Awesomecast: Tech And Gadget Talk

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Streamer.bot: A free tool designed to enhance streaming experiences on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. It allows for creative automation and integration with streaming software, providing users with features like custom animations and interactive viewer rewards. www.Streamer.bot HP Printer Controversy: Discussion about HP printers only accepting HP ink cartridges and the impact of this on consumers. The podcast delves into the broader theme of companies moving towards subscription models and the implications for product ownership and consumer choice. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/ Return ChatGPT and Custom GPTS: Sorg returns to the platform and shows off Super Describe, Cartoonize Yourself and created an AwesomeCast Podcast GPT you can use! Apple's Death Stranding Director's Cut Release: The podc

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Smart pepper spray with GPS tracking: A new "smart" pepper spray called 444 was showcased that has GPS capabilities to alert selected contacts or authorities if you spray it, providing your location for safety. https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/444-mace-ces/ Google/Bing rewards programs: kidemental discussed Google Opinions/Rewards program that give you some money or credits for answering short surveys, providing receipts, etc. Good way to get a little cash or credit. https://surveys.google.com/google-opinion-rewards/ Video editing tools: CapCut was discussed as an increasingly popular free video editing tool, with features similar to expensive options like Premiere and After Effects. Very useful for creating content quickly. https://www.capcut.com/ Lack of sex tech at CES: There was discussion about CES severely limiting vendors from the sex tech space this year, seen b

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast No Joke Cookies - A company that runs cookie giveaways on the Stimulus social media platform https://nojokecookies.com We talk about he short history of the Stimulus social media platform itself https://stimulus.com A USB floppy disk drive reader that can connect old floppy disks to new computers https://amzn.to/3HbOuwr From CES: An AMD processor that can run graphics-intensive games like Cyberpunk 2077 without a separate graphics card Motorized "Moonwalker" shoes from Shift Robotics that let you glide along the floor https://shiftrobotics.io/blogs/news/press-release-shift-robotics-to-unveil-moonwalkers-x-at-ces-2024?mc_cid=579ff7c15f A foldable OLED display screen from Asus for use with laptops or gaming systems https://edgeup.asus.com/2024/zenscreen-fold-oled-mq17qh An iPhone case with a physical keyboard called the Clicks keyboard case https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobil

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast kidmental got a Circuit Mess electronics kit for his son to build gadgets like the "Bite Boy" handheld game console. The devices can communicate over long distances using a wireless protocol.https://circuitmess.com/ Chilla set up a new streaming desk setup with a USB hub, pegboard for organization, and a pan/tilt/zoom camera on a shelf to provide multiple camera angles. He's planning to start live streaming more in 2023.https://amzn.to/47m2heF https://amzn.to/47onCnw Podnar got a new Apple Watch Series 9 to replace his older Series 4. The new watch has better battery life, always-on display, and more sensors to provide running metrics. Sorg is using the newer workout plans in Apple Fitness to plan his workouts. NASA beamed a test video of a cat ("Taters") into deep space and back using a new laser communication system, achieving a data rate of 267 megabits per second. Th

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Sorg rearranged and cleaned up his podcast studio setup, including removing unused equipment, organizing cables, and labeling things. He recommends others with a tech/workspace setup do the same periodically. Katie discusses implementing a "code word" system with friends and family to combat dangerous AI voice spoofing calls asking for money or information. Dave talks about using a fresh perspective when adopting new software at work instead of just trying to replicate what the old system did. Amanda mentions wanting to learn coding in 2023, specifically Python, through the Treehouse online courses and practice worksheets. She recommends it for anyone wanting to learn coding. Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Yo

