Awesomecast: Tech And Gadget Talk

Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are getting all Podcampy gearing up for the big event this weekend! We have the mad man behind the original Podcamp Pittsburgh, and creator of Something to Be Desired and the upcoming The Baristas, Justin Kownacki, to talk about the event, and his new venture into his next project with your help via Kickstarter. We also hit the news about Apple's spelled out app restrictions and the return of Flash, fun with Google's Instant Search, Sorg's take on The Social Network after an advance preview, and what is a Flattr and what does it mean for content creators out there? Be sure to check out Mike and Rob of the Awesomecast, and all of our friends, at Podcamp Pittsburgh 5! We'll both be doing multiple sessions, as well as a live broadcast of AwesomeCast from the event Sunday September 19 at 2 PM EST! Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in bothvideo and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! As always, you can ch

Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are back to a decent hour of the day, and they'be brought back Chachi, fresh off his new video show launch, and introduce Norm Huelsman, an instrumental co-organizer of Podcamp Pittsburgh 5, and blogger at Casual Magic and his own blog. We talk the Apple TV, and what it means for internet TV, the new iPods, Apple's Ping, Brightkite's corporate play, Duke Nukem Fornever, and Pirate Bay's movie hopes. All this and we talk about leading up to Podcamp Pittsburgh and Chachi's big dreams. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in bothvideo and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! As always, you can chime in with news, thoughts, or comments at Contact@AwesomeCast.com or 724-25-A-CAST.

Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are live, late night, and ready to roll, whether we're ready or not. This week, we rope back in Chachi to talk tech, and we add Stephen Heywood of the Tech Buzz into the mix to talk about the merits of Podcasting and his experience. We tackle the last trickle of Apple rumors leading into the September 1 announcements, YouTube's pay per view play, Netflix on iPhone, Paul Allen sues everyone, and the Last ChatRoulette. Video watchers get to see Sorg smile far too much, turn read, get sweaty, and partially lose his mind, right before your eyes! Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both video and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! As always, you can chime in with news, thoughts, or comments at Contact@AwesomeCast.com or 724-25-A-CAST

Episode 13 is live with Rob de la Cretazand Mike Sorg as we welcome Mitch Donaberger of Chemistry Communications to go over all of the news, including his adventures with Facebook Places, the near future of tablets, including Samsung's latest model, used video game attacks, and the nearly speculative future of how we're going to watch tv....Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both video and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! As always, you can chime in with news, thoughts, or comments at Contact@AwesomeCast.com or 724-25-A-CAST This week's Audible Pick: Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuck Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Episode 12 is live with Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg as we are rejoined by Tony "Chachi" Walker to talk about the Xbox Live Windows Phone 7 service, Nintendo phones, Sony PSP phones, FM Radio Phones, Oracle raining in Google's Java cereal, even more net neutrality, and so much more. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both video and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! This week's Audible Pick: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

It's episode 11 of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are online, and joined by Tim Kirby host of the TSAR Podcast (and former Art Institute of Pittsburgh classmate of Sorg's ) live from Moscow, Russia, to talk about his show, and five some incite to tech on his side of the world. We talk with him about his show, moving from the midwest United States to his current nation, and what the podcasting and social media scene is like over there. All this, and we talk Net Neutrality, Skype tariff issues in Russia, naughty CEOs, and how sexy your iPhone makes you... Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both video and audio formats, as well as YouTube, Boxee, Roku, and Blip.tv! This week's Audible Pick: God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

