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 Katie talks about preparing for her 40 mile hike on Mt Zion with Project Athena and the tech that helped! https://www.projectathena.org/ Training Peaks for work out plans https://trainingpeaks.com/ Hiking shortshttps://amzn.to/3fWPytE Hiking Pants for menhttps://amzn.to/3CICUrk Prostretch calf stretcher https://amzn.to/3SMbSou AllTrails to find the perfect hiking trail https://alltrails.com/ Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm 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! SPECIAL THANKS to our Executive Producer Brian Crawford! Join our live show Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST on AwesomeCast Facebook

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 visits Apple Park (Visitor Center) and the GooglePlex in Silicon Valley! https://www.facebook.com/mikesorg/posts/pfbid0rRntHLBk5jqSvbiYrV9vnnJ2RFNR2fJAeJAhq8Ls4dThbD5fcEXHGzu1nSKvjSchl?cft[0]=AZXiM3sFL77GcfEwsHRe4hGV-2xIYlrH95mtVU0nCCTYA5jrUnhQudMEUcCdRI83MXJjViHCuo3kXvTm4oCEWQrXMDqsPajnveiHdYh8HIKPUCOQ5GObiM9Q1kbZyvIaTJF2LdxH2Xmdyy6ACXV8p-Q3SDqjyzS57Spqndb93OKpuR8eOGBYjuOKdetaew98pGYskEE49NlbNPrOv42mA6IQ6LuT9iYvSbkyhqXR3wNhAPhNz1i9OsU7C39E-A8bA&tn=-UC%2CP-Rhttps://www.facebook.com/mikesorg/posts/pfbid02ZxXfz8ypMxdsnEj6shrPCTE9XNg4eCLZGqWtcumsv6HKLZsbuGuvEjavGWc3L2t6l MailChimp  Marketing Success SEason: Guess Less Sell More Day 1  https://guesslessandsellmore.registration.mailchimp.com/events/f15b8159-9e83-4c6e-b413-0d109dc8044c Customer service week gifts with Dave Podnar: Logitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse and Logitech G935 Wireless DTS Headphones https://amzn.

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, John Chichilla and Ron Krause talk what they’re playing including Guardians of the Galaxy and more! Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm 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! SPECIAL THANKS to our Executive Producer Brian Crawford! Join our live show Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST on AwesomeCast Facebook

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 has the Apple Watch Series 8 and gives first impressions! New running features in ios16 and watch os https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/12/apple-watch-running-metrics-watchos-9/amp/?fbclid=IwAR15YMJYved4bbawjmwehtq56qIPvtL3c4uf-I6NrKoyiU9u04WgzCKec Krause’s New monitor https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m32uTile now offers $1 QR code stickers as a low-tech way to recover lost items https://www.engadget.com/tiles-lost-and-found-qr-code-stickers-114508208.html Apollo App Adds 'Pixel Pals' to the iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/16/apollo-pixel-pal-dynamic-island/ Amazon truck by rivian https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazons-electric-delivery-vehicles-from-rivian-roll-out-across-the-u-s TikTok experiment asks you to share BeReal-style daily posts with friends https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-now-daily-photo-video-143

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Nintendo Direct brings us Goldeneye 007 and N64 and Sega Genesis controllers! https://www.engadget.com/goldeneye-007-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-online-play-pokemon-stadium-mario-party-144252339.html Ubisoft brings new Assassins’ Creed games including a mobile versions for Netflix! https://variety.com/2022/digital/games/netflix-ubisoft-assassins-creed-mobile-games-1235369090/ Marvel World of Heroes coming from Pokemon Go team! https://www.engadget.com/marvel-world-of-heroes-ar-mobile-game-niantic-205203600.html Katie’s AirTag experiment for her Mt Zion hike iOS 16, iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 reactions Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm 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/awesomecas

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Space gaiters for Katie’s Utah hike! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W8K2W19?psc=1&ref=ppxyo2ovdtbproduct_details Legos, Keyboards, Keyboards that are legos, legos that are keyboards https://gizmodo.com/melgeek-pixel-keyboard-mechanical-lego-customization-1849499933?utmsource=pocketmylist Hands on with the Vufine+ to help with outside videography Another Iron Man Lego Set: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/iron-man-armoury-76216 YoloBox for video production https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/06/the-yolobox-pro-is-a-one-stop-shop-for-your-live-video-productions/ Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ‘several more years’ beyond existing deal https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/2/23334619/microsoft-sony-call-of-duty-playstation-letter-commitment-activision-blizzard WILD Apple Event speculation on iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and HOLOGRAMS! Subscribe to the Podcast: awes

