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 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

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 used the Leettus Lavalier Wireless Microphone for iPhonehttps://amzn.to/3YCJkBF First impressions with the Whistle pet tracker, a “Fitbit” for your dog or cat. https://www.whistle.com/ Katie played Stray - The Post Apocolyptic Cat Game. Watch how that went. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ2Q5cyo4n8 Catching up with the Hello Kitty Apple Arcade Gamehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/hello-kitty-island-adventure/id1553505132 X slowing down websites, etc https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/15/x-formerly-twitter-slows-down-access-to-threads-the-new-york-times-bluesky-and-more/ Is Your YouTube Homepage Blank? Here's Why https://www.pcmag.com/news/is-your-youtube-homepage-blank-heres-why Threads is getting some useful new features https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/9/23825931/meta-threads-custom-alt-text-photos-videos-instagram-dm-mentions Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainmen

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast One issue with supersonic air travel is the sonic boom. This X plane is trying to minimize that We talked with one of the guys working on it at Aero Design! https://www.tiktok.com/@sae_universityprograms/video/7226713920218746154 NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet roll out of the hangar https://www.space.com/nasa-x-59-quiet-supersonic-jet-hangar-video iOS 17 Updates to CarPlay sharing and Visual Voicemail Previewhttps://9to5mac.com/2023/06/30/ios-17-carplay-apple-music-shareplay/#:~:text=The%20process%20of%20initiating%20a,that%20other%20people%20can%20scan https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/15/iphone-live-voicemail-how-to-use-turn-off-on/ Open sourcing AudioCraft: Generative AI for audio made simple and available to allhttps://ai.meta.com/blog/audiocraft-musicgen-audiogen-encodec-generative-ai-audio/ Sorg has access to Beeper: an all in one messaging service (li

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Hasbro Wants Activision/XBox to bring back Transformers Games https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/hasbro-wants-microsoft-and-xbox-to-bring-back-activisions-transformers-games Chilla used the JBL Clip 4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker for his beach day! Little speaker everywhere! https://amzn.to/3OCwGPM Samsung Z Fold 5 hands on! https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-z-fold5 Backbone! Microsoft’s repairability push now extends to Xbox controllers, too https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23814642/microsoft-xbox-elite-controllers-repair-diy Amazon rolls out its virtual health clinic nationwide https://clinic.amazon.com/ Lenovo is working on a Windows PC gaming handheld called the 'Legion Go' https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/exclusive-lenovo-is-working-on-a-pc-gaming-handheld-called-the-legion-go Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Roll For___ videos on Tik Tok! Roll for Sandwich? Roll for Pizza? Follow them all! Roll for Sandwich https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinaardia?lang=en Roll for Pizza https://www.tiktok.com/@frogstea/video/7177375017947221291?lang=en&q=roll%20for%20pizza&t=1690326452317  Roll for BBQ https://www.tiktok.com/@michiganbbqaddicts?lang=en Roll for Wrestling https://www.tiktok.com/@rothzell/video/7253567024410938666?lang=en&q=Roll%20For%20wrestling&t=1690326574589  Roll for Dust Bath https://www.tiktok.com/@chinpals?lang=en  French’s and Skittles team up to release mustard-flavored candy https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/frenchs-and-skittles-team-up-to-release-mustard-flavored-candy/ Content Groove to make AI generated clips of your Podcast and content videos. https://contentgroove.com/  Space Invaders World Defense AR https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/17/23798016/google-taito