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Recap of 2023 tech picks from the hosts: Erasable frixion pens https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pilot-FriXion-Ball-Erasable-Gel-Ink-Pens-Fine-Point-0-7mm-Assorted-Ink-8-Count-549137918/549137918 Under desk keyboard trayshttps://amzn.to/3v7jR8N AI writing assistants like Claude.ai extending our brainshttps://claude.ai/chats Electric Kazoo Pick Uphttps://amzn.to/3GOI85U Flighty app https://www.flightyapp.com/ Review of the hosts' 2023 predictions, including failures like the death and revival of VR platforms 2024 predictions from the hosts: AI compute limitations Apple Watch patent opening floodgates of lawsuits ChatGPT on marketing job listings Pet translators AI-generated video from images Plan to have a Twitter meetup event to invite people to new platforms Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our A

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Dudders was busy “defending” her 2PW Kicking Cancer’s Ass Championship this weekend!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdP0bpNZQF0 Video games: New games announced at The Game Awards like Baldur's Gate 3 winning Game of the Year; updates on games like Sonic Frontiers and Devil May Cry Sega is bringing back classics like Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe remakes! https://kotaku.com/sega-new-trailers-game-awards-crazy-taxis-jet-set-radio-1851082994 Gaming tech: Using Steam Link to play PC games on TVs/devices around your house; using Xbox Remote Play app to play Xbox on Android TVshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/353380/Steam_Link/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grill.xbxplay The end of annual gaming event E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). But nothing can kill the Adult Entertainment Expohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/vi

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast New cable organizers from Amazon for tidying up cords and cables (Yumo Silicone Cable Ties) https://amzn.to/46LR06U Bluetooth headphones from Amazon for running and exercise (POC Buds) https://amzn.to/3uLJ2xo Loupedeck for music production and streaming to automate actions and simplify workflows from kidmental https://loupedeck.com/us/ Sony/PlayStation removing purchased Discovery content at end of 2022 due to licensing changes https://nerdist.com/article/playstation-store-will-delete-users-purchased-discovery-tv-shows-with-no-refunds/?utmmedium=Social&utmsource=Facebook#Echobox=1701716905 Being able to use external storage with recent iPhones to offload photos, videos, ProRes footage, etc. all the way back to iPhone XR https://www.theverge.com/23989090/iphone-files-backup-external-disk-how-to Software updates allowing iPhone cameras to record in professional LOG format

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Kid Mental, musician and producer is back!https://www.kidmental.com/ Giving Tuesday Annual day of charitable giving after Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Katie is fundraising for 412 Thrive, a cancer support grouphttps://www.givebigpittsburgh.com/organizations/412thrive Teenage Engineering KOII music production devicehttps://teenage.engineering/products/ep-133 Get started with beats with Koala on iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/koala-sampler/id1449584007 Sketchbook Pro drawing and animation apphttps://sketchbook.com IFTTT for connecting apps and automating actionshttps://ifttt.com/  Yakuza video game series including the new Like a Dragon Gaiden https://gaiden.sega.com/ Free Assassin's Creed Syndicate game for PChttps://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-syndicate-the-one-about-murderous-siblings-in-london-during-the-industrial-revolution-is-free-to-keep-from-ubisoft/ PSA:

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Awesome Things of the Week Katie got a new iridescent Hello Kitty iPhone case for the 50th anniversaryhttps://shopsonix.com/products/hello-kitty-50th-anniversary-magsafe-compatible-iphone-case Chilla got a MagSafe wallet stand for his iPhone that also functions as a standhttps://amzn.to/3QOAZY0 Mike is thankful for the transit app and public transportation improvements in Pittsburgh https://transitapp.com/ Thankful for Tech Katie is thankful for her variety of external hard drives Chilla is thankful for all his tech cases for traveling Mike is thankful for the ease of travel and on-demand services enabled by technology Other News Katie used an iPhone cleaning kit with ninja star tools to clean her old phonehttps://amzn.to/3QTazEu Chilla explained YubiKeys for passwordless authentication and securityhttps://www.engadget.com/yubikeys-are-buy-one-get-one-half-off-for-bla

