Nerd Notes: Tiny planet, 3-D drawing and an iPad joystick

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Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. 3-D Pen: A new pen called the “3Doodler” will allow you to draw in 3-D. The $75 gadget is basically a 3-D printer in the form of a pen. It heats and cools plastic ink, giving users the freedom to draw real objects… Read More…

Hit the high notes at home: New Xbox Karaoke app charges by the hour

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It’s Friday night and you have a bunch of people at the house after a concert. The musical vibes are still goin’ and people are antsy to get some karaoke in. You could head over to the local dive bar, but the place isn’t your favorite and the commute sucks. Enter The Karaoke Channel on… Read More…

VIDEO: Hittin’ the high notes at the GeekWire Fall Meetup

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It wasn’t the finals of American Idol, but the karaoke session at our Fall Meetup Tuesday evening sure seemed like it. More than 200 people from the Seattle community enjoyed drinks, networking and elevator pitches at the Crocodile Cafe in downtown Seattle, but the karaoke might be what we remembered most. And not just because… Read More…

PHOTOS: Recapping GeekWire’s Fall Meetup

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There were a few moments Tuesday night at Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe where I thought I was on the set of American Idol. Yes, the karaoke was that good, and GeekWire’s Fall Meetup was just the same, from the four intriguing elevator pitches to the awesome networking to the fantastic singing. More than 200 people made it out… Read More…

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

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Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. Tickets are available here. At GeekWire, we enjoy getting the community together and sparking conversation, whether we’re diving into the future of innovation or trash-talking about ping pong. And we’ve got a… Read More…