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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 663: Fill All the Holes

November 21st, 2023  |  Season 11  |  54 mins 8 secs

apps, authentication, cases, chess, duolingo, gadgets, games, giveaways, guitar, iphone, magsafe, math, news, passwordless, podcasting, podcasts, public transit, sd cards, security, technology, transportation, wallets, yubikey

AwesomeCast is a weekly tech podcast hosted by Sorgatron, Dudders, and Chilla. They discuss new gadgets and apps, share their "awesome things of the week," and cover tech news stories. Recent topics have included Dudders' new Hello Kitty iPhone case, Chilla's MagSafe wallet stand, Pittsburgh public transit improvements, using guitar picks to remove SD cards, YubiKeys for passwordless authentication, Duolingo adding chess and math lessons, and the hosts sharing what technology they are thankful for this year. The hosts bring humor and personality to their commentary on the latest consumer tech and apps.

Comic Book Pitt 384: Heroes Reborn #1

May 17th, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 23 mins

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Dan, Jared, and Scott dive headfirst into some comic book talk with Heroes Reborn and Terry Moore's Serial. After that they discuss The Flash tv series, the Batman/Fortnite speculation debacle, Bad Idea Comics, and more...

Comic Book Pitt 383: Comic Book Media and More!

May 4th, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 5 mins

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Things go off the rails in this episode, but Cait, Dan, Link, and Shawn manage to talk about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale and share their thoughts on upcoming movies and shows along with discussing ones from the past.

Movies With Issues #4: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

April 5th, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 42 mins

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You'll be crapping bats with this new episode of Movies With Issues! Dan, Jeremiah, and guest Casey Arn discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2003 adaptation of Alan Moore's comic book series, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN! Bomb Voyage!

Comic Book Pitt 280: What's On TV?

March 22nd, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 9 mins

3 rivers comicon, comic book pitt, comic books, comics, dc comics, disney plus, marvel, marvel comics, new dimension comics, pittsburgh, podcast, podcasting, podcastlife, podcasts, sorgatron media, superman and lois, the cw, the flash, wandavision

Dan, Jared, and Scott welcome a new show sponsor, New Dimension Comics, discuss the upcoming 3 Rivers Comicon outdoor event, and then talk some comic-related television with the finale of WandaVision, the debut of Superman & Lois, and the new season of The Flash.

Movies With Issues #3: Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD

March 8th, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Years before Samuel L Jackson donned the iconic eyepatch, David Hasselhoff took up the mantle of Marvel Comics' two-fisted, cigar chomping super-spy in an obscure made-for-TV movie in 1998. Despite the risk to their senses, Dan and Jeremiah watched the Hoff fight the evil forces of Hydra as...NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD!

Comic Book Pitt 374: Justice League: Endless Winter #1

December 13th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 23 mins

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Cait, Dan, Link, and Shawn hit the media talk hard in this episode, discussing The New Mutants, Hellstrom, The Hardy Boys, current TV during the pandemic, Marvel/Disney+ announcements, and more! We managed to make some time for comics talk, discussing Justice League: Endless Winter, A Wrinkle in Time, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, Bloodborne, and Homesick Pilots.

Comic Book Pitt 373: Dark Nights: Death Metal #5

December 5th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 22 mins

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Dan, Jared, and Scott are finally back from their turkey comas to talk comics. After trying to define the various comic book ages, the guys discuss Dark Nights: Death Metal #5, Terry Moore's Ever the Way Out OGN, Taskmaster #1, Namor the Sub-Mariner #44, Gwenpool Strikes Back, and Suicide Squad #10-11.

Comic Book Pitt 371: The Department of Truth #1

November 6th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 1 min

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Dan, Jared, and Scott talk a lot of comics this episode including The Department of Truth #1-2, Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies, TMNT: The Last Ronin #1, Batman: The Three Jokers #1-3, Dark Knight III: The Master Race, GI JOE #9, and Scumbag #1.