AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk
Displaying 10 items of AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk with the tag "star wars".
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Apple M6 Macs, Grogu & RC Racing | AwesomeCast 793
August 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 28 mins
3d printing, airport gaming, apple, apple m6, artificial intelligence, bathroom finder app, cloudrc, dave podnar, disney nfl, dolly parton, dungeon crawler carl, field museum chicago, gameway, grogu, gta 6, gta vi, hasbro pulse, hot wheels, katie dudas, kingdom hearts 4, kingdom hearts disney plus, linus torvalds, linux, linux 35th anniversary, local ai, m6 chip, mac mini, mac studio, mattel game studios, michael sorg, minecraft, nature calls app, pittsburgh international airport, pittsburgh podcast, pittsburgh steelers, pittsburgh technology, plastic fun time, pokemon, pokemon fossil museum, racing simulator, rc cars, rc racing, rockstar games, sorg, star wars, technology podcast, thunderbolt 5, transformers, transformers minecraft, ultimate grogu, unix, uno
Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar are back with a packed AwesomeCast covering the latest intersections of technology, gaming, gadgets, and geek culture.
The show opens with a remembrance of Dolly Parton and her extraordinary charitable legacy before diving into RC cars controlled through full-size racing simulators and Apple’s updated Mac mini and Mac Studio hardware. Dave explains the M6 chip, Thunderbolt 5 clustering, and why running AI locally could become increasingly attractive for businesses and creators.
Chachi takes us inside Chicago’s Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit and delivers gaming news on Kingdom Hearts 4, Mattel Game Studios, and the latest GTA VI leaks. Katie opens a box full of 3D-printed Dungeon Crawler Carl collectibles, while the crew celebrates 35 years of Linux.
Plus: Transformers invades Minecraft, Hasbro creates a $600 interactive Grogu, the Nature Calls restroom finder launches, Pittsburgh International Airport gets a gaming lounge, and Disney characters are being paired with NFL teams.
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Fortnite Star Wars, Apple Silicon App Tricks, Robot Pets & the Future of GameStop | AwesomeCast 778
May 6th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
aapi month, ai companion, apple silicon, chachi says, darth vader, dave podnar, david pogue, droid tycoon, ebay, escape vader, fazlur khan, fortnite, fortnite star wars, gadgets, galactic siege, gamestop, gaming news, generative ai, ipad apps on mac, iphone apps on mac, iphone screenshots, katie dudas, mac apps, macbook neo, pittsburgh marathon, playstation 5, ps5 slim, robot pet, roomba, sorg, star wars, tech podcast, video games, wwe ai
Sorg, Katie, and Podnar are back for AwesomeCast 778 with Apple Silicon Mac tips, Katie’s hands-on thoughts on the MacBook Neo, Fortnite’s Star Wars takeover, robot companions from the creator of Roomba, AI in wrestling promos, GameStop’s rumored eBay bid, and a spotlight on skyscraper engineering pioneer Fazlur Khan for AAPI Month.
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Weaponized Roombas | AwesomeCast 493
May 5th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
animal crossing, drone, dslr webcam, hummingbird, logitech, mandalorian, nvideo geforece, roomba olympics, rtx voice, star wars, weeds, wireless charging, xbox series x
We've got Ron Krause, John Chichilla, Katie Dudas, and Mike Sorg together (from their respective social-distancing studios) to talk this week's tech talk headlines.
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Redmond Playground | AwesomeCast 474
December 11th, 2019 | 55 mins 17 secs
blackmagic atem mini, coca-cola, google glass, hbo, hololens, imac, mac pro, mario maker, microsoft research, plex, silicon valley, star wars, xbox, zelda
Chilla is back from Microsoft's Redmond Playground to catch up with the tech news!
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Netflix Wasn't Awesome When It Started | AwesomeCast 471
November 19th, 2019 | 59 mins 2 secs
alexa, apple, awesome cast, awesomecast, buzzfeed, clean energy, discord, disney, disney plus, ea, ea access, fortnite, freebies, game pass, gamepass, hyundai, ir, mac, macbook pro, motorola, motorola razr, project xcloud, razr, rise of skywalker, roblox, solar energy, spotify, star wars, tech news, tech talk, technology, update, xbox
Sorg and Chilla are hanging with Producer Missy to bring us this week's tech news.
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The Dark Arts of Frozen Beef | AwesomeCast 465
October 7th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
32-bit, apple watch, audio, awesome cast, awesomecast, big ben, cleveland, dermalabyss, fine, hyperloop, ios, ios 13, jfk, le creuset, macos, mcdonalds, mit, nfl, nintendo, pittsburgh, playstation, podcast, ronald mcdonald, star wars, tech talk, technology, tesla, uber, uber copter, wendy’s, youtube
We're recording a day early due to some scheduling conflicts, but we've got Sorg, Podnar, and Producer Missy on hand to bring you this week's tech news.
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Should I Swift That | AwesomeCast 435
March 6th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
3d printing, 501st legion, ai, alpha lab gear, alphalab gear, apex legends, app, awesome cast, awesomecast, cosplay, creation labs, excel, fortnite, hardware cup, immigrant song, jibo, jibo robot, laser tag, long exposure, mayor peduto, nintendo switch, ocr, photography, pittsburgh, podcast, replay fx, robot, rogue laser grounds, scarehouse, self-driving car, spectre, star wars, steel cage challenge, tay tay, taylor swift, tech news, tech talk, technology, thunderbolt, transformers, video game, videogame, weezer
Sorg, Katie, and Chilla brave the bitter cold this week to bring you this week’s tech news.
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Thanos Dancing | AwesomeCast 396
May 8th, 2018 | 1 hr 45 secs
#predictivelyfunny, alexa, android, android p, ar, avengers, awesome cast, awesomecast, bugs bunny, build, burger king, chris whitlatch, cortana, cynthia closkey, developers, fortnite, gameboy, gameboy advance, google calendar, google lens, google maps, infinity war, may the fourth, microsoft, nintendo, nintendo switch, parental control, pittsburgh, podcast, pornhub, predictively funny, samsung, star wars, star wars day, subservient chicken, technology, thanos
Cynthia Closkey is back on the show this week joining Katie, Chilla, and Sorg as they talk tech news.
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Double Decker Bus Podcast Tour | AwesomeCast 382
January 30th, 2018 | 55 mins 54 secs
#fakeporn, 412 food rescue, beasts of balance, bold pittsburgh, bold sports, burger king, disney, duct tape, fake porn, going deep, hue go, instagram, ipad, net neutrality, philips, pinterest, pittsburgh, poort, porn, scheduled content, secrets of the empire, self driving, smart sports, star wars, taxi, tech, tech talk, technology, top gun, velcro, vr, waymo, zepp
We’ve got a special treat this week as we’re joined by our BOLD Pittsburgh team of Steve Fernald and Amanda Narcisi. They join Sorg and Chilla to talk about this week in technology news.
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A Couch Full of Johns | AwesomeCast 374
November 21st, 2017 | 53 mins 48 secs
3d, android, animal crossing, awesomecast, black friday, dino nuggets, echo, ello, hologram, iphone, iphone x, john carman, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, nuggets, politician, semi truck, smart home, smart light, star trek, star wars, target, tech, technology, tesla, thanksgiving, the last jedi, vulptex, walmart, windows, windows 10
John Carman joins us in studio as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Together with our usual tech hounds – Sorg, Chilla, and Katie, the gang shares some of this week’s tech news.