This week’s episode brought to you by Professor Buzzkill, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Sorg and Chilla are joined by Kit and Mitch of Startup Boost Pittsburgh to talk this week in tech headlines, including:
- Chilla is sharing Mobile World Congress 2019 as his Awesome Thing of the Week - specifically a new micro SD format that promises better battery life.
- Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is a Meet the Mentors podcast he was recently working on, which introduced him to some cool things in the General Motors world.
- Our guests Startup Boost Pittsburgh are talking about their cool startup pre-accelerator as their Awesome Thing of the Week.
- We're learning about pre-startup options with Startup Boost Pittsburgh.
- Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring from Nintendo. And he's being replaced by (wait for it) Bowser.
- Fan of the show, Alex Kahrs is sharing the Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
- Sorg is figuring out that he can essentially run the studio remotely - with his iPad.
- Last week we talked about This Person Does Not Exist. This week we're talking This Cat Does Not Exist.
- We're exploring the foldable phone.
- We're looking at Agents of SHIELD for our tech options for the future.
- HoloLens 2 has been formally announced - targeted at corporations.
After the show remember to:Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat!Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion!Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Startup Boost Pittsburgh (@startupboostpgh), Sorg (@Sorgatron) and Chilla (@chilla)Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos?You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast!Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week!Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST[embed]https://youtu.be/vTFjE_RC3u0[/embed]