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AwesomeCast 766: Adobe Firefly Goes FREE (For Now) + Switch 2 Upgrades + Pittsburgh LEGO Set?!

February 4th, 2026  |  59 mins 46 secs

adobe firefly, ai image generation, ai video generation, amazon delivery vans, animal crossing, arcade pittsburgh, black history month spotlight, cat wars calendar, cnbc, content creation tools, duquesne church arcade, electret microphone, gadgets, generative ai, google ai, james west, lego ideas, nintendo switch 2 editions, pittsburgh lego, pittsburgh tech podcast, project genie, rivian, super mario bros wonder, switch 2, tech news, unity, video game industry

This week on AwesomeCast 766, Sorg, Dudders, and Podnar dig into the tools and stories shaping tech right now—AI’s growing role in creative work, what “free-for-now” Adobe Firefly means for creators, and the latest chatter around Switch 2 upgrades. Plus: a Pittsburgh LEGO Ideas set worth voting for, a new arcade inside an old church in Duquesne, Rivian delivery van updates, Cat Wars calendar chaos, and a Black History Month spotlight on inventor James West.

AwesomeCast 645: The Booty Constellation

June 27th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  52 mins 28 secs

aaa gas calculator, adobe, animal crossing, apple arcade, charging pki, community, cost calculators, hello kitty, hills food truck, infrastructure reliability, june boötid meteor shower, mattel adventure park, nacs connector, pa turnpike calculator, pittsburgh, podcast enhance, reddit blackout, sae international, tech, travel

Join Sorg, Dudders, and Podnar in their Pittsburgh-based tech podcast. In this episode, they discuss handy travel cost calculators like the AAA Gas Calculator and PA Turnpike Calculator. They also explore the exciting combination of Hello Kitty and Animal Crossing on Apple Arcade. The hosts share their experience with the Hills Food Truck and highlight the upcoming 'June Boötid' meteor shower in the Pittsburgh area. They delve into SAE International's announcement of a standard for NACS Connector, Charging PKI, and Infrastructure Reliability. Additionally, they discuss the Podcast Enhance feature from Adobe and uncover the whereabouts of communities affected by the Reddit Blackout. Don't miss out on the latest tech updates by subscribing to the podcast at awesomecast.com.

AwesomeCast 525: That's a Good Snow Boy

December 15th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 12 secs

animal crossing, apple fitness, blob opera, chromeos, cloudready, google, periscope, raspberry pi, snow boy, social media google experiment, streaming video, tik tok, twitter

Chatting the tech news of the week with Amanda Narcisi of Bold Pittsburgh with a first look at Apple Fitness, Michael Sorg, Katie Dudas and John Chichilla!

AwesomeCast 510: Welcome to Twerk Cast

September 2nd, 2020  |  58 mins 36 secs

animal crossing, batman, bernie sanders, elon musk, flight simulator, google maps, huandai blue link, hurrican laura, joe biden, national geographic, neuralink, riddler, roadside assistance, space x, uber, waze

AwesomeCast 506: Never Waste a Good Crisis or a Dick Fireworks

August 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

alto's odyssey, animal crossing, battletoads, cyberpunk, disney plus, disney+, fireworks, game pass, halo infinite, imac, mulan, nvideo now, parsec, pittsburgh marathon, pixel 4a, social media, ubisoft, xbox one, xcloud

Chatting the tech news of the week including streaming video, offensive Animal Crossing, new video game news, and more! with Dave Podnar and Mike Sorg!

AwesomeCast 505: Child Proofing Animal Crossing

July 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

analogue pocket, animal crossing, game boy, insect identification, ios 14 beta, lume cube mini panel, movies anywhere, photography, plant identification, watch party, xbox game pass reveal

Chatting the tech news of the week with Ron Krause, Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

Dudders is looking forward to the Animal Crossing update coming July 30th including Fireworks, Dream Islands, and island recovery.
Krause is finding the new All Apps Screen organization on iOS 14 beta very helpful
Sorg is trying to make sure bugs and plants are not trying to kill him with the Insect Identification and PlantScape apps on iOS to identify with a picture.
Chilla is looking forward to Alexa’s upcoming mobile app update.
Amanda from Bold Pittsburgh shared with us in the AwesomeCast Facebook Group the amazing looking Game Boy cartridge player, the Analogue Pocket that can also play Game Gear and other mobile consoles from yesteryear
Amanda also has her hands on the Lume Cube Mini Panel for camera lighting.
We look back at the Xbox Game Pass reveal event and how that has shaped how we view Microsoft’s gaming strategies.
Movies Anywhere moves ahead and makes Watch Party a little more accessible. 

AwesomeCast 503: The Apple Dread Bounce

July 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 48 secs

amazon dash cart, animal crossing, china, gundam statue, ios, iphone, photography, photoshop camera, reality tv, siriusxm, stitcher, swimming, the sims, tiktok, work from home, xbox one

Chatting the tech news of the week! Including Animal Crossing, Photoshop Camera, Xbox One streaming, Sirius XM buys Stitcher, Amazon Dash Cart, TikTok bans and more!

AwesomeCast 500: A Decade of Awesome

June 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 10 mins

animal crossing, carkey, covid 19, facebook gaming, geforce now, inflatable kayak, ios 14, iphone, microsoft xcloud, mixer, oura ring, sony aibo, wwdc

Celebrating 10 years of AwesomeCast! Original co-host Rob De La Cretaz returns and we hear from our friends from over the years!

AwesomeCast 499: Don't Tell Nintendo

June 17th, 2020  |  1 hr 40 secs

animal crossing, arcade1up, boston dynamics, cameo, carnegie museums, kfc video games, marvel vs capcom, pac-man, phipps conservatory, pittsburgh zoo, star wars squadrons, turnip exchange, wizard world, wyze band

This week the crew gather on a light news week to dig into some Awesome Tech Things.

AwesomeCast 493: Weaponized Roombas

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.