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AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

803 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Everything awesome in the world of technology, social media, and entertainment! Join us as we discuss the latest gadgets, web sites, and talk with people doing awesome things in tech! www.AwesomeCast.net

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Why Not Build An IronMan Suit | AwesomeCast 450

June 19, 2019 03:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!    The crew is back in studio as Chilla, Katie, and Sorg bring you this week's tech news, including: Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is Dr. Mario on iOS and Android! Katie is using AR to try on makeup via YouTube as her Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg is talking about Instagram and IGTV updates with landscape video as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Wood Street Galleries had ...

Drone Training | AwesomeCast 449

June 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 31 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!    Bobby Cherry joins us in studio with Sorg, while Chilla checks in from Studio C to talk this week in tech news, including: Sorg is sharing his experiences filming SAE's AutoDrive as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla is sharing his Surface headphones as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Bobby is sharing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy as his Awesome Thing of the Week....

Fries On Top | AwesomeCast 448

June 05, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!    Sorg is away - so Katie, Chilla, and Producer Missy are going to play!  This week, Katie takes control of the helm as we talk this week in tech news, including: Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is from the Apple announcement with WWDC 19 with Side Car to bring a second monitor experience to Mac OS. Katie is sharing unsafe headphone volume through Apple Health as her Awesome ...

Partying Like Its 1994| AwesomeCast 447

May 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!   We've got Uncle Crappy back in studio to join Katie, Sorg, and Chilla as we talk this week in tech, including: When you have the Beer Me guy on the podcast, he brings beer. Tune in to see what we're drinking in studio! Uncle Crappy is sharing the Moto Z4 as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla is sharing the Elgato stream deck as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is shar...

Black And White Angry Birds | AwesomeCast 446

May 22, 2019 03:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MB

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 posit...

Live from Pittsburgh Business Show | AwesomeCast 445

May 14, 2019 23:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Krause, Katie, and Sorg are recording at the Pittsburgh Business Show to talk this week in tech news, including: Dudders is excited for 80's Night to close out Rogue Laser Grounds this week! Krause has the Android Q beta on his phone, and it behave a little more like iPhone. Sorg got to help setup Google Translate to help a client communicate with their Chinese counterpart this...

Big Data Dumps | AwesomeCast 444

May 08, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla, Katie, and Sorg are joined by Charlie Dietch of the Pittsburgh Current to talk this week in tech news, including: Chilla is looking at the Pixel 3a as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is sharing an Instagram update to add alternate text to photos. Sorg is sharing some live stream cool things with Hear Corp as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Charlie is sharing a cool...

Beesexual | AwesomeCast 443

May 01, 2019 03:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MB

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 Jon Carman in studio as he joins Katie, Chilla, and Sorg to talk this week in tech news, including: Chilla shows us his still in the box Tello Iron Man Edition drone by DJI in honor of Avengers Endgame coming out. Katie is interested in the Tombot robot dog for comforting the elderly. Carman just discovered the Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai on ...

Dot In The Bathroom | AwesomeCast 442

April 24, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

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 hi...

Proceed Pogo | AwesomeCast 441

April 17, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chris Whitlatch is back with some VR updates this week. He is joined by Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week in tech news, including: Sorg is sharing CarPlay as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chris is sharing more VR interaction with Feelreal as his Awesome Thing of the Week. We're a step closer to Ready Player One with more advances in technology. Chilla selected his new TV! He'...

Netflix Needs to Chill Out | AwesomeCast 440

April 10, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! There are some new, but familiar faces on the couch this week as Sorg is joined by Krause and Brian to talk about this week's tech headlines, including: Brian is sharing some of what he's working on these days! Brian is schooling us on how he uses multiple smart devices - in the same room. Brian is sharing how he uses Garmin Speak with Alexa as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Did y...

Colonel Pew Pew | AwesomeCast 439

April 03, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! The gang's all here as Katie, Chilla, Sorg and Krause bring you this week's tech news: Katie is sharing Rogue Laser Grounds as her Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg was quoted in a fun article about his Lyft and Uber driver experiences. Chilla is revamping his home theatre room and is scoping out a new Vizio TV. Sorg has been checking out some Apple AirPlay gaming as his Awesome Thi...

