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AwesomeCast 673: All Your Stream Belong to Us OR Is Mastodon the Linux of Social Media?

February 7th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  56 mins 52 secs

applevisionpro, gadgets, gaming, healthtech, socialmedia, streamingservices, technology

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This "AwesomeCast" episode delves into the latest in tech, streaming services, and gadgets with discussions on a new sports streaming collaboration, cutting-edge gaming technology, innovative health tech, and the potential impact of Apple's Vision Pro. It explores the features of the Elgato Game Capture 4K X, advancements in diabetes monitoring technology, and the immersive possibilities offered by Apple's new product. Perfect for tech enthusiasts looking for insights into streaming, gaming, social media trends, and health innovations.

AwesomeCast 669: Big Floppies and Working on the Soft Core

January 10th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  56 mins 10 secs

accessories, ai, amd, ces, displays, engagement, entertainment, fashion, fitness, gaming, giveaways, humor, ice cream, iphone, laptops, media conversion, patreon, pets, podcasts, processors, screens, shoes, social media, technology

On this AwesomeCast podcast, the hosts highlighted several new innovations showcased at the recent CES tech show. AMD revealed a new processor able to run graphics-heavy games smoothly without requiring a separate graphics card. Automaker Shift introduced Moonwalker X shoes that allow wearers to glide along motorized wheels embedded in the soles. Asus displayed a foldable OLED screen for on-the-go use with laptops or gaming devices. The Klix iPhone case adds a convenient physical keyboard for easier typing. Cold Snap demoed a home ice cream maker that can create customized flavors in just 2 minutes. And startup Flappy presented a smart cat door designed to block pets from bringing prey indoors by using AI to assess what they are carrying in their mouths.

In terms of social platforms, they talked about Stimulus, which facilitates giveaways to drive brand engagement. And they praised updates to the Patreon app for simplifying podcast listening. Other topics included encoding old media onto modern computers, Apple Fitness add-ons, and injecting some humor regarding the show’s penchant for inadvertent double entendres. Overall, it highlighted innovations designed to enhance entertainment, convenience and creativity.

AwesomeCast 668: Taters in Space

January 3rd, 2024  |  Season 11  |  58 mins 19 secs

apple, augmented reality, bandwidth, cats, diy, electronics, enterprise technology, fitness, future tech, gadgets, gaming, health, live streaming, nasa, platforms, set up, smart watches, social media, software, space, technology, video, virtual reality

AwesomeCast 666: A Reminder Your Phone Is Going To Die

December 12th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  55 mins 28 secs

ai, apps, diy, e3, gadgets, gaming, geek culture, google, humor, kid mental, nihilism, podcast, pop culture, raspberry pi, remote play, sorgatron, steam link, streaming, technology, the game awards, the riz, twitch, video games, xbox

The hosts discuss the latest in video games, including the winners at The Game Awards, the end of the annual E3 gaming convention, and using new services like Steam Link and Xbox Remote Play to play games around your home. They showcase geeky products from sites like Vilros.com and apps like Google's Notebook LM for organizing notes with AI. Other offbeat topics include the WeCroak mortality reminder app and the hosts' upcoming indie wrestling production and hosting gigs. The irreverent, pop culture-loving hosts bring their unique chemistry and humor to analyzing the latest in tech and gaming.

AwesomeCast 644: Apps, Games and Doing Good

November 28th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  54 mins 58 secs

assassin’s creed, comics, drawing apps, gaming, geeky, giving tuesday, ifttt, ikea, iphone privacy, kidmental, music, netflix games, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, sketchbook pro, smart home, sorgotron media, sweet gamer abgh, technology, teenage engineering, yakuza, youtube mini games

AwesomeCast 659: The Glasshole Next Door

October 17th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  59 mins 31 secs

ai, alltrails, cancer, cyberpunk 2077, earbuds, gaming, interview, local news, meta, news, playstation, podcast, social media, tech news, threads, twitter, voice acting, vr, xbox

Hosts Michael Sorg, John Chichilla, and Katie Dudas discussed the Microsoft-Activision merger and when new games may hit Xbox Game Pass. They also talked about AI being used to recreate a deceased actor's voice for Cyberpunk 2077 and the spread of Meta's new VR headsets being called "Meta Glassholes." Other topics included Threads getting an edit button, using social media for news, AllTrails' new National Park guides, Chilla's new wireless earbuds for VR, Katie talking about her cancer journey on the radio, and sources for local news. The hosts covered the latest tech and gaming news while highlighting cool new products and digital trends.

AwesomeCast 638: The Ultimate Reverse Uno Card

May 2nd, 2023  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 37 secs

anthonymackey, asusrogally, g1, gaming, gamingedgestrykerdock, imageediting, lifesizegundam, macos, mustshoptv, nikonz6ii, nintendoswitch, peacock, photography, retrogaming, rockpaperscissors, samoajoe, sickday, transformers, twistedmetal, youtube

In this episode, we cover a variety of news topics ranging from entertainment to technology. We discuss how watching Transformers G1 on YouTube can be a great way to pass the time when you're sick. Additionally, we explore Dudders' new camera, the Nikon z 6 II, and the Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld. We also take a look at Peacock's new series Twisted Metal, which features Anthony Mackey and Samoa Joe. Peacock has also launched "Must ShopTV," allowing users to shop products from content. We discuss a Life-Size Gundam hosting a rock-paper-scissors tournament and the GamingEdge Stryker Dock, which provides additional ports for the Nintendo Switch. Finally, we share some retro gaming goodness and a hot tip for removing image backgrounds on macOS in seconds.

AwesomeCast 457: Approved or Not Approved

August 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

ad, advertising, amazon, app, approved or not approved, atmos, automatic, awesome cast, awesomecast, censorship, chat, co-watching contract, dash button, disney, dolby vision, espn, facebook, flyboard, franky zapata, gamer, gaming, hulu, instagram, livestream, ninja, oculus, redbull, replay fx, screen sharing, sex, squad, startup, tech, tech talk, technology, the matrix, tv pact, video bundle

The gang's all here as Dudders, Chilla and Sorg talk about this week in tech news.

AwesomeCast 452: Pokewizards

July 3rd, 2019  |  56 mins 23 secs

anthrocon, awesome cast, awesomecast, bernie sanders, console, ea, ea access, facetime, furries, gaming, germany, google, google maps, harry potter, mac, macos, microsoft, microsoft 1.0, nintendo, os, pittsburgh, playstation, pokemon go, pokemongo, porn, ps 4, ps4, sex shed, sony, street view, tech, tech news, tech talk, technology, traffic, twitch, video game, wizards unite

Producer Missy joins in the discussion as Sorg and Chilla talk this week in tech news.

AwesomeCast 446: Black And White Angry Birds

May 21st, 2019  |  58 mins 58 secs

algenair, alphalab, alphalab gear, angry birds, angry birds ar, apple, ar, awesome cast, awesomecast, black and white, canning, cloud, equals can, friends and family event, gaming, hardware cup, history, hollywood, iphone, liberty magic, live stream, macbook pro, magic, microsoft, minecraft, minecraft ar, museum of selfies, pittsburgh, pixel 3a, podcast, professor buzzkill, schell games, selfies, sony, standing desk, tech, tech talk, technology, vital flo, yodel labs

Professor Buzzkill joins Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week (and this century) in tech.