AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

Chili Dog Deep Dive | AwesomeCat 552

July 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

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From Chili Dogs to Nintendo Switch. We talk tech as Mike Pound of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joins Katie Dudas, John Chichilla, and Michael Sorg!

There’s a NEW Nintendo Switch coming in October! Will you be picking it up?
Pink Pockets. Post mastectomy drain holders.
STIR/SHAKEN, because robo calls will drive you to drink. New FCC rules took effect last week, requiring big carriers to confirm that the number we see coming up on caller ID matches the number that the call originated from.
Sorg is upping his streaming game with a new Live U to stream better from more locations.
American Troops Are Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Leaving Pokémon Behind
Use Brickit App to figure out what to build with a picture of your loose Legos!

The Booty Setting | AwesomeCast 551

June 30th, 2021  |  53 mins 19 secs

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AwesomeCast Away From Home Edition

June 22nd, 2021  |  30 mins 34 secs

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Sorg is on the road this week on vacation, so we asked our AwesomeCasters to submit their Awesome Things of the Week early!

Sorg shares his experiences on the road at Formula SAE Nevada where he had the fortune to chat with members of Tesla, Space X and the Boring Company, hold a flame thrower, and saw the new Tesla Model S Plaid in action!
Katie’s fighting off gnats and fruit flies from her plants with some sticky gnat traps!
In honor of Father’s Day and the US Open Amanda and Steve showed off the Arccos Caddie Smart Sensors for golf clubs. These smart sensors track you throughout play to improve stroke and scores.

Cookie Cutter Copy Cats | AwesomeCast 550

June 16th, 2021  |  59 mins 54 secs

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It’s a remote Zoom Zoom show talking how to save your big job, vacation alone, and WWDC top announcements with Katie Dudas, John Chichilla, and Michael Sorg!

Katie talks about her solo vacation to Ocean City and putt putt!
Chilla talks Apple iOS 15’s Universal Control from WWDC!
Sorg talks about the Elgato CamLink saved the day!
Will more people come to FaceTime when it opens to Android and Windows?
Playdate announces Season 1 Games and stereo doc
We almost got away messages with Focus iPhone update
TechCrunch City Spotlight June 29th with CMU President Farnam Jahanian is speaking. Local errors lol!
The travel world is changing thanks to the pandemic & AirBnB is making their own changes

Bandelier of Mifi | AwesomeCast 549

June 8th, 2021  |  51 mins 38 secs

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It’s a remote Zoom Zoom show talking how to save your big job, vacation alone, and WWDC top announcements with Katie Dudas, John Chichilla, and Michael Sorg!

Katie talks about her solo vacation to Ocean City and putt putt!
Chilla talks Apple iOS 15’s Universal Control from WWDC!
Sorg talks about the Elgato CamLink saved the day!
Will more people come to FaceTime when it opens to Android and Windows?
Playdate announces Season 1 Games and stereo doc
We almost got away messages with Focus iPhone update
TechCrunch City Spotlight June 29th with CMU President Farnam Jahanian is speaking. Local errors lol!
The travel world is changing thanks to the pandemic & AirBnB is making their own changes

Sneaky Sidewalk Echo | AwesomeCast 548

June 2nd, 2021  |  59 mins 35 secs

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We are celebrating 11 years of AwesomeCast with the ORIGINAL AwesomeCaster Rob de la Cretaz, Dave Podnar, John Chichilla, and Michael Sorg!

Chilla is using the Tomtoc Padfolio to keep his tech safe for him and his kid.
Podnar is talking the Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck!
Rob is lookin gat the FREE to play with Unreal Engine Twinmotion for environment rendering and we look at the Unreal Engine Metahuman digital human creator.
Sorg has been out played by his family at Simon’s Cat Story Time on Apple Arcade
June’s Journey: The Lost Diaries Podcast supports the mobile game.
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors. Why is that great and scary, and should you turn it off?

Serious Grogu | AwesomeCast 547

May 26th, 2021  |  58 mins 46 secs

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Just Another Fall Guy | AwesomeCast 546

May 18th, 2021  |  46 mins 37 secs

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Video Games, Gadgets and music with John Chichilla and Mike Sorg straight from Pittsburgh!

Disappear if presenting a physical Logitech Scribe whiteboard
Sorg is playing Destroy All Humans on Game Pass and Fall Guys just in time for cross play with his Playstation friends!
Get a calculator for your Switch!
‘Grand Theft Auto V’ mod adds uncanny photorealism through AI
Microsoft is giving Xbox One Insiders a chance to reserve a Series X/S
Incase you need a desktop and like Apple here’s a summary of all the reviews for the M1 iMac.

Discovery purchasing All of ATT media (HBO, Warner Studios, The TV networks)
Apple Music will offer Dolby Atmos and lossless streaming starting next month
Amazon Music Unlimited plans now include HD streaming at no extra cost

Stamp Collector Dudders | AwesomeCast 545

May 12th, 2021  |  50 mins 52 secs

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More Star Wars, Video Games, and Home Automation chatter with Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg straight from Pittsburgh!

Star Wars Day! | AwesomeCast 544

May 5th, 2021  |  56 mins 37 secs

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