AwesomeCast: Tech News and Views from Pittsburgh
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Tech banter and news from the nerds that do nerd things in nerd ways from Pittsburgh, PA. Join us Tuesdays 7 PM ET on Facebook Live
AI news went completely bonkers 🤖📺
A real Judge Elvis story became “Buff Judge Elvis” thanks to wildly inaccurate AI images—and it feels like a preview of the future of low-effort TV content.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
A real Judge Elvis story became “Buff Judge Elvis” thanks to wildly inaccurate AI images—and it feels like a preview of the future of low-effort TV content.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
AI news went completely bonkers 🤖📺
A real Judge Elvis story became “Buff Judge Elvis” thanks to wildly inaccurate AI images—and it feels like a preview of the future of low-effort TV content.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
A real Judge Elvis story became “Buff Judge Elvis” thanks to wildly inaccurate AI images—and it feels like a preview of the future of low-effort TV content.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Some Japanese game studios are reportedly making applicants draw during interviews to prove real skill—not just AI use. ✏️🎮
That leads into a bigger convo about AI, creativity, and what happens if Netflix ends up owning WB Games, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
That leads into a bigger convo about AI, creativity, and what happens if Netflix ends up owning WB Games, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some Japanese game studios are reportedly making applicants draw during interviews to prove real skill—not just AI use. ✏️🎮
That leads into a bigger convo about AI, creativity, and what happens if Netflix ends up owning WB Games, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
That leads into a bigger convo about AI, creativity, and what happens if Netflix ends up owning WB Games, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
An official correction from AwesomeCast 761:
I said Shockwave.
I meant Soundwave.
Mistakes were made.
Lessons were learned.
#AC761 #Transformers #Soundwave
I said Shockwave.
I meant Soundwave.
Mistakes were made.
Lessons were learned.
#AC761 #Transformers #Soundwave
December 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
An official correction from AwesomeCast 761:
I said Shockwave.
I meant Soundwave.
Mistakes were made.
Lessons were learned.
#AC761 #Transformers #Soundwave
I said Shockwave.
I meant Soundwave.
Mistakes were made.
Lessons were learned.
#AC761 #Transformers #Soundwave
What if the future of VR gaming starts with the past? 🎮🥽
Old-school games in VR make perfect demo experiences—easy to learn, familiar, and surprisingly immersive.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Old-school games in VR make perfect demo experiences—easy to learn, familiar, and surprisingly immersive.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
What if the future of VR gaming starts with the past? 🎮🥽
Old-school games in VR make perfect demo experiences—easy to learn, familiar, and surprisingly immersive.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Old-school games in VR make perfect demo experiences—easy to learn, familiar, and surprisingly immersive.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
That Buzz Lightyear robot moves WAY too realistically 🤖😳
We also break down Apple TV’s new “liquid glass” intro—and the fact it was made with practical effects, not AI.
Two very different approaches to modern tech.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
We also break down Apple TV’s new “liquid glass” intro—and the fact it was made with practical effects, not AI.
Two very different approaches to modern tech.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
That Buzz Lightyear robot moves WAY too realistically 🤖😳
We also break down Apple TV’s new “liquid glass” intro—and the fact it was made with practical effects, not AI.
Two very different approaches to modern tech.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
We also break down Apple TV’s new “liquid glass” intro—and the fact it was made with practical effects, not AI.
Two very different approaches to modern tech.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
A baby was born in a Waymo self-driving taxi on the way to the hospital. 🚗👶
We use that story to talk about trust, fear, and whether autonomous cars feel helpful… or terrifying.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
We use that story to talk about trust, fear, and whether autonomous cars feel helpful… or terrifying.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A baby was born in a Waymo self-driving taxi on the way to the hospital. 🚗👶
We use that story to talk about trust, fear, and whether autonomous cars feel helpful… or terrifying.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
We use that story to talk about trust, fear, and whether autonomous cars feel helpful… or terrifying.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
If you never saw 90s VR… it was CHAOS 😂🕹️
Huge helmets, low frame rates, polygon worlds, and arcade setups that literally put you in a baby-walker-style ring so you wouldn’t fall.
We’ve come a long way.
Featuring
@sorgatron.com
Full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Huge helmets, low frame rates, polygon worlds, and arcade setups that literally put you in a baby-walker-style ring so you wouldn’t fall.
We’ve come a long way.