This Apple Event Does Not Exist | AwesomeCast 438

March 27, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla and Sorg are holding down the fort at Sorgatron Media Studios as they bring you this week in tech news, including: Of course Chilla is bringing us some Iron Man VR as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week! Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is space - thanks to his viewing of Apollo 11 and the rabbit hole he found himself in. Amanda let us know about the Leo AR Camera app tha...

Adapting To Life Without A Button | AwesomeCast 437

March 20, 2019 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!   Chilla, Sorg, and Krause are bringing you this week's tech news as we ramp up for the upcoming Apple announcement. We're sharing: It's a big Google news day, so we'll be talking about that tech news shortly! Google is making a foray into video games with Stadia. Krause is sharing the service as part of his Awesome Thing of the Week! We're talking about the implications of a video...

I Have A Thin Voice | AwesomeCast 436

March 13, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

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 #Clairton...

Should I Swift That | AwesomeCast 435

March 06, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! 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 E...

This Cat Does Not Exist | AwesomeCast 434

February 27, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg and Chilla are joined by Kit and Mitch of Startup Boost Pittsburgh to talk this week in tech headlines, including: Chilla is sharing Mobile World Congress 2019 as his Awesome Thing of the Week - specifically a new micro SD format that promises better battery life. Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is a Meet the Mentors podcast he was recently working on, which introduced him to s...

Come For the Sims Sex Club. Stay For The Comments | AwesomeCast 433

February 20, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie, Chilla, Krause and Sorg are back in studio to run down the tech news you should know about, including: Katie got a library card! Chilla is excited for the Sphero RVR Robot! Sorg is amazed by thispersondoesnotexist.com and the use of Nvidia chips to accomplish this artificial intelligence photo project. Krause has been playing Anthem! But it's still not Apex Legends. Rizz sh...

Unsolicited GIFs | AwesomeCast 432

February 13, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

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 to run down the tech news you should know about, including: Katie is sharing the Butterfly Effect podcast as her Awesome Thing of the Week. Want to listen to your porn industry podcast episodes? Chilla recommends the Plantronics Rig 500 headset! Sorg had a chance to play some Apex Legends after last week's episode. He's sharing his thoughts...

We're Gonna Go Watch Chickens | AwesomeCast 431

February 06, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

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 discov...

Pyramid Scheming Myself | AwesomeCast 430

January 30, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, 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: Chilla is sharing TiVO's CommercialSkip and the way they're working it for the Super Bowl as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is filming birds (instead of flipping them) with the Bird Photo Booth as her Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg's Awesome Thin...

An Orgy Of Data | AwesomeCast 429

January 23, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, 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: Carman is sharing a Google quiz to identify phishing emails. Katie is telling us about sharing your favorite Netflix shows - through Instagram. Chilla is poking Sorg with his Awesome Thing of the Week - ecamm live. Sorg is sharing the Fyre Festival Net...

Touching All The Gadgets | AwesomeCast 428

January 16, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! 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 Awes...

I'm Gonna Bandersnatch | AwesomeCast 427

January 09, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! 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 t...

2018 Flashback: Whitethorn Digital | Awesome Chat

January 01, 2019 03:00 - 21 minutes - 15.4 MB

Originally released August 16, 2018 Dr Matthew White from Whitethorn Digital joins us to discuss running a video game publisher in Erie, PA after years in the business in California, Replay FX, game design at Penn State and we take a look at a few of their games like Bombfest! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker,...

2018 Flashback: Jack Morgan of Duolingo​ | Awesome Chat

December 27, 2018 06:00 - 1 minute - 1.28 MB

Originally released February 15, 2018 When your resume pretty much starts with Google and you’re currently employed at a growing startup, chances are there’s a fun story on how you got there. This week we sit down with Jack Morgan as he shares some insight into his path across the pond from England right here to Pittsburgh, what he’s working on over at Duolingo, and what he’s learned about Pittsburgh (and Pittsburghers) thanks to rideshare encounters and work friends. Also, check out sorgatr...

2018 Flashback: Dream Loud Podcast | Awesome Chat

December 25, 2018 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MB

Originally released February 1, 2018 Dan Scifo is a Sport Writer covering the Steelers and Penguins at the Latrobe Bulletin. Ben Hull is the bassist for former Flyleaf lead singer Lacey Sturm. Together, they wanted to combine their stories and talk with others who make their dreams come true with the Dream Loud Podcast. We talk about how they got the show together, some of the interesting stories they've heard so far and where they hope to go with their show. Listen to the Dream Loud Podcast ...