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Florida Air Museum and AeroSpace Center https://www.floridaairmuseum.org/ I got a Trapper Keeper! Bluetooth and more in your shower https://www.amazon.com/Broan-NuTone-Comfort-Sensonic-Bathroom-Bluetooth/dp/B00MYWTS46/ref=sr13_sspa?crid=2HOU5KO8VDB7G&keywords=nutone%2Bbathroom%2Bfan&qid=1661900745&sprefix=nutone%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-3-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMDVCOEwxQVlNMUlCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTY1MjczMUFIVjBWNTlLUkVESiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjcwOTY3MlM4Q1hGTkVDRklWVyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1 Emulating 3DS games with a Steam Deck proves that the Wii U was right https://www.pcgamer.com/emulating-3ds-games-with-a-steam-deck-proves-that-the-wii-u-was-right/ Apple Event 9/7 https://www.apple.com/apple-events/?fbclid=IwAR2gKP8zQRdLC2jJSqjgTy4FQ8tsbPFmBnODWMAWj-60e-icCzwglx8QHcY I was listening to an accessibil

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Ankle stretching thing Katie uses with her hiking prephttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GAAXGK?psc=1&ref=ppxyo2ovdtbproduct_details Did you know there is a mission to orbit the moon in preparation for a crewed mission on Monday? https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-sls-moon-rocket-launch-webcasts Also use this to see if there is a supplier near you. There is one about 2 miles away from Podnar! https://www.nasa.gov/content/artemis-partners A Killer Klowns From Outer Space video game is coming next year https://www.avclub.com/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-video-game-2023-1849449119 Excel Mug to make a statement https://www.facebook.com/realpettymayo/photos/a.1865894843682984/3753015231637593/ MoviePass will return on September 5th with plans starting at around $10 per month https://www.engadget.com/moviepass-beta-launch-date-details-waitlist-movies-144903613.html?fbclid=IwAR3

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Intel new smart glasses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnfwClgheF0 Spigen Ultra Hybrid Magsafe iPhone Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096HJ74RK?ref=ppxpopmobapshare Squirrel with a gun https://twitter.com/culturecrave/status/1558207973406625792?s=21&t=8Ul1LxL0N2DCAsB3WZblfg&fbclid=IwAR0gl15wOhRxi-JAjHlJWUVRLjcp3iLXqT4QMoc_64gwcoWL8dGjyfjFMek Doom and Quake are being cleaned up for newcomers in time for QuakeCon https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-and-quake-are-being-cleaned-up-for-newcomers-in-time-for-quakecon/ budding astronomer? Check out the data from the Web telescope. Available open and freely. https://www.stsci.edu/jwst?fbclid=IwAR2o0wpVqTXYPzLIQZGTiveYHa808uA7Y8vQvPVd9wd7LWSTXlPb2_T1A Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to

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 was forced to buy a NEW MacBook Pro M1 Pro laptop Secret Two player mode in Super Punch out https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/9/23298518/super-punch-out-hidden-two-player-mode-snes-nintendo-switch Logi Dock to expand and clean up your desktop. If you can get onee. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/personal-workspaces/logi-dock.html T3 Arena is very good! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/t3-arena/id1602814337 Vacation Next week! Good possibility of no internet access and Krause cannot wait! http://elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov/GetDocument?docId=1737298&DocName=RACR_CabinMap.pdf Logitech’s Steam Deck rival will run GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass https://www.pcworld.com/article/826099/logitechs-steam-deck-rival-will-run-geforce-now-xbox.html/amp?fbclid=IwAR0moJBE6C-ozs-V7khsKj5eMqwL234qA209hONyaBoTqOlwRh5gaog0M This Pokémon GO 3D Billboard Is The Reason We Invented Technol

