Podcast: Windows 8, Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, and computer scientist Yaw Anokwa

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re pleased to be joined by one of our former Geeks of the Week, Yaw Anokwa. He’s a graduate of the University of Washington computer science program, co-founder of the software startup Nafundi and one of the computer scientists behind the Open Data Kit project, which provides smart forms for collecting data… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: How to be more productive, and take control of your work and life

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Mobile devices, online services and persistent connectivity are overloading many of us with information and distractions. As the new year begins, how can we take back control, and become more efficient and productive in our work and lives? That’s our topic this week with our guest Matt Heinz, the president of Heinz Marketing in Redmond,… Read More…

Podcast: Nook vs. Kindle, future of Xbox, and settling in with our new devices

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Has Amazon’s Kindle lineup distanced itself even further from Barnes & Noble’s Nook over the past couple months? Could the Xbox become an all-encompassing hub for home automation technologies? And how are our parents doing with their new smartphones and tablets? Those are some of the topics on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast…. Read More…

GeekWire New Year’s Special: Highs, lows and key tech trends to watch in 2013

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This week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is a special New Year’s edition — looking back at the highs and lows of 2012 in the tech world, and ahead to some of the trends likely to have the biggest impact in the coming year. Our guest in the studio is Microsoft’s Steve Clayton, the editor… Read More…

Podcast: Google Maps, Amazon + Facebook, and EveryMove’s ‘mileage program’ for your health

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You can get rewarded for shopping, eating, gambling, flying and pretty much everything else these days. But what about rewards for being healthy? That’s the concept behind EveryMove, a Seattle-area startup whose CEO, Russell Benaroya, is our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast. The program lets users track their exercise and other… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: Tablets, travel, kids, and a ukulele rock band, live in studio

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We usually talk about a wide variety of topics on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, but even by our normal standards, the breadth of stuff on this week’s show was a little crazy. Don’t worry, we were able to tie it all together! (For the most part, at least.) John and I kick off the… Read More…

Podcast: How to get famous on YouTube, implant RFID chips, and travel to space

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we’re revisiting a few of our favorite guest segments with highlights from some of our most interesting interviews over the past several months. The common thread: Each of these guests inspired us to think differently or bigger in some way. Here they are, in order of… Read More…

iPad mini, Surface, Kindle Fire: Which one really belongs on your holiday list?

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Yes, the holidays are almost here, and anyone looking to buy a tablet will be faced with a dizzying array of options. File this one under first-world problems, but we’re here to help. Our guest on the GeekWire radio show this week is Andru Edwards of GearLive.com and the Ask Andru tech advice column here on… Read More…

Our 97-year-old Geek of the Week on his favorite apps — and his sudden fame

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It has been a whirlwind month for Bill Sleeper, after his status as a GeekWire Geek of the Week put him in the national spotlight in a Best Buy ad, which can be seen below and during any number of national television broadcasts these days. Yes, that’s Bill in the picture at right with the sly grin,… Read More…

Podcast: Space Shuttle Trainer and beyond, with Museum of Flight CEO Doug King

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A week from today, on Nov. 10, the Space Shuttle Trainer will make its official debut at the Museum of Flight in Seattle — giving the public an up-close look at the full-sized Space Shuttle replica that served as the training ground for every astronaut in the Space Shuttle’s three decades. The museum and the region… Read More…

Podcast: Surface, iPad mini and Rover.com, with our cutest in-studio guest ever

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Some of the guests we bring in to the GeekWire radio show and podcast have been known to cause a stir when they arrive at the studio. But nothing compares to the reception given to Caramel, the 4-pound Pomeranian who is the “Chief Rover” at dog-sitting matchmaking service Rover.com. Several KIRO-FM staffers couldn’t help but come… Read More…

Podcast: Windows 8 vs. iPad, Wal-Mart vs. Amazon, and WhitePages CEO Alex Algard

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Our guest in the studio this week is tech industry veteran Alex Algard, the CEO of WhitePages.com, the online directory company. Alex tells the story of the company’s founding and talks about its current strategy, including its mobile apps, its approach to privacy and how it’s keeping a startup-style approach even after 15 years in business. It’s an interesting discussion,… Read More…

Podcast: Xbox tries politics, tipping goes digital, and a chat with new LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce

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What happens when Microsoft’s Xbox Live tries politics? It gets a little confusing, and reveals a few things about the Xbox demographic. This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we start our news segment by discussing what happened this week when the Redmond company’s game division streamed the first presidential debate along with an… Read More…

Podcast: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more from the week in tech

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We had a lot of fun putting together this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking at length about Apple’s new iOS 6 and iPhone 5. To start, John tells the unbelievable story of what happened after he updated his iPhone 4 to the new iOS 6 — a story that involves an encounter with a… Read More…