AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

This week on Awesomecast 250, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Snapchat hiring to cover 2016 Presidential campaign. Discussion of the tech gap and the interesting scope our generation has, having seen technology become mainstream. Android and Google Play now offering Periscope opens the door to more content. Microsoft is cross-platforming Cortana. Spotify to match music to your run...

<p>Christ Akin of the Pennsylvania Coin Operated Gaming Hall of Fame (<a href="http://coinophof.com/" rel="nofollow">http://coinophof.com/</a>) joins us to discuss the new venture opening in Hopewell Township, just north of Pittsburgh, the rare games they have, the reason old arcades are important, and their experiences getting the project started on Kickstarter! </p> Eat a...

This week on Awesomecast 249, we talk awesome things in technology, including: A better way to run Android on Windows from American Megatrends Automatic has a new unit and apps for your car! DinnerMode helps you NOT to use your phone LG announces a 55 inch bendable display with magnets! Oculus Rift announces the hefty PC specs to use it Kentucky Fried Chicken has a tray-based bluetooth keyboard An...

<p>This week, we speak with Parviz Parvizi from Clammr about the app! Why 18 seconds of audio? What are people doing with it? How can you get involved?</p> Find out more and download Clammr for iOS at clammr.com. Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomec...

This week on Awesomecast 248, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Con TV: A way to see action from cons all over as well as other entertainment. Lily: The camera drone! Touchcast for the iPad. Giphy: Helping you get GIFS out everywhere. People no longer needing a Twitter to Periscope! The world's first $9.00 CPU! Google shutting down their Maps editor. News on upcoming events. After t...

<p>This week, we talk with Chris Daley(@thatchrisdaley), one of the organizers of TedXPittsburgh 2015! What is Ted? Why is it important for Pittsburgh? What makes Pittsburgh Awesome?</p> Buy your tickets to attend in person, and find more information at TedXPittsburgh.org! Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show...

This week on Awesomecast 247, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome Things of the Week: Chilla's iPhone case that harvests radio frequencies into power Katie's Nikon "selfie" adapter Sorg's Chrome extension that tracks smile/facial expressions to offer suggestions for sites you may be interested in Who owns the IP for your content saved in Google Drive? Broadcasting your Android...

<p>In the first episode of Awesome Chat, we talk with John Chamberlin of Yajagoff.com. We talk about how the blog started and gained notoriety, Shooting "Yakkin' with Yajagoff" from a FlipCam to a modern production team today, some of his favorite guests like Mayor Bill Peduto, and much more!</p> Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It i...

This week on Awesomecast 246, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Discussion with TJ and Jamie from Does This Hold Up podcast. The Path of Exile rpg game. G-Project G-Boom Bluetooth speaker. Star Wars lightsaber tongs. Moto 360. Google Project Fi. Facebook video calling. A second screen for your iPhone. News on upcoming events. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway if y...

This week on Awesomecast 245, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Our impressions on cordcutting devices like: -Chromecast -Amazon Fire TV/Stick -Roku -TiVo -AppleTV -SmartTVs -Game consoles A new version of the Screen Savers. News on upcoming events. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Follow the...

This week on Awesomecast 244, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Why you don't need an Apple Watch. Chilla talks about his Apple Watch purchase experience. Sorg checked out some of this season's AlphaLab companies: @seekahoo @TravelWitsCom @whoYuInc We discuss basic web design options for #smallbusiness. Friend of the show Hotwheelz shared an Awesome Thing of the Week - the TF103C th...

This week on Awesomecast 243, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Will Rutherford talked about his vacation from social media. Chilla discusses the Samsung Galaxy S6. Smartwatch talk! Discussion on health technology. A playlist maker in Playmoss. The Smartboy looking like it will not be a joke. April Fool's tech; including a teacher using tech to prank, a new Google Reader and MS DOS...

This week on Awesomecast 242, we talk awesome things in technology, including: News on the Surface 3. Sorg giving his thoughts on Meerkat and Periscope. Google Maps turning maps into Pac-Man levels. A Game Boy Camera gun. The Chromebit: A stick version of Chrome! Discussion on stick entertainment. News on upcoming events. A new Amazon button. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway if...