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10167033894800724&set=pcb.10167033894965724 Simmons Farm pick flowers https://simmonsfarm.com PhotoRoom app to cut out photos for the web on iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photoroom-studio-photo-editor/id1455009060 This TikTok account everything is edible and he uses CNC machines to cut out the chocolate sometimes. https://www.tiktok.com/@amauryguichon?t=8UTVxzMhEYE&r=1 Leaked Document Purportedly Shows NASCAR Planning A Demonstration Race Using Prototype Electric Vehicles Before The Clash In 2023 https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/leaked-document-purportedly-shows-nascar-planning-a-demonstration-race-using-prototype-electric-vehicles-before-the-clash-in-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0xqfCAFj6JOasY0uahoGsk-hyyr83r6NyhnvFqzWvmxAv1BW2yjCgdjLg Batch edit iPhone photos: How the ‘paste edits’ feature works

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 Xbox for Sorg! Stop dumping water on your face when you drink out of Nalgene bottle https://amzn.to/3ORzDsJ T3 Area - Kinda like Overwatch for mobile https://www.taptap.io/app/219804?hreflang=en_US Lego celebrates 50 years of Atari with an elaborate 2600 set https://www.engadget.com/lego-atari-2600-set-143936829.html?fbclid=IwAR1VhgBZH6NQV586G2ixD2EndHObsUkMJ_tlCydNZvIzBdZKS-Um09STttk Amanda Narcisi - Bought myself something truly geeky. A tool kit that takes apart all kinds of tech. I just unscrewed a HomePod. STREBITO Screwdriver Sets... https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159358109868787&set=gm.5505547662800419 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SGM6F79?ref=ppxpopmobapshare Google Meets Can Now Be Livestreamed on YouTube https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-meets-can-now-be-livestreamed-on-youtube Amazon's Custom Electric Vehicles Start Making Deliveries Across 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 Brian Crawford joins us to talk about the PlugShare app to help with his new EV car! https://www.plugshare.com The Xbox Series X Can Run Windows 98, Play Classic PC Games https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/337886-the-xbox-series-x-can-run-windows-98-play-classic-pc-games?fbclid=IwAR3RMBfq183OMTbSNpR3Oi3tcLpyQh57iihSX5bMIN3sUfOzXMrm4RjRAdA Twitter Tests New Reminder Encouraging Users to Write Image Descriptions https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-tests-new-reminder-encourging-users-to-write-image-descriptions Hasbro will 3D-print your face onto its iconic action figures https://www.engadget.com/hasbro-formlabs-3d-print-custom-action-figure-heads-130037658.html https://hasbropulse.com/pages/selfie-series?fbclid=IwAR2ZZ559L69KIWh2PXmlEmVp46zKFIN07eZDje_RQ8qrIxjQOe2k63DDviE Sure, why not: Wordle is becoming a board game https://www.engadget.com/wordle-party-game-board-game-

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Wickett is introduced to Jeff the Roomba! Katie wants to hit up Duolingo’s Duo’s Taqueria in East Liberty! https://www.duostaqueria.com Amazon makes 'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' and over 30 other games free for Prime Day https://www.engadget.com/amazon-prime-gaming-mass-effect-legendary-edition-prime-day-140030625.html?fbclid=IwAR1YFlKgs3ByZT2-kMlLm08M90yWOzkg0swjBDbjOQ0M8Otn1BBOmGVS3pY Understanding the James Webb Telescope via Tik Tok. We’re seeing the “beginning of the universe” https://www.facebook.com/DavidPodnar/videos/2207509009398855 https://www.tiktok.com/@filledelespace/video/7119256129179536686?t=8TuGxGHe0NC&r=1 Instagram tests a ‘Live Producer’ tool that lets you go live from a desktop using streaming software https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/11/instagram-live-producer-tool-that-go-live-desktop-using-streaming-software/ Continuity camera with DESK MODE ju

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Winner Winner Chicken Dinner with Chilla, Chilla JR in Fortnite  Non-Tech but great product: Cool Cabanas. And it’s not just for the beach. https://coolcabanas.com/ https://coolcabanas.com/collections/accessories/products/grass-kit First Webb Images in one week from Nasa! https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/07/01/how-to-see-webbs-first-images/ https://www.cnet.com/science/space/how-to-watch-nasa-release-the-first-james-webb-space-telescope-images/  Sorg is playing Air Twister from Apple Arcade https://www.ortainteractive.com/projects/littlepizzeria Jaehee Cho and Erika Laing from Orta Interactive join us to talk about their upcoming Little Pizzeria AR game for iPhone and other Virtual Reality and 360 video projects https://www.ortainteractive.com/projects/littlepizzeria Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia