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Katie got the new iPhone 15 Pro Max and is comparing image quality to her previous iPhone 13 Pro. The 15 seems to have better quality and more realistic looking photos. They discuss upcoming movies based on video games including a live action Legend of Zelda movie produced by Avi Arad and a live action Five Nights at Freddy's movie. Mike recommends checking out the Five Nights at Freddy's video games on mobile for only $2.99.https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/07/zelda-movie/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/five-nights-at-freddys/id912536422 Mike is interested in the new Meta Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses and sees them as an improved version of Google Glass. They have a better form factor and improved features like voice AI. And we look back at when Sorg got Google Glass in 2014! https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEq8DoCOcq4 Go

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast hey discuss a new Honda "Motocompacto" electric scooter/bike that folds up into a small size and can fit in a cubicle or car trunk. Priced around $1000.https://motocompacto.honda.com/ Talk about new M3 MacBook Pro models from Apple. Mostly spec bumps but nice upgrades especially compared to older Intel models.https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/https://www.apple.com/imac/ Discuss how Apple uses iPhone 15 Pros to film their latest event. Impressive results.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dbG9pAi8I Michael uses his iPhone 13 Pro to shoot some wrestling/concert footage and is happy with the quality. Phones keep getting more capable for basic video production. Ruth injures her back, possibly a pinched nerve, and picked up a TENS unit in the meantime.https://www.riteaid.com/shop/rite-aid-3-in-1-tens-ems-heat-device Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Po

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Chilla got PS5 and has been playing the NEW Spider-Man 2 game and good deals on games like Spiderman: Miles Morales. Enjoyed the PlayStation exclusive titles.https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/marvels-spider-man-2/ Dave went to the Palm Springs Air Museum - saw planes from WWII, Vietnam, Cold War. Could get in cockpits and see details up close. Located next to the Palm Springs airport.https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/ Sorg uses Claude.ai to help create show notes and social media posts. Uploads transcript and asks for summaries, tags, questions answered, etc. Very useful for repetitive tasks. Don't buy a new Mac this week - rumors of M3 chip MacBook Pros and iMacs being announced soon. https://www.apple.com/apple-events/ The Sphere in Las Vegas has cool 3D ads on the exterior from Xbox, PlayStation, NBA. Looks trippy.https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/21/23926271/xbox-

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Activision games like Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, Diablo, and Overwatch will be part of Microsoft/Xbox after the merger closes, but big titles may not hit Game Pass until 2024.https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/17/23921422/xbox-game-pass-activision-blizzard-games-2024-phil-spencer  An AI voice was used to bring back a deceased actor's voice for the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, with permission from his family. Raises interesting possibilities and concerns about future use of AI voices.https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915535/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-polish-voice-actor-ai-ripperdock-viktor-vektor People wearing the new Meta Quest 3 VR headsets in public are being called "Meta Glassholes." The full immersion while in public is jarring to see.https://www.theverge.com/23920102/meta-quest-3-in-public-privacy-recording-glassholes Social media news roundup: Threads getting an ed

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast We are joined by Brother Matt . Matt streams on Twitch and YouTube as LordSorg. Matt is participating in Extra Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon raising money for Children's Hospital Pittsburgh. It starts on Wednesday October 11th at noon. Sorg talks about his GoPro Media Mod to extend his GoPro 8’s to live production with HDMI, Power and on board Mic upgrades! https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/camera-media-mod/ADFMD-001.html  They discussed Matt's Steam Deck handheld gaming PC. It runs SteamOS (Linux) and has similar power to a PS4.https://www.steamdeck.com/en/ Google announced Project Greenlight to reduce traffic pollution using AI at intersections.https://www.engadget.com/amp/google-ai-stoplight-program-project-green-light-sustainability-traffic-110015328.html Tesla owners are using the new action button on iPhone 15 to unlock and remotely start their car