The Brave Little Toaster Problem | AwesomeCast 426

December 19, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It's that time of year when we get ready to take some time off to spend the holidays with our families. But, that also means that it's time for our year-end wrap up with our Awesome Thing of the Year items and predictions. This week we're talking about: Chilla is sharing Nintendo Switch as one of his Awesome Thing of the Year candidates. Chilla is als...

5 1/4" Bigguns | AwesomeCast 425

December 12, 2018 04:15 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're winding down to our year-end episode, but before we get to the year in review, Sorg and Chilla are sharing some of the week's tech news, including: Chilla is sharing his pleas for NASA to save Tony Stark as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is how Doug Engelbart predicted the future - 50 years ago. The Huawei finance...

Beechview Presbyterian Church Gifts | AwesomeCast 424

December 05, 2018 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Slice on Broadwayand Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Dudders, Sorg, Chilla are sharing this week’s awesome tech things. Chilla is sharing Microsoft Surface Centaurus as his Awesome Thing Of The Week. Sorg explaining the Sega 32X to Chilla is amazing. Including the odd Sonic the Hedgehog spin off, Knuckles Chaotix Tumblr will ban all Adult Content on December 17th. The algorithm seems to be a bit off with some of the ...

Yellow Brick Hole | AwesomeCast 423

November 28, 2018 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Bold Pittsburgh Sports Podcast and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Dudders, Sorg, Chilla are sharing this week’s awesome tech things. Sorg is sharing Kyra Poh as his Awesome Thing Of The Week this week. Dudders is sharing Metal Straws from Groupon and also sharing her #Planner as an Awesome Thing Of The Week. Chilla is sharing Air Squirrels Big Deals as his Awesome Thing Of The Week this week! There's nothing like turning your TV on or ...

ThanksCast | AwesomeCast 422

November 21, 2018 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Bold Pittsburgh Sports Podcast and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Dudders, Sorg, Chilla are sharing this week’s tech updates, including: Chilla is thankful for video communication this Thanksgiving Week with Facetime, Hangout and Skype to keep in touch. Dudders is thankful for her Electric Blanket and Heated Seats. Sorg is thankful for Internet that allows him to be mobile. What happens if Facebook goes away? Sony Playstation will no...

Apple Dongle Land | AwesomeCast 421

November 14, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, Bold Pittsburgh Sports Podcast and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg and Chilli are sharing this week’s tech updates, including: We talk about Stan Lee and his contributions... ...which leads to the Apple App Store Today stories like the one on Stan Lee Chilla talks about his new 2018 iPad Pro and a sweet USB C hub from Satechi. Amazon HQ2 won't be in Pittsburgh. Death Bus for Hope is back! Brian Crawford reports on his switch back...

AwesomeCast 420: Not That Kind of Show

November 07, 2018 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media!  Sorg, Dudders and Producer Missy are sharing this week’s tech updates, including: Sorg has been addicted to original Game Boy games Dr. Mario and Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle Dudders is interested in the Facebook Pop Ups for small business. Missy talks about Amazon reportedly split its second headquarters between two cities  Fortnite is going to have NFL uniforms in game! Nintendo Switch is getting Youtub...

Extra Special Dongle | AwesomeCast 419

October 31, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg, Chilla, and Krause are sharing this week's tech updates, including: We do have our Microsoft representative to keep the Apple chatter in check this week. Krause is sharing the OnePlus 6T as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Most people walking around in the world don't NEED the crazy power that most of us have with our phones. Chilla is sharing the new iPad Pro as his Awesome Thi...

Porn Hub is a Warm Hug | AwesomeCast 418

October 24, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! The band is back together as Katie Dudas takes a break from zombie wrangling with Chilla and Sorg to talk Tech...things... Chilla looks forward to Mac and iPad possibilities for the October Apple Event. Dudders is gearing up for the first Zombie Wrestling Show with Ryse Wrestling at Fright Up Night! Sorg is finally taking a practice of using Apple Pay on his Apple Watch Rizz sends u...

The Old Alt+Shift+5 | AwesomeCast 417

October 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It was rather fortuitous that Brian Crawford of the River's Edge happened into the studio on Podcast Day. What better than to get him set up with Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week's tech news, including: Chilla is sharing the Ring video doorbell as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Chilla is talking about the Ring doorbell depth sensor. We're discovering the networking opportunities wi...