Featuring
@sorgatron.com
Full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If you never saw 90s VR… it was CHAOS 😂🕹️
Huge helmets, low frame rates, polygon worlds, and arcade setups that literally put you in a baby-walker-style ring so you wouldn’t fall.
We’ve come a long way.
Featuring
@sorgatron.com
Full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Huge helmets, low frame rates, polygon worlds, and arcade setups that literally put you in a baby-walker-style ring so you wouldn’t fall.
We’ve come a long way.
Featuring
@sorgatron.com
Full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
The “Butts on Things” obsession continues 🍑😂
Tony went hunting for the viral blind butt box (sold out, obviously) and uncovered the Cheek-to-Cheek card game, which might be the next chaotic party hit.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Tony went hunting for the viral blind butt box (sold out, obviously) and uncovered the Cheek-to-Cheek card game, which might be the next chaotic party hit.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The “Butts on Things” obsession continues 🍑😂
Tony went hunting for the viral blind butt box (sold out, obviously) and uncovered the Cheek-to-Cheek card game, which might be the next chaotic party hit.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Tony went hunting for the viral blind butt box (sold out, obviously) and uncovered the Cheek-to-Cheek card game, which might be the next chaotic party hit.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Classic FPS games are being reborn in VR—Quake III Arena, Duke Nukem, Blood, Shadow Warrior, and even Redneck Rampage. 🎮🔥
Using tools like RazeXR, many run directly on Meta Quest without a PC. A perfect dose of ‘90s nostalgia in full 3D.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Using tools like RazeXR, many run directly on Meta Quest without a PC. A perfect dose of ‘90s nostalgia in full 3D.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Classic FPS games are being reborn in VR—Quake III Arena, Duke Nukem, Blood, Shadow Warrior, and even Redneck Rampage. 🎮🔥
Using tools like RazeXR, many run directly on Meta Quest without a PC. A perfect dose of ‘90s nostalgia in full 3D.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Using tools like RazeXR, many run directly on Meta Quest without a PC. A perfect dose of ‘90s nostalgia in full 3D.
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Robosen has built some of the most advanced Transformers ever made—voice-controlled, programmable, and even capable of interacting with each other. 🤖🔥
A perfect mix of nostalgia and STEM learning.
Full discussion:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
A perfect mix of nostalgia and STEM learning.
Full discussion:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Robosen has built some of the most advanced Transformers ever made—voice-controlled, programmable, and even capable of interacting with each other. 🤖🔥
A perfect mix of nostalgia and STEM learning.
Full discussion:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
A perfect mix of nostalgia and STEM learning.
Full discussion:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
This is wild: a fan lined up all the Robosen Transformers—Optimus, Bumblebee, Grimlock, the trailer and more—and fired off one giant synchronized transformation sequence. 🤖🔥
Sorg: “If I win the lottery… there will be signs.”
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Sorg: “If I win the lottery… there will be signs.”
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is wild: a fan lined up all the Robosen Transformers—Optimus, Bumblebee, Grimlock, the trailer and more—and fired off one giant synchronized transformation sequence. 🤖🔥
Sorg: “If I win the lottery… there will be signs.”
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Sorg: “If I win the lottery… there will be signs.”
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Sorg shows off Robosen’s newest masterpiece: a self-transforming Shockwave robot from the classic Transformers era. 🤖💜
It transforms, responds to voice commands, is fully programmable… and doubles as a working Bluetooth boombox.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
It transforms, responds to voice commands, is fully programmable… and doubles as a working Bluetooth boombox.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sorg shows off Robosen’s newest masterpiece: a self-transforming Shockwave robot from the classic Transformers era. 🤖💜
It transforms, responds to voice commands, is fully programmable… and doubles as a working Bluetooth boombox.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
It transforms, responds to voice commands, is fully programmable… and doubles as a working Bluetooth boombox.
Full clip + episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
The team dives into the Buzz Lightyear programming robot and why it might be the coolest STEM toy of the year — even if cheaper drones still win for beginners 🚁🤖
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The team dives into the Buzz Lightyear programming robot and why it might be the coolest STEM toy of the year — even if cheaper drones still win for beginners 🚁🤖
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Cloud gaming is now the new “early Netflix vs HBO vs Fire TV” problem 🎮☁️
Every platform is split across incompatible devices — Luna, GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud, Samsung exclusives… it’s a mess.
But surprisingly? The tech works. Sorg has played full titles entirely in the cloud.
