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

Olivia Munn Before She Was a Mutant | AwesomeCast 469

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. It's a new week - and a new opportunity for some tech talk! Join Chilla, Brian Crawford (of PGH Museums) and Sorg as they highlight the week's headlines including:

Brian is sharing his Hotec wireless microphone as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is sharing Photoshop on his iPad as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is from Microsoft Ignite 2019 with a new Microsoft Office app on mobile.
Brian has an agenda for this week's visit. He's sharing some behind-the-scenes on his recent project over at PGH Museums.
This week we're still talking about Pittsburgh buses - in a different manner. They're equipping some clean diesel buses with phone charging outlets!
Video may have killed the radio star, but Sony has killed the PlayStation Vue.
AppleTV + launched, and we're getting some viewer feedback about how great it looks!
HBO Max is coming, and they're challenging Netflix algorithms with "curated by humans" content.
Thanks to Chilla, we may finally know what happened to G4TV and Attack of the 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: Chilla (@chilla), Brian Crawford (@bcrawpgh) of @PGHMuseums and Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the 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

Too Far From A Whole Foods | AwesomeCast 468

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. Chilla joins Sorg and Krause to talk this week's tech news, including:

Krause is sharing Pittsburgh's bus in a sinkhole (and the magic that happened on the internet afterwards) as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla is sharing Apple's new AirPods Pro as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is sharing the Black Series from Arcade1Up as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Amazon Fresh is now delivering for free to Amazon Prime members.
Sony has trademarked PS6 (and beyond).
Deep Fusion is now available with iOS 13.2.
We're taking a look at Xbox bundles, including All Access options from $20 per month.
Blizard Con is next week. Chilla is looking forward to the leaks.
Chilla is considering getting Nvidia's new shield TV pro with Dolby vision.

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), Sorg (@Sorgatron) and Krause (@KrazyKrause) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the 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

Pokewizards | AwesomeCast 452

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Sparkledragon's Magical Emporium! Producer Missy joins in the discussion as Sorg and Chilla talk this week in tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing Facetime autocorrection as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Google Maps had an alternative solution to traffic back-ups, which took some travelers off-roading?
Sorg is resurrecting his PokemonGO play in response to the new Harry Potter game.
We're pretty excited that furries return to the 'Burgh this weekend. It's like Pittsburgh's very own PokemonGO opportunity IRL.
Dear Google - We need you to do a street view of the furry parade for Anthrocon 2019.
Bernie Sanders is on Twitch...
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo come out against tariffs on gaming consoles.
EA Access is coming to PS4 this month!
Chilla is sharing some MacOS dock options for the touchbar.
Google Maps can predict how crowded your train or bus will be.
Windows 1.0 is making a comeback?
While Katie is not with us in studio tonight, she did share a story about German sex sheds!

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), 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

Black And White Angry Birds | AwesomeCast 446

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 21 May 2019 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Professor Buzzkill joins Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week (and this century) in tech:

Chilla is sharing his Pixel 3a as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg was able to attend the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup event to experience it up close and personal behind a live stream rig as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg had an opportunity to check out Yodel Labs and their AR positioning as part of the Hardware Cup.
Sorg is sharing some updates from Vital Flo and Algenair from the Hardware Cup.
Want to do your own canning? No, not like your grandmother's beets, more like your grandfather's adult beverages with Equals Can.
Professor Buzzkill is sharing the black-and-white setting on his iPhone as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
For most things in tech there are previous ideas and predecessors in history. Professor Buzzkill is sharing some of that evolution with us.
No Awesome Thing of the Week is dumb as long as it's awesome to you - like Brian's sweet standing desk.
Microsoft and Sony are partnering for gaming and cloud services?
Schell Games is having a friends and family event.
You can all thank Sorg for the new MacBook Pro release from Apple.
Pittsburgh is bringing back the magic with Liberty Magic. Chilla is giving us all the details.
Sorg was in Hollywood - and of course he found the Museum of Selfies.
Professor Buzzkill is questioning bathroom selfies.
Minecraft AR is coming. Sorg can't wait to compare it to Angry Birds AR.

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: Professor Buzzkill (@buzzkillprof), 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

Dot In The Bathroom | AwesomeCast 442

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 24 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! 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) 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: 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! 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

We're Gonna Go Watch Chickens | AwesomeCast 431

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back in studio joined by John Carman this week to run down the tech news you should know about, including:

Looks like we've got some gaming news lined up for this episode.
Apex Legends was released, and Chilla is sharing his thoughts.
We're comparing Apex Legends to Fortnite.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is Fortnite's Marshmello concert.
Rizz discovered the BEST Twitch channel. Sorg is sharing with all of us.
Xbox Live is coming to other platforms in the near future.
Dr. Mario World is coming to mobile gaming.
Sony has filed a patent for backwards compatibility.
Worried about losing your Apple AirPods? Turn them into earrings!
Chilla has the 5GE!
American Airlines flights will now have free Apple Music streaming if you're a subscriber.
Amazon is teaming up with Audible for a choose-your-own adventure experience on Alexa.
We've decided that Slice needs an Alexa skill to order pizza for us.
News Guard is helping you find out whether it's fake news or the real thing.