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 recalls the 1997 portable Windows CE machine as we look at the upcoming open source MNT Pocket https://www.itwriting.com/blog/11034-all-the-way-from-1997-compaq-pc-companion-c140-still-works-but-as-badly-as-it-did-on-launch.htmlhttps://mntre.com/media/reformmd/2022-06-20-introducing-mnt-pocket-reform.html?utmsource=pocket_mylist Instagram opens reels to API developers so you’ll be able to schedule your reels soon https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/27/meta-instagram-reels-apis-developers/ Sorg shares some cool local pro wrestling coloring books using photo line art from Falcom Digital https://falcomdigital.com/f474536791 Samsung's Starbucks mashup is way cooler than any U2 iPod https://www.imore.com/samsungs-starbucks-mashup-way-cooler-any-u2-ipod Slack adds video and multi-person screen sharing to huddles https://www.engadget.com/slack-huddles-video-screen-sharing-13

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 CEO David Carpenter of Gamiotics! Dave Podnar tells us about the new Camera+ 2 upgrade (or is it Camera+ 22?) Should you pay for the upgrade subscription? https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/16/camera-2-48-mp-upscaling/ John Chichilla goes “low tech” but “high brick” withe the announcement of the Lego Doctor Strange Sanctum Sanatorium set! https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/lego-marvel-sanctum-sanctorum-set-debuts-at-lego-con-2022/?utmsource=pocketmylist Sorg and Kate talk about their experience at Formula SAE at the Michigan International Speedway where Tesla paraded out it’s Cybertruck and Tesla semi! And Dudders got the photograph EVs from Lucid, Rivian, Ford and Hummer on the Winner’s Circle of a NASCAR track! David Carpenter talks about his Gamiotics platform bringing a browser based interaction to theater with Twelve Sided Tavern, a Dungeons and Dragons

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast AwesomeCast 596: A Time For Play Chilla and Sorg are IN the studio! But Dudders is still hiding from us. Chilla is brinnging us power automation at a decent price with TP-Link Smart Plugs https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/13/23162475/tp-link-kasa-smart-plug-mini-energy-monitoring-homekit-price-specs-release-date Katie talks about her SUPER phone internet expereince at MCity We talk Autodrive Challenge II and the changes it brough for the student automated car developers Xbox Showcase brings Hot Wheels tracks! https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/06/12/hot-wheels-returns-to-forza-in-the-first-eagerly-awaited-expansion-to-forza-horizon-5/ After the show remember to: Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm 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

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 and Katie are broadcasting from Ann Arbor, Michigan! Chilla comes to us via his Logitech Rally Bar! https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/video-conferencing/room-solutions/rallybar.960-001308.html Sorg and Dudders visit the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY We poke at what’s new from the Apple WWDC announcements. iOS 16, iPadOS and macOS Stage Manager and M2 Macbook Airs Katie shares her first impressions after 2 days of Autodrive Challenge After the show remember to: Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.fireside.fm 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! SPECIAL THANKS to our Executive Producer Brian Crawford! Join our live show Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST on AwesomeCast Facebo

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 author Dacia M Arnold this week! New Bluetooth Mouse https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZHFCM43?psc=1&ref=ppxyo2ovdtbproduct_details $16.49 with extra 15% off T Quick Recap and using in show the Jabra Panacast https://www.jabra.com/business/video-conferencing/jabra-panacast-20##8300-119 Where we’re going you don’t need gas. NEW Deloreon https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-a-first-look-at-the-de-lorean-ev-111523509.html?utmsource=pocketmylist Sorg got to see a Cybertruck and the Rivian electric trucks! Dacia is using Dubsado.com to organize her contracts, invoices and creative writing! We talk with Dacia M Arnold about her experience in Baghdad, a temporary hospital in Denver during Covid and writing dystopian science fiction. Find out more about Dacia, her Podcast, and her books at www.daciamarnold.com After the show remember to: Subscribe to the P