This week on Awesomecast 241, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Laura Kelly telling us about Innovation Works. Attention grabbing companies like Trusst Lingerie and Romeo Delivers. Demo Day and how it benefits start-ups. What UpPrize is all about. Discussion on the #burghppu event. Putting Mac photos on Instagram with Uploader. A Disney wrist device. The benefits of an audio twitter...

This week on Boss Battle 134, we have our cast of Bobby (@bobbyfjtown), Keith Haught (@haughtjr) and Mike Sorg(@sorgatron). On this weeks show: We discuss our gaming achievements from the past week. We talk about our spotlight game, which is Final Fantasy XV. We talk about gaming news like Uncharted 4 getting delayed, Infinity Ward bringing back Todd Alderman, Octodad coming to the consoles, the u...

This week on Awesomecast 239, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Discussion on the Applewatch; including who the market is for it, it compared to other wearable tech and if we are interest in it. Talk on Apple's ResearchKit. Discussion on the MacBook. Talk on the latest from HBO and discussion on the future of cable/streaming content. The Kickstarter Pancakebot, which lets you design...

This week on Awesomecast 238, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Discussion with Matt Keener about emodt; which companies can use to measure emotions of their teams. The sticky camera that is Podo. Smartphone charging furniture from Ikea. Livestream.com's Broadcaster Mini camera. App of the week: Evernote's Scannable. Discussion on Google+. Discussion on the Samsung Galaxy S6. News o...

This week on Awesomecast 237, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Talk with WhoYu Inc. and how their networking application works. What to look for in the future with WhoYu and how to learn more about it. The announcement of a new Pebble. IBM and ARM team up so you can build an Internetâ?¦of Things. Safety for Snapchat. Youtube for the kids. Digit, the automated savings account, and h...

This week on Awesomecast 236, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Hello Barbie from Mattel. (and how that concept could be used for other devices.) Discussion on how early a child should get into tech products. Sorg's quest for streaming music which has lead to Amazon Prime. Thoughts on the recently departed RadioShack. The return of Viewmaster! How "Kill Switches" in phones seems to...

This week on Awesomecast 235, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome things of the week: The Sober Up app on Pebble, Wizard World acquiring comic cons all over (including Pittsburgh comic con.) and an Indiegogo event in Pittsburgh. App of the week: A fashion related app in Stylinity. Ways to get free space from Bing and Google. The Gulf Tower in Pittsburgh getting lit up by Insta...

This week on Awesomecast 234, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome things of the week: The Raspberry Pi 2 and the possibilities of what you can do with it, The Screenflow app, and Pleyworld! Our app of the week: Stand Up! YikYak experiences. Drone news. Yinz Cam at the Super Bowl. Google Now pulling our data. CMU and Uber teaming up. Eero and how it might be a solution to WiFi...

This week on Awesomecast 233, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome things of the week: Microsoft's Hololens, Microsoft's acquisition of Minecraft and Windows 10. Batteries with Kevlar. Doctors using Googleglass. Discussion on Googleglass and if the camera in it was a mistake. Apple making big money on their phones. A Kickstarter for a smart thermometer on your phone. Big announ...

This week on Awesomecast 232, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome things of the week: The Zagg Slimbook, Facebook allowing user flagging of posts, Duet Display, bemyeyes.org and Adobe Photoshop Mix. The end of Googleglass! Or not. News on Project Ara. Google possibly investing big money in SpaceX. How AT&T's spectrum will deliver specific content to their users. The possib...

This week on Awesomecast 231, we talk awesome things in technology, including: Awesome things of the week: The Microsoft Band, AllCast iOS app and Intel's Computer Stick! App of The Week: The Duet application! (Duetdisplay.com) Discussion on Photoshop with Google Chrome. Keeping tabs of your pets with Petcube. Our excitement for SlingTV. WebOS going on smartwatches and more. Drones that could foll...