Every platform is split across incompatible devices — Luna, GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud, Samsung exclusives… it’s a mess.
But surprisingly? The tech works. Sorg has played full titles entirely in the cloud.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cloud gaming is now the new “early Netflix vs HBO vs Fire TV” problem 🎮☁️
Every platform is split across incompatible devices — Luna, GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud, Samsung exclusives… it’s a mess.
But surprisingly? The tech works. Sorg has played full titles entirely in the cloud.
Every platform is split across incompatible devices — Luna, GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud, Samsung exclusives… it’s a mess.
But surprisingly? The tech works. Sorg has played full titles entirely in the cloud.
Netflix Games is doing some interesting stuff 🎮📱
From 12 Seconds to couch-party games with QR controllers — and now a Stranger Things puzzle game that uses story clips to catch you up before Season 5.
Stages unlock every 12 hours, which… keeps you coming back.
From 12 Seconds to couch-party games with QR controllers — and now a Stranger Things puzzle game that uses story clips to catch you up before Season 5.
Stages unlock every 12 hours, which… keeps you coming back.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Netflix Games is doing some interesting stuff 🎮📱
From 12 Seconds to couch-party games with QR controllers — and now a Stranger Things puzzle game that uses story clips to catch you up before Season 5.
Stages unlock every 12 hours, which… keeps you coming back.
From 12 Seconds to couch-party games with QR controllers — and now a Stranger Things puzzle game that uses story clips to catch you up before Season 5.
Stages unlock every 12 hours, which… keeps you coming back.
Samsung’s Z TriFold will debut in Korea on Dec. 12, priced at just under 3.6 million KRW (~$2,500 USD) 🇰🇷📱
U.S. release: Early 2026.
And because tech pricing is chaos, many components (like RAM) can’t even be quoted until purchase time.
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
U.S. release: Early 2026.
And because tech pricing is chaos, many components (like RAM) can’t even be quoted until purchase time.
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Samsung’s Z TriFold will debut in Korea on Dec. 12, priced at just under 3.6 million KRW (~$2,500 USD) 🇰🇷📱
U.S. release: Early 2026.
And because tech pricing is chaos, many components (like RAM) can’t even be quoted until purchase time.
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
U.S. release: Early 2026.
And because tech pricing is chaos, many components (like RAM) can’t even be quoted until purchase time.
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Remember floppy disks? Now imagine them heated inside your PC… and releasing the smell of BLOOD 😳💾🩸
We also get Intern Tony trying to understand 1.44 MB storage and why this idea would’ve made every computer permanently smell weird.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
We also get Intern Tony trying to understand 1.44 MB storage and why this idea would’ve made every computer permanently smell weird.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Remember floppy disks? Now imagine them heated inside your PC… and releasing the smell of BLOOD 😳💾🩸
We also get Intern Tony trying to understand 1.44 MB storage and why this idea would’ve made every computer permanently smell weird.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
We also get Intern Tony trying to understand 1.44 MB storage and why this idea would’ve made every computer permanently smell weird.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Pittsburgh might be the toughest AV test city in the country 🚗❄️🤖
Waymo cars in Lawrenceville, Uber’s old test fleet, random mapping rigs, plus Emotional & Aurora gathering data today.
With snow + hills + chaotic road layouts, Pittsburgh is truly black diamond difficulty for self-driving tech.
Waymo cars in Lawrenceville, Uber’s old test fleet, random mapping rigs, plus Emotional & Aurora gathering data today.
With snow + hills + chaotic road layouts, Pittsburgh is truly black diamond difficulty for self-driving tech.
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pittsburgh might be the toughest AV test city in the country 🚗❄️🤖
Waymo cars in Lawrenceville, Uber’s old test fleet, random mapping rigs, plus Emotional & Aurora gathering data today.
With snow + hills + chaotic road layouts, Pittsburgh is truly black diamond difficulty for self-driving tech.
Waymo cars in Lawrenceville, Uber’s old test fleet, random mapping rigs, plus Emotional & Aurora gathering data today.
With snow + hills + chaotic road layouts, Pittsburgh is truly black diamond difficulty for self-driving tech.
