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AwesomeCast 788: Pew Pew - Retro Gaming on Apple TV, Minimalist Flip Phones & the AI Backlash

July 21st, 2026  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar explore the return of retro technology and the growing demand for digital tools that give users more control.

Katie shares the Dungeon Crawler Carl-inspired Mama’s Night Off browser game. Dave introduces Garmin’s new screenless fitness tracker, while Sorg explains how he set up RetroArch on Apple TV to play games from classic consoles and computers.

The crew also discusses PlayStation 5 emulation, GameStop’s response to the decline of physical discs, and why consumers are returning to vinyl, CDs, cassettes, flip phones, and other forms of physical technology.

An extended conversation examines how AI is being incorporated into creative tools, business software, search, image editing, and video production. The hosts consider responsible AI use, the difference between generative AI and other machine-learning features, and the environmental and infrastructure concerns surrounding rapid data-center growth.

Other stories include NASA’s Psyche spacecraft capturing a Mars flyby, Pittsburgh movie locations in the Pastfinders app, the minimalist Light Flip phone, the OpenMote Wii Remote development board, Google Photos restoring classic search, and Ralph Teetor’s invention of cruise control.

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AwesomeCast 725: F1 Drone Tech, AI Video Chaos & the World’s Largest Camera

July 1st, 2026  |  58 mins 41 secs

3200 megapixels, aew, ai glasses, ai tools, ai video, apple price increases, astronomy, augmented reality, dark energy, dark matter, dave podnar, digital games, drone camera, f1 drone, filming drone, five nights at freddy’s 3, formula 1, gadget podcast, gadgets, game ownership, generative ai, gta 6, gta vi, hover soccer ball, ipad prices, it came from ai, lgbtq tech history, mac prices, martine rothblatt, meta glasses, minions, motorsports technology, nes, nintendo switch game key cards, physical games, pittsburgh podcast, podcast seo, pride month, red bull, retro gaming, rubin observatory, sirius xm, snap ar glasses, sorg, sorgatron media, space camera, steam games, tech news, tech podcast, united therapeutics, vera rubin observatory, viral tiktok

This week on AwesomeCast 785, Sorg and Dave Podnar get geeky with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive 3,200-megapixel digital camera, Red Bull’s world’s fastest filming drone chasing a Formula 1 car, and the tech legacy of Martine Rothblatt for Pride Month.

AwesomeCast 770: Silver Surfer Is the Original Flappy Bird

March 4th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins

1440p streaming, a18 chip, adobe firefly, ai moderation, ai video editing, apple intelligence, apple news, apple tv gaming, apple vision pro, cloud gaming, cobol, computer history, data privacy, dave podnar, disney vr, dunkin drink bucket, gadget podcast, grace hopper, ipad air m4, iphone 17e, katie dudas, macbook air m5, macbook neo, macbook pro m5, marvel maximum collection, meta ai glasses, muppetvision 3d, nintendo classics, nintendo switch, pokémon, pokémon collectibles, pokémon music player, profpod, retro gaming, smart glasses privacy, sorgatron, tech news, tech podcast, virtual boy, women’s history month, x-men arcade, xbox, xbox game pass

Sorg, Katie, and Dave Podnar hit the week’s tech and geek headlines: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy revival on Switch, Apple’s latest product wave (including iPhone 17e and iPad Air updates), and a troubling report about Meta AI smart glasses and human review. Plus Dunkin’s giant drink bucket, MuppetVision in VR, Adobe’s AI video-editing experiments, Pokémon nostalgia gadgets, Xbox 1440p cloud streaming, a Marvel retro collection, and a Women’s History Month spotlight on Grace Hopper.

AwesomeCast 748: Opus Pro vs CapCut, Mortal Kombat Kollection & Amazon Lens Live Tested!

September 3rd, 2025  |  Season 11  |  56 mins 3 secs

80s cartoons, ai tools, ai video editing, airpods 3, amazon lens live, amazon shopping tool, apple event, apple rumors, awesomecast, baja sae, capcut, content creator tools, dave podnar, grogu movie, he-man game, instagram pip, instagram reels, iphone 17, iphone 17 air, katie dudas, live translation, mandalorian movie, michael sorg, mortal kombat kollection, mortal kombat legacy kollection, motorweek, nintendo movie adaptations, nintendo stars, opus clip, opus pro, pbs baja sae, playstation classic, retro gaming, tech podcast

This week on AwesomeCast 748, hosts Michael Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar break down the latest in tech, gadgets, and geek news

AwesomeCast 524: Now Playing: Brohemoth

December 9th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 8 mins

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