GENKI - a covert dock for the Nintendo Switch.
Sorg is sharing Steam Link as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Loot Crate is going away - - and we're a little reminiscent of when we used to get those fun little boxes in the mail!
Spotify's podcast dashboard is coming out of beta. We're sharing some insights - - as podcaster people.
Sorg is sharing some of the fun tech involved with SAE's Autodrive Challenge.
Want to let people nap in your living room? Globe Living is the Air BNB of napping!
Super Mario Maker comes to Counter Strike - - with the impossible Mario level.
PS3's Journey is available on iOS?
Snap Spectacles are still a thing with their 3rd generation and 2 HD cameras!
We find ourselves questioning how Chilla doesn't own any mini gaming devices. Thankfully he's fixing that with the Turbo Grafx Mini!
We talked about Ninja's switch to Mixer, and it looks like his now dormant Twitch feed is streaming some "adult" content?
Verizon sold Tumblr to WordPress, and they're maintaining their porn ban.

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

Waving At Dogs | AwesomeCast 451

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! The crew is back in studio as Krause, Chilla, and Sorg bring you this week's tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing Harry Potter Wizards Unite as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
We're comparing Pokemon GO to Wizards Unite.
Sorg has been getting his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on with Rescue-Palooza as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Krause is sharing some of his thoughts on Android Q Beta.
Remember when Chachi used to play games? He's keeping a chronicle of 1001 video games which he shared with us this week.
Port Authority is rolling out a ConnectBand pilot program in Pittsburgh.
Sorg has had his own recent dealings with RFID tech with his recent SAE travel.
YouTube's Hangouts on Air is going away, and podcasters are up in arms.
Stop what you're doing right now. There is a dog petting simulator!
Sorg is sharing Raspberry Pi 4 - which could replace your desktop PC for $35!
Chilla is conveniently sharing a beta story with us as we're talking about iOS 13 Beta.
A robot "duck" is helping keep rice paddies clear of weeds thanks to a Nissan tech who has developed a Roomba for rice.
Chilla is sharing a Mimke mobile mic to help with mobile recording.
Krause is sharing his own mobile option for video with a DJI Osmo.

After the show remember to: 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) 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 Chichilla (@chilla), Ron Krause (@KrazyKrause) and Michael 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

Drone Training | AwesomeCast 449

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Bobby Cherry joins us in studio with Sorg, while Chilla checks in from Studio C to talk this week in tech news, including:

Sorg is sharing his experiences filming SAE's AutoDrive as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla is sharing his Surface headphones as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Bobby is sharing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
We're talking about an update in iMovie to include green screen capabilities and picture-in-picture.
We're checking out some updates on Be My Eyes (which we checked out a little bit ago).
Chilla is talking some cloud with iCloud and xCloud updates.
Amazon is building scale models to help train their little drones learn.

After the show remember to: 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) 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: Bobby Cherry (@GoBobbo), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Mike 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

Netflix Needs to Chill Out | AwesomeCast 440

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! There are some new, but familiar faces on the couch this week as Sorg is joined by Krause and Brian to talk about this week's tech headlines, including:

Brian is sharing some of what he's working on these days!
Brian is schooling us on how he uses multiple smart devices - in the same room.
Brian is sharing how he uses Garmin Speak with Alexa as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Did you know you could actually have a conversation with your smart device?
Krause is sharing a smart surge protector power strip as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is from his recent SAE trip. He's sharing how a team from Canada modified their plane for snowy conditions.
Sorg and Brian both shared Bricksburgh - a LEGO pop-up bar, so of course we have to talk about it.
We're learning about how SAE is using Facebook Portal for remote access onsite help.
A-Train is the AI in Facebook Portal.
We're talking about how Netflix has killed AirPlay support.
Getting older is getting easier because of technology.
Brian is sharing how he's using a vertical mouse, ergonomic keyboard, and a lumbar pillow from Amazon to counteract the results of his aging process.
Google podcast is making in-episode searching easier by transcribing episodes.
Microsoft is going to combine Xbox game pass and live into a monthly subscription?

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: Brian Crawford (@bcrawpgh), Krause (@KrazyKrause), 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

I Have A Thin Voice | AwesomeCast 436

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Krause and Sorg are joined by Scot MacTaggart of KRNLS and Jon Providence of Eagledream Technologies as they talk this week in tech, including:

Krause is sharing WeightWatchers as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Krause is also pairing his WeightWatchers app with a Fitbit tracker - to make the most of his weight loss journey.
Scot is sharing a KRNLS crowdfunding campaign for #ClairtonGrows as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Jon of Eagledream Technologies is sharing Veracity VRcade in Rochester as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is sharing a jet-powered RC plane from his travels with SAE as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Scot is sharing some of what he's working on with KRNLS.
We're talking with Scot of KRNLS and Jon of Eagledream Technologies - an AWS partner - about some of the cool things they're doing together.
When you get 1500 new features at once, how do you keep track of them?
The digital marketing spectrum has made a massive impact on how quickly things grow.
The package is less important than knowing where the package is to customers.
Apple's Tim Cook changed his last name (on social media)!
There's a giant vending machine for cars.
Sony released an official PS4 remote play app for iOS devices for game streaming.
Full Sail University is putting $6M into an eSports arena for pro gaming.

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: Scot MacTaggart (@mactaggart), KRNLS (@krnlsco), Eagledream Technologies (@EagleDreamTech), 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