Pittsburgh has been a robot car playground for years 🚗🤖
Waymo, Aurora, Uber ATG, TomTom-style mappers — all gathering data here because our roads, weather, and intersections are chaos-level hard mode.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Waymo, Aurora, Uber ATG, TomTom-style mappers — all gathering data here because our roads, weather, and intersections are chaos-level hard mode.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pittsburgh has been a robot car playground for years 🚗🤖
Waymo, Aurora, Uber ATG, TomTom-style mappers — all gathering data here because our roads, weather, and intersections are chaos-level hard mode.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Waymo, Aurora, Uber ATG, TomTom-style mappers — all gathering data here because our roads, weather, and intersections are chaos-level hard mode.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
A Red Dead Redemption thumbnail on the App Store is… something Apple normally wouldn’t feature so prominently 😳📱
Meanwhile, Netflix Gaming just nuked casting support — unless you still have a first-gen Chromecast lying around.
Meanwhile, Netflix Gaming just nuked casting support — unless you still have a first-gen Chromecast lying around.
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A Red Dead Redemption thumbnail on the App Store is… something Apple normally wouldn’t feature so prominently 😳📱
Meanwhile, Netflix Gaming just nuked casting support — unless you still have a first-gen Chromecast lying around.
Meanwhile, Netflix Gaming just nuked casting support — unless you still have a first-gen Chromecast lying around.
Lara Croft is now a DOUBLE Guinness World Record holder 🙌🎮
Best-selling female character + 2,300 magazine covers (!!).
Also: Assassin’s Creed’s Netflix adaptation is shaping up — Toby Wallace attached, ancient Rome confirmed.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Best-selling female character + 2,300 magazine covers (!!).
Also: Assassin’s Creed’s Netflix adaptation is shaping up — Toby Wallace attached, ancient Rome confirmed.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lara Croft is now a DOUBLE Guinness World Record holder 🙌🎮
Best-selling female character + 2,300 magazine covers (!!).
Also: Assassin’s Creed’s Netflix adaptation is shaping up — Toby Wallace attached, ancient Rome confirmed.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Best-selling female character + 2,300 magazine covers (!!).
Also: Assassin’s Creed’s Netflix adaptation is shaping up — Toby Wallace attached, ancient Rome confirmed.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Smell-O-Vision is REAL and our childhoods were NOT ready 😂👃
From D&D satanic panic to He-Man’s Stinkor to Strawberry Shortcake scent trauma…
Why did everything in the 80s have a smell?!
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
From D&D satanic panic to He-Man’s Stinkor to Strawberry Shortcake scent trauma…
Why did everything in the 80s have a smell?!
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Smell-O-Vision is REAL and our childhoods were NOT ready 😂👃
From D&D satanic panic to He-Man’s Stinkor to Strawberry Shortcake scent trauma…
Why did everything in the 80s have a smell?!
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
From D&D satanic panic to He-Man’s Stinkor to Strawberry Shortcake scent trauma…
Why did everything in the 80s have a smell?!
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Hideo Kojima once wanted floppy disks that released the smell of blood during gameplay 😳🩸
His 1988 cyberpunk game Snatcher almost had Smell-O-Vision before VR was even a thought.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
His 1988 cyberpunk game Snatcher almost had Smell-O-Vision before VR was even a thought.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hideo Kojima once wanted floppy disks that released the smell of blood during gameplay 😳🩸
His 1988 cyberpunk game Snatcher almost had Smell-O-Vision before VR was even a thought.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
His 1988 cyberpunk game Snatcher almost had Smell-O-Vision before VR was even a thought.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Smell-O-Vision is back… but for VIDEO GAMES 😳👃
Plus a VR haptic suit at Best Buy that lets you feel hits, vibration & even sound waves.
The future of immersion is getting strange.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Plus a VR haptic suit at Best Buy that lets you feel hits, vibration & even sound waves.
The future of immersion is getting strange.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Smell-O-Vision is back… but for VIDEO GAMES 😳👃
Plus a VR haptic suit at Best Buy that lets you feel hits, vibration & even sound waves.
The future of immersion is getting strange.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Plus a VR haptic suit at Best Buy that lets you feel hits, vibration & even sound waves.
The future of immersion is getting strange.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch more:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
Cloud gaming is better than ever — and yes, Stadia walked so others could run ☁️🎮
If your network can handle it, you might not need to download games again.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch the full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
If your network can handle it, you might not need to download games again.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch the full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cloud gaming is better than ever — and yes, Stadia walked so others could run ☁️🎮
If your network can handle it, you might not need to download games again.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch the full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
If your network can handle it, you might not need to download games again.
Featuring
@profpod.bsky.social @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social
Watch the full convo:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...