AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

Public Transit Bus Ninja | AwesomeCast 576

January 5th, 2022  |  54 mins 37 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

The Awesome Trio Mike Sorg, Katie Dudas and John Chichilla are back for 2022 AwesomeCast!

Yukai Engineering's cute stuffed animal robot will nibble on your finger

New water bottle #Hydrate2022

CES Anker announcements

Self checkout at PPG Arena

Write a blog on your notebook

Port Authority upholstery has inspired a local fashion line — and a feeling of belonging

TikTok Kitchens will bring viral culinary creations to fans

Zombie brand RadioShack is launching a crypto market for ‘the older generation’

Amazon briefly banned itself on Twitch after rogue host exposed herself on air

I think I need a 3D printer to become SpiderMan

Wordpress vs Squarespace Special | AwesomeCast

December 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 32 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Amanda Narcisi of Bold Pittsburgh, Doug Derda of Yinz Love BBQ, and Missy Sorg of Sidekick Media Services join us to discuss the ups and downs of using Wordpress or Squarespace for your web site.

AwesomeCast: Disney World Special

December 21st, 2021  |  55 mins

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Katie Dudas and Wrestling Mayhem Show’s Mad Mike join us to talk about their recent journeys to Disney World in Orlando, Fl. We talk about the FastPass, Genie+ and Disney Play smartphone apps, building a lightsaber, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the Photo Pass, rides like Rise of Resistance and tips for first timers!

2021 Look Back | AwesomeCast 575

December 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast

We’ve got Ron Krause and Dave Podnar on board as we look back at 2021 and predict for 2022!

Awesome Things of the Year!

Dudders: Every item we all purchased in 2020 & 2021 thanks to TikTok

Chilla: Amazon for it’s ability to drain my wallet including the Cololight Controlled Light

Highmounts for stylish wall mounting

Krause for his Apple Watch Series 3 helping him lose over 95 pounds. maybe he can snag some Apple Fitness Activity Badge enamel pins to celebrate.

Podnar and his iPhone Pro Max photography

Sorg on the evolution of hybrid live streaming events

We look back on how we did on the 2021 predictions

Our predictions for 2022

Ron Krause believes Xbox and Microsoft will have a big year

Gamepass and cloud gaming will grow even more

Chilla thinks streaming peripherals will dominate the tech industry (webcams, mics, etc)

Podnar thinks non-tesla Electric cars will become more common

Dudders thinks TikTok will continue to dominate: Compensating creators, more ads now, not just for young folks, algorithm is so good. Someone will get social audio correct (Not Clubhouse, Spaces). Continue to see a decrease in organic reach especially with FB. Everyone wants to make money.

Sorg sees more strides in virtual events

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Cheaper than Mr Beast | AwesomeCast 574

December 8th, 2021  |  59 mins 49 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Dudders is BACK for the last live visit of 2021!

Sorg’s Mr Beast Curiosity has exploded. Including a LONG interview about how he did it.

MicroLite JavaPress

Fireplaces on your TV

Watch out for AirTags

Wrestling Man Collects 2,706 Copies Of Burger King Video Game

Follow up: Soul Caliber 2 HD on Xbox 360 (Backward Compatible) via Brother Matt!

25 Years Later, Quake Gets A Horde Mode

Calling Lego yinzers

Mandalorian Polaroid Camera

So how much does someone make as a YouTube/ tiktok creator vs being a doctor. Also details on how payments are done and how many million of views are needed to make money.

Minesweeper Mania! | AwesomeCast 573

December 1st, 2021  |  43 mins 18 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Everything is JUST FINE as Chilla and Sorg are joined by Dave Podnar to talk tech!

I can’t do $75 but this is amazing! Minesweeper Ugly Sweater!
Even Longer App for longer iPhone photographer exposures
Sorg beat Marvel Avengers video game and highly recommends!
Epic Games buys Harmonix to create ‘musical journeys’ in ‘Fortnite’
The Dragon Ball Z Horror Game Is Getting A Beta Soon
Jack Dorsey steps back from Twitter
Twitter is the latest social media network to combine shopping and livestreams
Let’s talk a little more about Social Media platform dependency
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Crypto Fever | AwesomeCast 572

November 24th, 2021  |  54 mins 8 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Chilla and Sorg are talking pre-Thanksgiving tech news and more!

Niantic and a crypto debit card company made an AR game where you earn Bitcoin. And Chilla talks Sorg into buying some crypto.

Sorg picked up an M1 Mac Mini for the office!

What are we thankful for in tech? Mostly connecting people through Zoom and other call tech!

Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game preservation

Apple announces Self Service Repair

The Lost Planet | AwesomeCast 571

November 17th, 2021  |  51 mins 7 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Ron Krause joins us to talk all things Xbox 20th Anniversary and Halo!

Bus driver breaks down the bus scene from Shang Chi
Streamlabs makes Xbox Twitch Streams better.
Xbox 20 year anniversary! Halo Released Early, Documentary, 70 new backwards compatible games, Halo TV Teaser
70+ Classic Games Are Coming To Xbox, Some of Them With Performance Boosts
Twitch on Nintendo Switch
Rocket League in 2D!
Here’s every Marvel show announced during Disney+ Day
Valve delays the Steam Deck into 2022
Netflix’s Avatar is being shot on a Mandalorian-style virtual stage

Pikmin Style | AwesomeCast 570

November 10th, 2021  |  57 mins

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

The crew talks all the tech news you can use!

Mr Beast and Flavortown ghost kitchens
Cute affordable kitchen items at ROSS in Settlers Ridge (Grogu, Snoopy, Nightmare Before Christmas) Show and tell
Why compute power matters and Uber, Twitter and more are snatching M1 Max Macbook Pros
Transformers: Tactical Arena has rolled out to Apple Arcade
Netflix games on iOS this week
Verge holiday gift guide under 50 cheap gadgets
Unity to buy Weta Digital for $1.625 billion cash & stock
Disney Plus is upgrading Marvel movies to IMAX aspect ratio
Twitter Blue – pay to read articles and undo tweets

Extra $5 For Legs | AwesomeCast 569

November 3rd, 2021  |  59 mins 44 secs

pittsburgh, podcast, social media, sorgatron media, tech news

Dudders is BACK with Chilla and Sorg to talk video games, Meta and more!

Roblox is back online
Book of Boba Fett Trailer
Sorg runs new hardware for Boxing PPV
Niantic’s ‘Pikmin Bloom‘ mobile game starts rolling out
Meta is retiring the Oculus brand
Meta showed an impressive demo of its Codec Avatars
B.J. Novak’s Face Is on Products Worldwide. He’s Not Sure Why.
Teams digital avatars – legs cost extra?