Truth be told, it took me a while to find my old Amazon Cloud Cam at the bottom of a storage bin today after learning that Amazon is discontinuing the… Read More
A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where they’ve been during the day, whether they’ve been getting enough… Read More
Microsoft will shut down Cortana on a wide range of devices, reflecting the challenge for third-party voice assistants attempting to compete with built-in programs like Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant.… Read More
Microwave. Subwoofer. Smart plug. In-car device. Those are just a handful of the new devices Amazon debuted on Thursday as the tech giant continues to push its voice platform, Alexa,… Read More
My 11-year-old son’s transition from elementary school to middle school will bring with it plenty of big changes. There will be a new schedule, new subject matter in classes, and new… Read More
Like other department stores, Kohl’s is struggling to compete with online retailers, most notably Amazon. Faced with declining sales, Kohl’s is reducing inventory in hundreds of its stores. Now, in a… Read More
LAS VEGAS — TIL “smart” products can be pretty dumb. That was my main takeaway from CES Unveiled, a media expo where electronics companies show off their goods before the… Read More
Google is poised to launch its Amazon Echo challenger at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to reports from The New York Times, Mashable, and others. Google Home, a… Read More
Lenovo’s Yoga laptops have helped to pioneer the field of multi-modal PCs, and now the company is bringing that functionality (and name) to the desktop. A new portable all-in-one desktop machine, the… Read More
Like many entrepreneurs and inventors, Mina Yoo was inspired to launch her current venture, Lulabop, to solve a problem that she experienced herself. As a mom who summited Mt. Rainier only months after… Read More
Eargo, a Maveron-backed hearing-aid company that’s operated secretly for the past three years, today is launching a new line of hearing devices designed for the tens of millions of Americans… Read More
A couple of weeks ago someone asked me what the best gaming headphones are, and I realized he probably wasn’t the only one wondering. There are a few things to keep… Read More
Wearables are arguably the most talked-about tech of 2015. Apple is dominating the recent conversation with its Apple Watch announcements, but there are countless other companies making fitness trackers, body cameras,… Read More
LAS VEGAS— B.K. Yoon, who leads Samsung’s electronics business, took the stage this evening at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk about the future of connected devices.… Read More
If you’ve been communicating via smartphone over the last decade, you probably had a BlackBerry at one time. And now the company would like to remind you why. BlackBerry just… Read More
Editor’s Note: This guest post was adapted exclusively for GeekWire from “Scared Sitless: The Office Fitness Book,” a new book by Seattle-based massage therapist and personal trainer Larry Swanson. It’s not news… Read More
Microsoft may have acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services division earlier this year, but the company hasn’t given up its pursuit of new products. A post to the official Nokia Twitter… Read More
TableSafe is looking to transform how you pay restaurant bills. The Seattle company — maker of the RAIL bill paying device — just raised $2 million in fresh funding, part… Read More
Seattle developer Kav Latiolais woke up Saturday morning to discover something quite unpleasant. The 128 GB iPhone 6 he’d purchased on Thursday afternoon had inexplicably bent — a rare malfunction… Read More
Marc Barros knew that people loved taking spectacular photos on their smartphones, but even he was blown away by the demand for the mini lenses his company introduced earlier this… Read More
Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t sweat. Here comes the PebbleBee. Developed by Boeing software engineers Daniel… Read More
Earlier this week, we told you the story about Moment, the new hardware upstart from Contour founder Marc Barros that’s attempting to bring great photography to smartphones through mini lenses… Read More
Tucked on the fifth floor of a brick office building in Pioneer Square, Marc Barros is attempting to create Seattle’s next great hardware startup. The entrepreneur, best known as the… Read More
Gadget lust is a likely common affliction for GeekWire readers. You may be fantasizing about Google Glass or a new iPad Air, but I bet that you haven’t thought about… Read More
If you’re a dog owner and have ever felt bad about leaving Fido, Otis or Buster at home alone, here’s a new technology just for you. Meet the iCPooch, an… Read More
BlackBerry continues to wither on the vine, with market share for the once iconic smartphone maker slipping to under five percent. So, can a company name change salvage what’s left?… Read More
There was certainly a lot of buzz around Robin Elenga’s latest angel financing round, literally and figuratively. Elenga is the maker of the Revel Body, an innovative new vibrator that… Read More
Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg — are looking to re-create that experience for the iPhone… Read More
Seattle-based Contour has sealed a deal to sell its line of helmet-mounted HD video cameras at Yamaha Motor Corp. dealers across the country, another big retail distribution point for the… Read More
Microsoft launched its Surface Pro tablet today, the first full-fledged Windows 8 machine developed by the company, and already the demand is exceeding the supply for the 128 GB version… Read More