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Unboxing new Apple rainbow logo t-shirt Visiting the Computer History Museum in Mountain View https://computerhistory.org/ GuideGo app for audio tours https://www.guidigo.com/Web/CHM-Revolution-Tour/DHTH2i2fYjA/StreetView/10/Memory--Storage-RAMAC Orion iOS App to turn your USB-C iPad into an external monitore https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882461/orion-video-system-app-ipad-os-uvc-hdmi-monitor Black Ball Vibrator https://www.walmart.com/ip/FitRx-VibraBall-Rechargeable-Compact-Massager-up-to-4500RPM-for-Full-Body-Relief-Neck-Back-Shoulders-Legs/846470737 Raspberry Pi Model 5 announced https://www.pcworld.com/article/2085982/raspberry-pi-5-finally-announced-mini-pc-monster.html FCC enforcing satellite debris regulations https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/fcc-settles-with-dish-over-space-debris?utmterm=542FFCC2-12F3-42A7-9AD3-CEDD78B19410&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=CF

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast New iPhone features Live voicemail - see live transcription of voicemails as they're left Voice isolation - isolate voice from background noise on calls Stickers from photos - make stickers from your photos Wellitory app https://welltory.com/ Tracks health data from Apple Watch Provides stress, energy, and health ratings Makes recommendations like sleep, exercise, meditation iOS accessibility features https://www.facebook.com/DavidPodnar/videos/2041087876262032?idorvanity=323401861015051 Voice recording before speech loss Allows text to speech with own voice For conditions like ALS ChatGPT updates https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-now-see-hear-and-speak  New voice capabilities - can talk to ChatGPT Can provide images to ChatGPT for context Concerns over impersonation and fraud Google Bard AI extensions Integrates with Gmail, YouTube, Maps, etc. Can summarize your info an

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Introduction of musical guest Kidmental and his improv looping skills with a live performance! Check out his work and get your custom sounds at www.kidmental.com/free Recap of Sorg and Katie’s' trip to rural Ohio for Baja SAE and visits to odd roadside attractions like the largest Cuckoo Clock and Fairie Secret Garden in Sugarcreek, OH In person experiences testing Honda's wind tunnel and crash facilities Discussion of new Apple product announcements: Apple Watch Ultra for extreme athletes iPhone 15 Pro camera upgrades like automatic portrait mode Evaluating how new Apple features could benefit media creators iOS games coming to new iPhones, like Assassin's Creed and Resident Evil Directly recording video to external drives using new iPhone USB-C Kidmental's funny reactions to iPhone 15 details and features Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcas

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Sorg is using Claude.ai along with Podcast transcripts and new prompts to up Podcast post production Podnar brings Cinemin by Tinrocket on iPhone to bring some new style to your videos. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cinemin-by-tinrocket/id1518176287 Brian Crawford submits the new Atari 2600+ that plays all your old Atari cartridges without worrying about starting a fire with that old AC Adapter Clean up that goofy text from Mid Journey with Textify by Storia https://textify.storia.ai/ Play with words with Google’s TextFX https://textfx.withgoogle.com/ Apple Event September 12. Where’s your iPhone payoff at? Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Join our live

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Wrestlequest from Pittsburgh’s Mega Cat ! https://www.wrestlequest.com/en Katie is using the Movo Mic for her DSLR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0723D3FVL?psc=1&ref=ppxyo2ovdtbproduct_details Desktop Meta Threads coming for some of us… https://mashable.com/article/meta-threads-desktop-version-launches Intel CPUs and GPUs come with a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Mirage https://www.pcworld.com/article/2035620/intel-cpus-and-gpus-come-with-a-free-copy-of-assassins-creed-mirage.html Sega completes purchase of Rovio for $776 million https://www.engadget.com/sega-completes-purchase-of-rovio-for-776-million-191525883.html?guccounter=1 Transformers on Calm https://www.facebook.com/calm/videos/4291035690997912 High School NASA Rover Programs https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/nasa-invites-students-to-rise-to-2024-human-exploration-rover-challenge-2023-08/ Netfl