Crash Override | AwesomeCast 416

October 10, 2018 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It's Krause and Sorg in studio with Chilla coming at us from Studio C as we're talking tech. This week's topics include: Sorg is sharing his Awesome Thing of the Week from his travel to Texas over the weekend. We're learning about how to find where source code used for movies comes from thanks to Chilla. Chilla is sharing the Pixel Slate as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Krause has a n...

Swipe Down To Launch | AwesomeCast 415

October 03, 2018 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MB

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 ...

AwesomeCast 414: Prothusiasts

September 28, 2018 17:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Katie joins Sorg in studio this week as Chilla is remote from Studio C. It's time to get geeky as we're talking about this week's tech news, including: Katie is opening a bar - - well ScareHouse is. And it's her Awesome Thing of the Week this week. You need zombies? Katie knows a guy. Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is the Elgato CamLink. Sorg and Chilla are looking at some of the diff...

Roblox Blocked | AwesomeCast 413

September 19, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by  ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Don't call it an Apple Week.  We talk about all the tech news fit the Podcast with Krystle Grady joining Chill and Sorg! We’re getting into our Awesome Things of the Week with Chilla talking about the Nintendo Switch Classic Controllers and Sega Genesis games Sorg is decided that Space X is sending a billionaire to the Moon. Krystle talks about her upcoming chance to be on a Lifetime Channe...

Bigger Than Electronics Boutique | AwesomeCast 412

September 12, 2018 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It may be a slow tech news week as we head into the big Apple announcement next week, but we can still talk some interesting things! Sorg, Krause, and Chilla are talking about: We’re getting into our Awesome Things of the Week with Chilla talking about lojacking your devices with Samsung Smartthings. But does this open up privacy concerns? Sorg continues the tracking discussion with a sweet w...

QR Code Revival | AwesomeCast 411

September 05, 2018 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It may be a slow tech news week as we head into the big Apple announcement next week, but we can still talk some interesting things! Sorg, Katie, and Chilla are talking about: 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. Sor...

C. C. Busy | Awesome Chat

August 30, 2018 17:00 - 25 minutes - 18.1 MB

We talk about C. C. Busy, or "child care busy" an Alphalab startup that is working on an application for Amazon Echo to assist in child care services. We chat with co-founders Shimira Williams and Greg Quinlan about the challenges of this space, the benefits to the space and more! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher...

Like Laser Tag, But With Zombies | AwesomeCast 410

August 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

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. Sor...

Mouses Are So Old School | AwesomeCast 409

August 22, 2018 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla is back on the big purple couch this week – fresh from vacation. Katie’s all cozy with her ScareHouse paint spatter. And, Sorg is behind the sea of monitors. It can only mean one thing! We’re back for another episode. This week we’re talking: Chilla had to update his Sosoon bag while on vacation. He grabbed a RVCA skate backpack! We’re finding out how much tech Chilla actually carr...

Whitethorn Digital | Awesome Chat

August 16, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutes - 15.4 MB

Dr Matthew White from Whitethorn Digital joins us to discuss running a video game publisher in Erie, PA after years in the business in California, Replay FX, game design at Penn State and we take a look at a few of their games like Bombfest! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube!

Is That A Terabyte In Your Pocket? | AwesomeCast 408

August 15, 2018 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla is on vacation this week, so we replaced him with our OTHER tech guru from Big Bank International! Krause, Katie, and Sorg are talking this week in tech, including: Krause is sharing Android Pie as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Pie is working well to help balance work and home life. Katie is sharing a VR interview with the Ninja Turtles as her Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg is gettin...

Glow Means Go | AwesomeCast 407

August 08, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

This week’s episode brought to you by ScareHouse, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg, Chilla, and Katie are in studio this week as Beechview celebrates National Night Out just up the block. This week's topics of discussion include: Katie brought a friend this week! Katie is sharing Waze as her Awesome Thing of the Week - because it's been lifesaving for her. For those who HAVEN'T seen it, there was a train derailment in Pittsburgh - which is one of the reasons Katie is s...

Drug Lord The Board Game | Awesome Chat

August 02, 2018 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.7 MB

This week R. Jesse Denaux joins us from his "underground bunker" to talk with us about his new Kickstarter for the Drug Lord:Lord of Drugs board game. We discuss his history in board games including the secret game included in the Insane Clown Posse Bizaar album, Morton's List, Quest for Shangri La, and his science fiction book, "Jynabare". Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and li...

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