This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap the gigantic quarter posted by Apple, hear Bill Gates reflect on his final meeting with Steve Jobs, talk about an innovative new solar charging attachment for the iPhone, and assess the possibility of putting Kinect sensors into laptops.
Our guest in the studio is Roy Leban, the founder of puzzle technology startup Puzzazz, which makes puzzle books for Amazon’s Kindle. We talk with Roy about Puzzazz, the Kindle and the future of digital books and devices, before John and I go head-to-head in a brain-teaser presented by Roy on air — with a very surprising outcome. Go here if you want to challenge yourself before listening to the show.
Roy then presents a puzzle for listeners to solve at home, for a chance to win tickets to the upcoming GeekWire Game Night on Feb. 8 in Seattle.
Listen to the show above or directly via this MP3 file.
Apple posts three Yahoos, two Googles and a Microsoft … Apple could pay off the public debt of 8 EU countries
Video: Bill Gates on his last visit with Steve Jobs … Greatest innovators of all time: Edison, Jobs, Zuckerberg (but no Bill Gates?)
Meet the SolMate: This case charges your iPhone in the sun (and the shade)
Kinect in your next laptop? Report says Microsoft is working on it
Roy Leban: Puzzazz Home Page … Puzzazz Ebooks for Kindle … Guest Post: Books are books, and Apple gets it
App of the Week: Thumb for Android and iPhone
Puzzle: Chance to win GeekWire Game Night tickets
We’ll be back with our Name that Tech Tune challenge next week. For the answer and winner from last week’s contest, go here.