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast AllTrails, our favorite trail app, has some new updates for weather, trail conditions and mosquito levelshttps://support.alltrails.com/hc/en-us/articles/16592729155476-Introducing-Advanced-Conditions Sorg and Katie visited Hershey Park for the first time and talk about the experience including the HPGo wristbands, Fast Track, All Day Dining and other tech features from the day that worked…and sometimes didn’t work. Feel the stabbing with the OWO Assassin’s Creed Haptic Feedback Shirt https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-mirage-haptic-shirt-owo-ubisoft-1850642015https://owogame.com/owo-skin-acm/ Cloud gaming platform Antstream Arcade brings over 1,000 retro games to Xboxhttps://ideas.lego.com/projects/c3665a3b-7c5c-4d0f-ab6e-82422d6f1d13 Mister Roger’s Neighborhood Lego Set https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c3665a3b-7c5c-4d0f-ab6e-82422d6f1d13 Amazon Astro Home Robot is you

his week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast It’s Prime Day! We’re looking at Fire TV Cube and Electric Sleep Masks https://amzn.to/46JDJwY https://amzn.to/44Hp5V0 Are you participating in the Barbenheimer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer Meta’s Threads. We look at the new Social Media app aimed at Twitter 6 days later. https://www.threads.net/@katemariepgh https://www.threads.net/@sorgatron iOS 17 preview feature watch https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-17-preview/ With their powers combined, you can have a wireless touchscreen with MiraCast, ZOOAUX USB C to USB Adapter and EZCast Ultrahttps://amzn.to/43hzplz https://amzn.to/3Q0vwhQ 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 show Tuesday

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 has some sweet Hello Kitty swag from Walmart! Sorg Inserts ChatGPT AI in your Google Search https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-got-for-chrome/ninecedhhpccjifamhafbdelibdjibgd This $400 Bumblebee robot can dance, kick, and pick itself up from a fall https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23769660/bumblebee-robot-hasbro-robosen-toy-price Porn star breaks back and turns to AI to make money https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/04/porn-star-adriana-chechik-artificial-intelligence-voice-broke-back/ We’re downloading and trying out Threads by Meta LIVE on the show minutes after release! Is it worth your time on Social Media? Is it a Twitter Killer? Follow Sorg at https://www.threads.net/@sorgatron Follow Katie at https://www.threads.net/@katemariepgh Why are people disenchanted with Twitter after Rate Limit Gate? Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Handy travel cost calculators - for work and play - AAA Gas Calculator and PA Turnpike Calculator https://www.paturnpike.com/toll-calculator?fbclid=IwAR10iCSIDCaDqjHFcZ0Bqto44e6R2X7CL_h21-FjZsK74Vk5J2315dhyAGo https://gasprices.aaa.com/aaa-gas-cost-calculator/ Hello Kitty meets Animal Crossing on Apple Arcade https://www.gematsu.com/2023/06/life-simulation-game-hello-kitty-island-adventure-announced-for-apple-arcade Hills Food Truckhttps://triblive.com/local/regional/hills-snack-bar-food-truck-gets-ok-from-health-inspector/?fbclid=IwAR2OsBSTevswMcL-7jkL8Rs9kn2b22KkYGbaX5f-R8hPRnBWgm0oMxK8UoQ 'June Boötid' meteor shower will peak in Pittsburgh area tonight https://triblive.com/local/regional/june-bootid-meteor-shower-will-peak-in-pittsburgh-area-tonight/?fbclid=IwAR2G3PsrsBMhF3rLQA5OGAFuOxuh2cmcUSL8Dus37N5GMV4DNgzlL1e9Vc4 SAE International Announces Standard for

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast 40inches of monitor with the Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD Monitor https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-40-curved-wuhd-monitor-u4021qw/apd/210-becu/monitors-monitor-accessories?gacd=9684992-1102-5761040-266906002-0&dgc=ST&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnMWkBhDLARIsAHBOftq9MeUlCnWHyGLYh7g5QIMKI736EBTUD3K0OFNBjFK2OtZ9LKg2yAaAnUHEALwwcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Using chat gpt for podcast ideas Sorg is loving a Vox video on the new advances in computer animated movie styles with Spiderverse and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l96IgQmXmhM&t=42s McDonald's just released a Grimace Game Boy Color game https://www.engadget.com/mcdonalds-just-released-a-grimace-game-boy-color-game-093540230.html Biden administration announces $930 million in grants to expand rural internet access https://www.engadget.com/biden-administration-announces-930-million-in-grants-to-expand-rural-internet-a