Streamer.bot: A free tool designed to enhance streaming experiences on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. It allows for creative automation and integration with streaming software, providing users with features like custom animations and interactive viewer rewards. www.Streamer.bot

HP Printer Controversy: Discussion about HP printers only accepting HP ink cartridges and the impact of this on consumers. The podcast delves into the broader theme of companies moving towards subscription models and the implications for product ownership and consumer choice. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/

Return ChatGPT and Custom GPTS: Sorg returns to the platform and shows off Super Describe, Cartoonize Yourself and created an AwesomeCast Podcast GPT you can use!

Apple's Death Stranding Director's Cut Release: The podcast touches on Apple's announcement about the release of the game "Death Stranding Director's Cut" for iPhone and Mac, discussing the significance of such high-end games being available on mobile platforms.

Apple Vision Pro: The hosts discuss the Apple Vision Pro, a high-end, expensive AR/VR headset. They delve into its features, fitting process, and potential impact on the market as Podnar fits for it with his phone. https://www.facebook.com/DavidPodnar/videos/725880862838651?idorvanity=323401861015051

WWE and Netflix Partnership: A major highlight is the discussion of WWE Raw moving to Netflix in 2025, signifying a significant shift in how major sports and entertainment content is distributed and consumed.

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Dudders was busy “defending” her 2PW Kicking Cancer’s Ass Championship this weekend!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdP0bpNZQF0

Video games: New games announced at The Game Awards like Baldur's Gate 3 winning Game of the Year; updates on games like Sonic Frontiers and Devil May Cry

Sega is bringing back classics like Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe remakes! https://kotaku.com/sega-new-trailers-game-awards-crazy-taxis-jet-set-radio-1851082994

Gaming tech: Using Steam Link to play PC games on TVs/devices around your house; using Xbox Remote Play app to play Xbox on Android TVshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/353380/Steam_Link/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grill.xbxplay

The end of annual gaming event E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). But nothing can kill the Adult Entertainment Expohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2023/12/12/e3-permanently-canceled/

Raspberry Pi accessories and projects from Vilros websitewww.vilros.com

Google's new Notebook LM service for organizing notes/documents and asking AI questions about the contenthttps://notebooklm.google/

The WeCroak app that sends reminders about mortality 5 times per day

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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!

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Krause, Chilla, and Sorg are back in studio this week to run down the tech news you should know about, including:

• Sorg is sharing the Google-Assistant-themed ride at CES 2019 as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Speaking of automation, there's some crazy stuff happening with Waymo.
• Chilla is sharing a modular screen as one of his Awesome Thing of the Week contenders.
• Chilla's second Awesome Thing of the Week is also a Samsung update - with iTunes and Airplay coming to non-Apple devices.
• Krause is sharing his Plantronics wireless Bluetooth headset and charge case as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Amazon is working on a new videogame streaming service.
• Ubisoft is moving from Steam to Epic Games.
• Bungie splits with Activision.
• Alex is sharing his WD My Cloud Home with us this week.
• Instagram now offers voice messaging.
• We're apparently ditching the notch for a hole punch thanks to Huawei.
• Dolby Atmos is available through your headphones thanks to Windows and Xbox?
• There's a Surface Pro for gamers thanks to Asus.

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We’re getting into our Awesome Things of the Week with Katie sharing some insights on Comcast Xfinity’s “next episode” streaming update!
We’re doing a comparison between Comcast Xfinity streaming and Netflix / Hulu.
Sorg is getting the rundown from Katie about the commercial situation for Comcast Xfinity streaming.
Chilla is sharing a Microsoft Office 365 update as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week might just be Guinness World Record worthy with a Battle Royal.
Thanks Amanda for pointing out the Astrohaus Freewrite – a distraction free laptop to help you focus on writing.
We talked about Samsung devices being used for Fortnite skins last week – well, this week, they’re asking you not to do that.
YOBO lets you rate places with photos and emojis.
Katie is excited to rate a place with a puke emoji or a poop emoji on YOBO.
Chilla is asking for restaurants to provide a scannable code so we can scan nutrient information when things don’t come pre-packaged.
We’re ushering in the QR code revival this week.
Ooooh, what does this do?
Acer has a game chair that looks almost like that one from Ready Player One – but not quite there yet.
Skype is adding an update with call recording – only 10 years after podcasters initially asked for it.
Google Chrome is getting a redesign.
It seems like a light tech news week. Next week will make up for it with the Apple announcement!
Katie is sharing some of the horrors that her iPhone has seen. You may want to take notes on what case she uses!
Sorg is on the hunt for a couple of new Mac mini units.
Katie has hacked social media for happiness.