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: 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

Swipe Down To Launch | AwesomeCast 415

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're fresh off of Pittsburgh Pod Con and a Microsoft Event - which means Sorg and Chilla have tons of tech news to share this week, including:

Sorg is ready to share his Awesome Thing of the Week with Pittsburgh Pod Con.
Chilla is touching upon the Microsoft Event with his Awesome Thing of the Week - specifically screen mirroring.
Sony is FINALLY allowing cross-play on the PS4.
A sex robot brothel is set to open in Houston.
AirPods' Live Listen will help you hear better.
Siri is now able to make suggestions based upon time of day and location.
Oculus Quest has VR without the wires.
Doom II has a Battle Royale mode - just like Fortnite.
Chilla is headed to Best Buy to get a marked down product BEFORE it is supposed to launch.
Chilla is running down the best of the best of the Microsoft Event updates.
Life is good with Cortana in your ears.
Pay attention to the background graphics they used in the Surface Pro images in the Microsoft Event photos.
Microsoft is offering an all access plan with a monthly fee.

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) 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!

Like Laser Tag, But With Zombies | AwesomeCast 410

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!
Christopher Whitlatch joins Sorg in studio while Chilla is remote from Studio C to talk this week in tech. This week's topics include:

Apparently Sorg is a Life Model Decoy (LMD)?
Whitlatch is showing off some cool tech he's using for ZTag.
Chris is sharing how important tech games are for his local community.
Chilla is enthralled by this magic Whitlatch is bringing to the show this week.
Sorg was in Cleveland and had a chance to check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - which is where he found his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is an AI media search through Microsoft OneDrive.
Companies are trying to bypass the app store.
Fortnite is trying to use dance moves as its two-factor authentication process.
Sometimes having that bigger name behind you helps build your audience because they are already trusted names in the greater community.
Golden Eye creators have ruled Oddjob as cheating.
We're talking some Honda Sensing.
Sorg has been doing some quick video and edits - directly from his iPhone.
Want to see the world super up close? There's a foot-long camera lens to help you out with that.
Microsoft is offering a subscription for Xbox.
Microsoft and Sony are working together on gaming experiences.
Chilla has a new Blue microphone he's excited about.
We're living in 1995 - thanks to an app that allows you to download and install a version of Windows 95.

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: Christopher Whitlatch (@cswhitlatch), 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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Spinning Kitty Box Of Death | AwesomeCast 400

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Alex Kahrs Design & Media, and Dark Forge Studios!
It’s hard to believe it’s been 8 years since we picked up our microphones and video cameras and started this podcasting about tech thing. For the occasion, we’ve got Mike Pound, Chilla, Sorg, and Katie in studio to talk about a few things:

Shout out to Rob de la Cretaz. We miss you, buddy. Happy Podcast Birthday!
Chilla (physically) stole Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week – his Wyze security cam.
Katie is sharing an awesome luminary from Legendary Luminaries as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
Uncle Crappy’s Awesome Thing of the Week is the World Cup presence on Google.
BTW: The official soccer ball for the World Cup has some tech integration.
Amanda is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week – the Impossible Ball and the fun tech integration this little soccer(ish)ball has.
Sorg must be holding a grudge against Chilla – he skipped over his Awesome Thing of the Week! (Just kidding. We’re talking about Fortnite.)
Fortnite on Nintendo Switch does have some issues that are angering some Sony users.
Brian has joined the VR age with his discount cardboard!
Microsoft sunk their recent data center – into the ocean – to help with cooling.
Speaking of Fortnite, it’s opening new doors for marketing opportunities.
Katie is super excited about iPhone tongue tracking for animojis and memojis.
OH: I’m not going to do anything dangerous. I just want to stick my tongue out!
Let’s make a giant spinning litter box – AND GIVE IT EARS!
Sorg is sharing some gaming upgrades – thanks to some thrifty finds.
Sorg thought the Fire TV Cube was an April Fools Day joke at first!
The Steam store will accept anything that isn’t illegal or trolling thanks to Valve’s new policy.
And, we devolve to reminiscing about where we all were 8 years ago…other than podcasting here.
After the show remember to: