This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're winding down to our year-end episode, but before we get to the year in review, Sorg and Chilla are sharing some of the week's tech news, including: * Chilla is sharing his pleas for NASA to save Tony Stark as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is how Doug Engelbart predicted the future - 50 years ago. * The Huawei finance chief was arrested in Canada. * Our friend Brian likes experimenting with tech in his bathroom, and he found a solution for his Echo Dot. * It seems like it's been forever, but Apple Watch has an ECG app for heart rhythm notifications. * The recent Giphy update integrates TrueDepth camera and a universal keyboard. * There's a live action MarioKart race in Florida?!?! * There's a hipster nativity, and Sorg approves. * How about a VR experience of Van Gogh's Starry Night? * Marvel Alliance has a Nintendo Switch exclusive. * Street Fighter will display in-game advertising. * Sorg saw some advertising that worked to get his attention for the RETRO Color 8-bit iPhone case. * The Fire/Echo device is having a fire sale. badum tss * John Romero gifts Doom 18 new levels for its 25th birthday.

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Check out our sponsors as a part of YaJagoff’s HOLLA-day Gift Guide: * Pittsburgh Things Pittsburgh themed apparel n’at. * Core Life Eatery at the Block at Northway on McKnight Rd * Sprezzatura creates and serves heritage-inspired cooking for events and the public.

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