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

Playing With Our Synthetic Long | AwesomeCast 464

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Cambodian Rock Band at City Theatre, Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board , Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back at it this week as they talk about the news you should know in the tech world, including:

Sorg is sharing Mario Kart Tour as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Katie is definitely in haunt season. She's sharing the ScareHouse Shake as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
As an added bonus, Katie is also sharing some ScareHouse shenanigans as they team up with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for Haunted Museum After Dark!
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Microsoft Announcement due to drop tomorrow - but we're looking at some info that has leaked!
Chilla has a fancy new iPhone, so he's sharing some of the features he likes so far!
iPhone11's deep fusion camera has our attention.
Wonder if you're missing out not playing Words With Friends? Well, Zynga got hacked, so maybe not playing saved you!
Sheetz, known for its amazing MTO options, is getting into the tech scene with a new tech and innovation hub in Bakery Square.
We're looking at an alternative iOS app store which includes its own Nintendo emulator.
Pandora is making some changes - including adding mood settings, suggestions - - and podcasts!
Chilla brought a story for Katie as it combines tech with porn.
Katie is telling us about some fancypants electronic scooters.
Amazon and Oculus have some announcements. Chilla is giving us a quick rundown:
- Echo Frames
- Oculus Link

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) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH), 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

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

Should I Swift That | AwesomeCast 435

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! 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

Porn Hub is a Warm Hug | AwesomeCast 418

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! The band is back together as Katie Dudas takes a break from zombie wrangling with Chilla and Sorg to talk Tech...things...

Chilla looks forward to Mac and iPad possibilities for the October Apple Event.
Dudders is gearing up for the first Zombie Wrestling Show with Ryse Wrestling at Fright Up Night!
Sorg is finally taking a practice of using Apple Pay on his Apple Watch
Rizz sends us an article about Uber offering free rides on Election Day.
Youtube went down for a night. And the world flocked to Pornhub?
Sorg discovers ASMR.
A book about video game butts.
We want to do 3D Photos on Facebook!
Chilla wants to play Pokemon Go and Ghostbusters World. Thankfully he's already double fisting phones.

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 Dudas (@Kdudders) 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!

AwesomeCast 414: Prothusiasts

Sorgatron Media — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie joins Sorg in studio this week as Chilla is remote from Studio C. It's time to get geeky as we're talking about this week's tech news, including:

Katie is opening a bar - - well ScareHouse is. And it's her Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
You need zombies? Katie knows a guy.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Elgato CamLink.
Sorg and Chilla are looking at some of the differences between prosumer and consumer cameras.
Sorg is sharing Lyft filters as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Playstation Now lets you download games to play offline.
The new Amazon Echo Show looks sharp.
Katie is talking about ads that interact with Google Home.
We have learned that the beach has VR.
Mirror.Co has a mirror that gives you workout assistance.
Are you a Windows Insider and want to jump off the train? Chilla has some tips and tricks.
Windows launched the Whiteboard app.
You know your platform is successful when you launch a version of Angry Birds on it.
Capcom has released Mega Man Classics cartridges.

BONUS: Katie shared a great Reddit thread about a missed connection in Pittsburgh. 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) , 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!

Glow Means Go | AwesomeCast 407

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:00:00 -0400

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

Sorg, Chilla, and Katie are in studio this week as Beechview celebrates National Night Out just up the block. This week's topics of discussion include:

Katie brought a friend this week!
Katie is sharing Waze as her Awesome Thing of the Week - because it's been lifesaving for her.
For those who HAVEN'T seen it, there was a train derailment in Pittsburgh - which is one of the reasons Katie is so thankful for Waze.
Chilla is also giving a shout out to the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Port Authority for being on top of things.
Another awesome thing Katie and Sorg use Waze for? Speed zone notifications. Sometimes it's hard to see those signs, and it's helpful.
Chilla is sharing the Sennheiser Memory Mic as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is a Windows Pro upgrade.
Bonus to Windows Pro = Remote Desktop!
Creation Labs is opening in the Pittsburgh South Hills!
The Pittsburgh Current has a nice feature - with some information about our friends at Sorgatron Media.
Sorg got an e-mail DIRECTLY from the MoviePass CEO, guys!
Parents are hiring Fortnite tutors for their children.
Fortnite added motion control on your mobile device?!?!
Tesla is adding Atari games to its cars - including Pole Position (using the car's steering wheel)!
As if ziplines aren't crazy enough, let's add a VR component to it!
Chilla found a very nice Logitech wireless charger - after he already bought a different one. *womp womp*
Will you be in Pittsburgh this weekend? Stop by Steel City Con and say hi to Katie at the ScareHouse booth.

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), 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!

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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!

Support AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk