The best moments in Days Gone are also its most intense. The game’s not-zombies, “Freakers,” aren’t much of a threat at all if you can fight them one at a… Read More
Update, Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PT: Shake Shack announced that the Seattle location will open Thursday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. Original story: Dick’s, Red Mill, Burgermaster, and others take note:… Read More
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[Editor’s Note: Starla Sampaco is the host and producer of GeekWire’s TLDR daily news show. Watch and subscribe here.] I just got my hands on Amazon’s new Echo Look. It’s… Read More
It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw my laptop in my bag and headed into the GeekWire office for… Read More
Four or five episodes into the ongoing Star Wars film series, I remember feeling like there was probably no way the saga could hold onto me forever. Gotta grow up… Read More
Using a traditional review app like Yelp, Google, or TripAdvisor can be helpful for those looking to find more information on a business. But they can sometimes be unreliable, too,… Read More
For a careful reader, the spec sheet for any gadget can be a fascinating read. Comparing processor speeds, camera lenses and pixels per inch can give you valuable insight into… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is a premium device. Its screen is stunning, the construction is solid, and it may be the most comfortable reading device I’ve ever used. But it’s also a… Read More
Alexa, the powerful AI assistant currently found in Amazon’s Echo speakers and Fire TVs, may be the future of computing. She’s smart enough to parse conversational speech, and Alexa’s connection to… Read More
The smartphone market is getting boring. Great cameras, killer screens and powerful processors abound, making it easy to find a phone that will fit your needs, but also overwhelming you… Read More
Artificial intelligence is upon us, and like many technological advances, we can’t help but respond with fear, think pieces, and self-serious Joaquin Phoenix movies. Amid all this hand-wringing, it’s refreshing… Read More
The world is full of overpowered technology — gadgets with capabilities well beyond what we need. For me, it’s a $400 iPad mini 2 that I use almost exclusively to watch TV before… Read More
Halo fans will not be disappointed with the latest installment in the epic franchise — that is, unless, you are expecting to play the game with friends in the same room.… Read More
The new Xbox Elite Controller is over-engineered, extra-complicated and, at $150, three times the price of a regular Xbox One controller. And after using it for the past week, I don’t think… Read More
Apple introduced the iPhone 6s with the tagline, “The only thing that’s changed is everything.” While not everything has actually changed (you’d be hard pressed to visually tell the difference between… Read More
If you’re a passionate information security (infosec) geek and a pop-culture nerd like me, you’ve probably been waiting impatiently for Hollywood to get hacking right. Sure, old movies like WarGames… Read More
Back in March, the Pebble Time smartwatch raised a record-shattering $20 million on Kickstarter. I decided it was finally time to upgrade from my 21-year-old smartwatch (read my Timex Datalink review),… Read More
At one end of the intelligent audio spectrum is the gadget that hangs on to your every word, a vocal personal assistant role to which Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana and… Read More
With a lot of its products, Apple has a habit of making things pretty, and then making them good. When the company unveiled iOS 8 in June, it seemed to… Read More
Look closely at Amazon’s new Fire phone and you’ll notice four sensors, one in each corner on the front of the device. These are cameras and infrared LEDs that detect the position of your… Read More
Over the last several months, I’ve been testing the Pebble smartwatch and thinking about the future of wearable technology. The Pebble links by Bluetooth wireless technology to my cell phone and… 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
It is January 2003. I am sitting in the Seattle headquarters of Amazon.com, surrounded by the “S-Team,” a group of the retail internet giant’s senior-most executives. I find myself the center… Read More
Trying to find a good place to eat, but want to avoid frat boys and hipsters? Yelp has you covered. The San Francisco-based online review giant just unveiled a new… Read More
I run a real estate company by day, and electronic gadgets are one of my passions, so it comes as no surprise that I needed to be one of the… Read More