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Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

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It may be the first day of spring, but we’re not sure Pittsburgh got the memo. While Chilla is tucked away all nice and warm in Studio C, Sorg and Dudders braved the snow to make it into the Sorgatron Media studio for this week’s tech talk, including:

Katie is sharing a YouTube web streaming option that doesn’t require an encoder.
Chilla is sharing some apps for sketching as his Awesome Thing of the Week with Concepts and Linea Sketch.
Sorg has been playing more video games lately. He’s telling us about Inside.
Sorg shares how he recently deleted all of the freemium games from his phone.
Fan of the show Alex Kahrs shared some thoughts on One Cast and a live stream option he’s using these days.
Thanks to The Incline for including us (and our friends) in the Big List of Pittsburgh Podcasts.
Amanda put CMRA on our radar with her addition to this week’s tech news.
Google is opening their Google Maps API to game developers.
There’s an AR version of StreetFighter!
Sega Genesis’ collection of games is coming to PS4 and Xbox One!
Who kept their Tamagotchi alive? There’s a chance to redeem yourself!
Looking for the next Raspberry Pi option? Raspberry Pi 3 and Model B+ are available!
We are sending Katie into the world looking for Raspberry Pi.
We’re taking wagers on how many times she’ll be offered Raspberry Pie instead.
Waze is offering a carpool option in Washington State.
Web OS is still alive – and making our news cycle as they go from HP to LG and now Open Source.
Sorg recently discovered Fortnite.
Apparently the Sony Playstation will die without porn? [LINK NSFW]
After the show remember to:

Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

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Our good friend, Zach Rizza is raising money and awareness through the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation Team Pittsburgh 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. Check out his fundraiser page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/dsgfpitt2018/fundraiser/zachrizza

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Katie is sharing dogs as her Awesome Thing of the Week!
The Alexa app has some upgrades! And, they’re Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week.
Since we’re speaking of Alexa, we have to address the elephant in the room with regard to devices spontaneously laughing.
We’ve talked about the Miroir projector before, and Sorg is bringing it back around as his Awesome Thing of the Week thanks to his recent travel schedule.
Pittsburgh has proclaimed March 13th as an eSports proclamation day to support Knights of Steel.
MLB will be streaming games via Facebook?
There’s a new 360 camera – – with a disappearing selfie stick?!?!
Google Maps has a Mario Time feature.
What could be more high-tech than a touchless trash can?
We’re excited about Beat Saber!
Microsoft has a plan to help sell Windows 10 S-mode.
Are you being tracked with your movie watching?
After the show remember to:

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), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

Our good friend, Zach Rizza is raising money and awareness through the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation Team Pittsburgh 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. Check out his fundraiser page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/dsgfpitt2018/fundraiser/zachrizza

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!

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Krause got a new TV he’s sharing as his Awesome Thing of the Week. It’s a Samsung 4K.
Chilla and Krause are sharing some standard operation chatter about protocol for new tech installation – as in how to use the new remote(s) properly!
Want to cut the cord? There are plenty of over the air options out there!
We’ll be getting 4K over the air?!?!
Chilla is SO EXCITED for the release of Home Pod.
It’s the gift that keeps on giving with delayed release options and upgrades!
Sorg is into some DIY for his Awesome Thing of the Week – as in cardboard add-ons for Nintendo Switch.
Pittsburgh company WeSpeke is partnering with CNN to provide language lessons while checking out the news.
Thanks to Laura for sharing the Quantum Leap map this week!
YouTube TV has 300K subscribers in less than a year.
Streaming TV options are great for bringing your TV with you no matter where you go.
We’ve got some great cord cutting options if you’re looking for some comparisons.
Screen share your iOS device for remote help using a new TeamViewer option.
We talk about drones rather frequently, but here’s a first – A lifeguard drone made its first rescue!
From a lifeguard version to a pocket version, there’s pretty much a drone for everyone these days.
We’re ending this week’s podcast with some app recommendations! (Files Go, Drafts)
After the show remember to:

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: Ron Krause (@KrazyKrause), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@haggertymedia)

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!

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