GeekWire Radio: Our future in space, and why it might be closer than we thought

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Our topic this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is space, and our possible future in it. Joining us is Adam Bruckner — a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the University of Washington. He shares his insights and perspectives on the emerging era of commercial spaceflight, asteroid mining, the potential impact on the… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Mining asteroids in space, and finding the best food on Earth

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We’ve got all sorts of innovation to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast. We start on a lighter note, talking about one of the more attention-getting stories on GeekWire this week — the JoeyBra, an undergarment developed by UW students, with a pocket for storing credit cards and other objects, including… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Paul Allen’s sub, Ray Ozzie’s legacy, and more from our live events

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Seattle rock legend Dave Dederer shares the inside secrets of digital music; tech pioneer Ray Ozzie reflects on his tenure at Microsoft; and Paul Allen tells us what he learned from jamming with Bono and Mick Jagger on his yacht. Those are a few of our… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Instagram, Kickstarter and the world of creative funding

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Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, who joins us for a conversation about the Kickstarter funding platform and other methods of paying for projects through fans and customers. Many people in the tech world know Stepto from his long career at Microsoft, working most… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Google’s crazy glasses, text-spresso and predicting the price of your next gadget

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we debate the merits of Google’s augmented reality glasses, talk about the world’s geekiest coffee machine, and assess the prospects for the Nokia Lumia 900, and its chances for helping Windows Phone. Our guest in the studio is Mike Fridgen, the CEO of Decide.com, the Seattle… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Nerd rock, comic books and Angry Birds

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we get a preview of next weekend’s Emerald City Comicon from the conference director, Jim Demonakos. He’s a multitalented guy (and past GeekWire Geek of the Week) who is also one-half of the Kirby Krackle nerd rock band, owner of the ComicStop comic-book store chain, and author… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: New iPad, SXSW recap, and the best iPhone camera app ever

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We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, with special guest Monica Guzman, the GeekWire columnist just back from the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin. We talk about the pros and cons of the new iPad, discuss Highlight and other… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Kindle’s impact, the new iPad, and how Clipboard is capturing the web

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk with Gary Flake, the founder of Clipboard, a Seattle-area startup that offers a tool for clipping, saving and sharing sections web pages in live form — preserving not only text and images but also links and interactivity. It’s a competitive market right now, and… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, Apple, BuddyTV and a new era in the digital living room

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we chat with BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu about all the changes happening in the digital living room — as exemplified by BuddyTV’s apps and Liu’s own elaborate living-room setup. We also talk with him about the implications of Apple’s rumored ambitions in the living room, getting… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Google glasses, Office on iPad, and a big picture of the mobile world

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we get some great analysis of the wireless and mobile industries from Mary Jesse, an engineer and startup entrepreneur who has been involved in the industry since its early days. Jesse, a McCaw Cellular veteran who… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Windows Phone vs. our iPhones in an on-air speed test

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Can the GeekWire guys avoid getting “Smoked by Windows Phone”? That’s the question this week as we welcome Ben Rudolph from Microsoft’s Windows Phone team to the studio to reprise the speed tests he started staging at the Consumer Electronics Show. We put our iPhones to the test vs. Windows Phone to see which is… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Amazon, Redbox, Hark and the new shape of digital media

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the changing world of digital media with David Aronchick, the CEO of Hark, the Seattle startup that operates a popular online platform for sound bites, quotes and images from pop culture. David shares some of his favorite clips, tells the story of the company’s creation,… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft vs. Google, Facebook IPO, and a geek’s guide to real estate

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Amazon’s acquisition of Seattle startup TeachStreet, Microsoft’s ad campaign against Google, and the juicy details of Facebook’s finances, as revealed by its IPO filing this week. We’re joined in the studio by Seattle tech veteran Kevin Lisota, the CEO of real estate startup… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Apple’s big quarter, Bill Gates’ legacy, and the world of digital puzzles

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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… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Summify, Picnik, SOPA, PIPA — and doing good with your old PC

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What happens when big tech companies acquire your favorite online services? Increasingly it seems, they shut ‘em down. At least, that was the case this past week with two of our favorites, Summify and Picnik. We lament their impending demise as we recap the week’s tech news on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, along… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: The meaning of CES, betting on Facebook, and Lara Croft’s geocache

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we reflect on this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with guest Hanson Hosein, director of the UW’s Master of Communication in Digital Media program, who just returned from CES and offers some big-picture takeaways from the gigantic event. Plus we talk about the coolest stuff we saw… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire, 520 apps, and 96-year-old tech enthusiast Bill Sleeper

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The GeekWire radio show and podcast returns from its brief holiday hiatus this weekend with a special in-studio guest, Bill Sleeper, the 96-year-old retired engineer from the Seattle region who helps his fellow seniors empower themselves with technology by introducing them to the world of the iPhone and mobile apps. Topics discussed during the weekly… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Paul Allen in space, Chrome vs. IE, Twitter reconsidered, tech gift ideas

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This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore Paul Allen’s new space venture, assess Google Chrome’s rise vs. Internet Explorer and Firefox, and offer a second take on Twitter’s recent overhaul, now that we’ve been using it for a week. We’re joined in the studio by tech blogger Andru Edwards of GearLive… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Amazon Price Check, Twitter revamp, and guest John Vechey, PopCap co-founder

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On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about the controversy over Amazon’s new Price Check app, the debate over Twitter’s new look, and the delay in Microsoft’s new Xbox Live rollout this week. Then we’re joined in the studio by John Vechey, the co-founder of PopCap Games, who tells some fun stories… Read More…