Sorg, Katie, and Chilla brave the bitter cold this week to bring you this week's tech news, including:

• Chilla is sharing a Nintendo Switch TV as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
• Katie is sharing the Brazilian 501st Legion carnival float as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Sorg is sharing the Steel Cage Challenge video game as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• Chilla is sharing Excel's ability to take a printout from another screen into OCR to create an editable table using AI.
• Pittsburgh's mayor signs an executive order creating new rules for self-driving cars.
• AlphaLab Gear's Hardware Cup winner has been announced!
• Speaking of cool things coming out of Pittsburgh, we're talking about Creation Labs and their 3D Printing space at South Hills Village.
• Weezer created a Fortnite island to promote its new album.
• There is an awesome Transformers cosplay cover of Immigrant Song.
• We're talking about Spectre, a great app with a slow shutter and neural engine that helps with long exposure photography.
• Replay FX is coming back! 2019 dates announced.
• ScareHouse is venturing into the laser tag realm with Rogue Laser Grounds.
• Jibo the social robot died?!?!
• Apex Legends already has 50 million players after one month.
• Thunderbolt devices are getting cheaper.

After the show remember to:

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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.

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: Krause (@KrazyKrause), 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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We're starting the year off right - with some tech news and CES updates! Krause and Sorg are bringing you some highlights, including:

• Sorg is sharing his Awesome Thing of the Week - Bandersnatch!
• Krause is hitting the tip of the CES 2019 iceberg as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
• There's a robot Pikachu, and it will sing to you?!?!
• We're learning about sous vide food preparation on this week's show.
• Mission Pic may have shut down, but its users are keeping it going thanks to Instagram and a Facebook Group.
• We are deep-diving some CES 2019 news - with an LG rollable OLED TV.
• For a company that doesn't show up at CES 2019, Apple has a bit of a presence with AirPlay and iTunes compatibility on non-Apple devices.
• Vuzix Blade smart glasses are available for pre-order.
• Audi has a VR game for the backseat that interacts with vehicle movements for gameplay.
• HTC has a new VR headset in the works.
• What if your phone could be your gaming PC?
• Laptops are getting notches like our smart phones?
• Apple may not physically be at CES 2019, but they do have a bit of a dig at their competitors thanks to a billboard overlooking the event.
• Would you upload your house key to the cloud?

Bonus content for this week is thanks to some entertaining downtime between the holidays with a sweet Walmart ad.

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 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

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Krause is on the couch this week. Chilla’s on remote from Studio C. We’re not quite sure where Dudders is. But, Sorg’s holding it down with the boys for this week’s episode. We’re talking about:

Krause is sharing Android Messages for web as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Do you want to be a blue bubble or a green bubble?
It’s not easy being a green bubble.
Chilla is sharing a sweet folding bluetooth keyboard with a touchpad as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Are you keyboard picky?
Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week is his Apple Watch (again) which allows him to have the power of Siri to take notes – from his wrist.
Brian shared some fun tech from his studio at River’s Edge with us this week.
Thanks to Rizz for sharing Jaws the videogame this week.
VR eSports is a thing. And, it’s weird to watch.
Brandon shared an update on PokemonGO that we’ve been waiting FOREVER for.
Krause has officially cut the cord! He ditched the home phone and cable, and bumped his internet to make the jump.
Sorg gave Sling TV a shot this week.
Krause’s Google Assistant has a twin sister.
If you have a Nintendo Switch, you can make a cool custom cardboard cabinet for $20!
We’re touching on some Anthem news after E3.
Cyberpunk looks super fun, guys!
Adobe is repackaging some of their video products for Project Rush.
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: Krause (@KrazyKrause), Chilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

June 12th is a big day for us! It’s our 8-year anniversary PLUS our 400th episode! (We’ll be doing something fun for the occasion. You should join us.)

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!

Support AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk