AMD finally gets @AMD thanks to Seattle entrepreneur’s creative charity swap

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Advanced Micro Devices is a 44-year-old Silicon Valley semiconductor giant, best known by the initials AMD. It’s the brand you see in marketing materials, and the stock symbol it uses on The New York Stock Exchange. Seattle entrepreneur Adam M. Doppelt is an AMD too, as those are the initials he’s had since birth 37… Read More…

10 startuppers are coming to Seattle to party in this sweet mansion (and maybe build their businesses too)

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Now, all they need is a reality film crew. Ten startup entrepreneurs are coming to Seattle from around the world to set up camp in an awesome 6,000-square-foot mansion in the tony Clyde Hill area, just a few minutes from Bill Gates’ massive home in the suburb of Medina. Call it the Real World: Startup… Read More…

Video: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ checks out Google Glass for first time: ‘How do I reset?’

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Follow up: Q&A: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ on autism, space travel and the link between humanity and technology Google Glass is the type of futuristic gadget you might see on Star Trek. So, what does Lieutenant Commander Data — also known as actor Brent Spiner — think of the futuristic eyewear? Spiner got a first-hand look today when… Read More…

Holy, Womp Rats! Check out this amazing full-scale Lego model of an X-Wing Fighter

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OK, now this is about the coolest thing we’ve seen today. The folks over at Gizmodo get an inside look at a full-scale X-Wing Fighter — made out of Legos. That’s right. Legos. In fact, it took 5,335,200 bricks to create the 11-foot tall and 43-foot long masterpiece. Seeing is believing, so take a look at… Read More…

This tech startup just turned a hip Seattle bar into an amazing hang-out space

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You’ve heard the stories of the amazing perks now being offered to employees of tech companies, from massages to paid vacations to free lunches. Not to be outdone by its big-company rivals, Seattle startup HasOffers just opened a new kitchen area and hang-out space a block away from its headquarters in a former Belltown bar. The… Read More…

Slideshow: 7 steps to raise a geek child

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GeekWire columnist Frank Catalano wrote one of our favorite posts of all time with his seven tips for raising a geek child. Now, it’s back in an entirely new form. (See below) Catalano’s goal at the time was to help parents raise well-balanced proto-geeks “who keep their nerd heritage and don’t wind up living in… Read More…

A win for JoeyBra: Founders of iPhone-friendly brassiere prevail in court

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Good news for women who want to carry smartphones in their bras. A federal judge has declined to award a preliminary injunction over a patent claim by a British man who filed suit last year against the University of Washington students who created the JoeyBra, a brassiere that’s designed to carry a smartphone. [Correction: We’ve updated this post… Read More…

Goodbye world: I’m unplugging for a day (or at least trying to)

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I’ve got to say, this makes me very nervous.  But you’ve got to address your fears, right? It is the National Day of Unplugging, starting today at sundown. And after speaking with the founder of the movement, Dan Rollman, on the GeekWire podcast today, I spontaneously decided to give it a try. It’s a scary… Read More…

Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

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Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during the month of February, from a rendering of the streets of Seattle post Zombie apocalypse to the tech startups in Pioneer Square to what Tweets have to say about Seattle neighborhoods. Those were three of… Read More…

Ping-pong is back! Don’t miss GeekWire’s Anniversary Bash

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There’s nothing like a rousing game of ping-pong — the official pastime of the tech industry — to lift a person’s spirits and get the energy flowing. Not to mention a big party. Which is why, as the Seattle region slogs through another dark winter, GeekWire is proud to announce the return of a Seattle… Read More…

Portlandia: A real nerd is ‘ashamed to be called a nerd’

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I’ve had a tough time getting into the show Portlandia, with aspects of it making me feel, well, a bit uncomfortable. I enjoyed the show’s opening Dream of the 90s video. But since then, I think the Portlandia has been more miss than hit. Now, here comes a mock public service announcement from the show… Read More…

Here’s the cool Vegas rock band that Amazon picked to play its big holiday party

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Employees at Amazon.com usually are way too busy during the holiday rush to participate in a traditional company party. So, they tend to let their hair down after things mellow out in mid-January. And that’s what is happening tonight as the company hosts its “holiday party” at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The company didn’t respond… Read More…

GeekWire Weekend Pick: 2013 Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Fest

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If you’re looking for something fun, original and geeky to do in Seattle this weekend, look no further than the special encore screening of the 2013 Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Fest (happening at SIFF Cinema Uptown this Sunday 1/20 4pm). The first showing of these one-of-a-kind films was so popular, they’ve extended it for… Read More…

Are you a Golden Geek? Introducing GeekWire’s new membership program

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GeekWire is more than a technology news site. It’s a community, tied together by a common belief that technology and innovation can change the world — and that the Seattle region has a unique role to play in that transformation. We feel privileged as journalists to help foster that community, and we are honored that so… Read More…

The time suck economy: Let’s start building value

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Time is our most precious asset. Yet, we’re wasting far too much of it. It’s called the time suck economy. And it’s available on a smartphone near you. You can waste time these days in unlimited ways — online and offline. Let’s just focus online, and more specifically from your mobile device which you carry… Read More…

Merry Christmas to me: I just got to inbox zero!

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I just gave myself a wonderful Christmas gift, one that I never thought I’d ever achieve. As of 9 a.m. today, I officially got my GeekWire email account — john@geekwire.com — down to zero email messages. That’s no small achievement given the daily barrage of email that hits technology journalists like us. On any given day,… Read More…