It's episode ten of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are online, and are joined by Nick Pingston, Founder of CloudFab.com. We get to talk to Nick about polymath, 3D printing, and starting a business in a smaller town like Pittsburgh, PA. All this, and we talk about the new JailBreakMe.com, the KMart Android Pad, the new Blackberry, and more.... Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both video and audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This week's Audible Pick: Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time By Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Itâ??s episode nine of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are online, and are joined by Chris Maverick of Cosmic Hellcatsand ElseWorld to talk about Photography in a world where we all have access to it on our cellphones and pocket devices. We also have a chance to talk about Apple's new hardware, the Flipbook controversy, Samsung's Galaxy givaway, legalized Jailbreaking, and the secret tethering app. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This weekâ??s Audible Pick: FREE: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Itâ??s episode eight of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are online, and ready to give apologies out left and right. But no bumpers in sight. We're joined, once again, by AJ Kuftic to talk about the fallout of Apple's big press conference, the backlash from other smartphone makers, the Wired article about ATT and Apple, Droid X, Android as a platform, Nokia in Europe, Sorg complains about the App Store, and much, much more. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This weekâ??s Audible Pick: Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

It's episode seven of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are back, and Sorg fails in plugging in a vital cord for conversation. But there are words in there! And some of those words are from the returning Mulango Akpo-Esambe as we talk about Google's social gaming play, Mega Man Doom, Blizzard's RealID lash back, Skype putting the kibosh on Fring, iPhone unconsumable, and alternative methods to get Hulu on your iPhone. NOTICE: There are severe issues with the first half of this show due to some technical problems. If too much to listen too, please skip to about 28 minutes for the properly recorded section of the show. We apologize for the inconvenience. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter,Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This week's Audible Pick: iWoz by Steve Wozniak w/ Gina Smith Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Itâ??s episode six of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg had some disagreements with Skype and bringing in their scheduled guest Andy Quayle (but check out his sites!), but Chachi is on hand to talk about the news and notes from a slow news week, as we talk about Apple's recent iPhone and App Store woes, Netflix's new deal with Relativity Media, Tapulous, Best Buy hating cute bears, and a small discussion about our shrinking computers. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter,Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This weekâ??s Audible Pick: The Way We're Working Isn't Working: How Intense Focus and Frequent Renewal Fuel Great Performance By Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Itâ??s episode four of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are joined by AJ Kuftic, a Pittsburgh area IT Professional. Bot Rob and AJ have the shiny new iPhone 4 in hand and are ready to show them off and let us know how difficult, or not, it was to get them. We also talk a bit about Hulu Plus, Google Me,Digg 4, Windows 8, and more! Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter,Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us on iTunes in both videoand audio formats, as well as YouTube and Blip.tv! This weekâ??s Audible Pick: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Get this book free at www.audiblepodcast.com/sorgatronmedia

Itâ??s episode four of the AwesomeCast! Our hosts Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg are joined by John Carman of the G Spod to talk about the state of Podcastingâ?¦on a Podcast, as well as the news of the week, including the impending OnLive service and Forceteck XIO from E3, the iOS4 and iPhone 4 launches this week, ThinkGeekâ??s problem with Unicorn Meat, and more. Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us soon on iTunes in both videoand audio formats!

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Itâ??s episode two of the AwesomeCast on Sorgatron Media! Welcome your hosts, Rob de la Cretaz andMike Sorg, and itâ??s time for the new iPhone! And to make sure we have â??fair and balancedâ?? reporting, we invited local blogger, IT professional, elections judge, and Android G1 user, Anthony â??Chachiâ?? Walker to the show! We go over what this means for our addictions to Farmville, the tech advancements, and take a look back at the D8: All Things Digital Conference, AT&Tâ??s new data plans, and something interesting from Craigslist (calling all Brits that want to make twenty bucks) Join the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us soon on iTunes in both video and audio formats!

It's the very first episode of the AwesomeCast on Sorgatron Media! Welcome your hosts, Rob de la Cretaz and Mike Sorg, and we are joined this week by our first guest, Mike Pound, a local blogger and journalist for the Beaver County Times as we talk about the Facebook privacy issues, Yahoo's language, and where the newspaper stands in this world of the internet and iPads.... Joins the AwesomeCast on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, and be sure to follow us soon on iTunes in both video and audio formats! For now, you can check out the audio version of the show right here!