AwesomeCast 452: Pokewizards

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Sparkledragon's Magical Emporium!
Producer Missy joins in the discussion as Sorg and Chilla talk this week in tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing Facetime autocorrection as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Google Maps had an alternative solution to traffic back-ups, which took some travelers off-roading?
Sorg is resurrecting his PokemonGO play in response to the new Harry Potter game.
We're pretty excited that furries return to the 'Burgh this weekend. It's like Pittsburgh's very own PokemonGO opportunity IRL.
Dear Google - We need you to do a street view of the furry parade for Anthrocon 2019.
Bernie Sanders is on Twitch...
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo come out against tariffs on gaming consoles.
EA Access is coming to PS4 this month!
Chilla is sharing some MacOS dock options for the touchbar.
Google Maps can predict how crowded your train or bus will be.
Windows 1.0 is making a comeback?
While Katie is not with us in studio tonight, she did share a story about German sex sheds!

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AwesomeCast 451: Waving At Dogs

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The crew is back in studio as Krause, Chilla, and Sorg bring you this week's tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing Harry Potter Wizards Unite as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
We're comparing Pokemon GO to Wizards Unite.
Sorg has been getting his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on with Rescue-Palooza as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Krause is sharing some of his thoughts on Android Q Beta.
Remember when Chachi used to play games? He's keeping a chronicle of 1001 video games which he shared with us this week.
Port Authority is rolling out a ConnectBand pilot program in Pittsburgh.
Sorg has had his own recent dealings with RFID tech with his recent SAE travel.
YouTube's Hangouts on Air is going away, and podcasters are up in arms.
Stop what you're doing right now. There is a dog petting simulator!
Sorg is sharing Raspberry Pi 4 - which could replace your desktop PC for $35!
Chilla is conveniently sharing a beta story with us as we're talking about iOS 13 Beta.
A robot "duck" is helping keep rice paddies clear of weeds thanks to a Nissan tech who has developed a Roomba for rice.
Chilla is sharing a Mimke mobile mic to help with mobile recording.
Krause is sharing his own mobile option for video with a DJI Osmo.