Innovation of the Year? Vote here in the GeekWire Awards

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It’s time to vote in one of the most hotly contested categories in the GeekWire Awards: Innovation of the Year. Our five finalists are below, as selected by our panel of judges from your nominations. These homegrown Pacific Northwest technologies include an innovative application of social media, an ambitious commercial space venture, a novel input technology for iPhone… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Poker legend Phil Gordon is back in the technology game

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Phil Gordon is a familiar character in the world of professional poker — an accomplished tournament player, author and former commentator on Bravo’s popular ”Celebrity Poker Showdown” television show. But Gordon, a Georgia Tech computer science alum, actually got his start in the technology business. Netsys Technologies, where he was the first employee, was sold to… Read More…

Amazon vet’s robot-powered apparel startup expanding to downtown Seattle, Silicon Valley, Las Vegas

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Things are moving fast for Nadia Shouraboura, the former Amazon exec who’s now running Seattle’s newest men’s clothing store that’s powered by robots and your smartphone. Hointer opened up its debut store just above Wine World in Wallingford last fall and is now expanding to downtown Seattle, Silicon Valley and Las Vegas. “It is so much fun,”… Read More…

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

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It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire too, with a series of stories that look back at 2012. Today, we’re listing the 50 most popular stories on GeekWire. As you’ll see in the list below, sometimes it is the offbeat and oddball… Read More…

Amazon vet’s new robot-powered apparel startup aims to revolutionize how we buy clothes

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By the look on his face and sound of his voice, you’d never guess that Dave Cotter just spent the last 45 minutes trying to find the perfect pair of pants. There’s a reason why he’s happy. He didn’t have to rummage through piles and piles of pants, never had to deal with an annoying… Read More…