Video: Watch the ‘Textspresso’ machine brew the geekiest cup of coffee ever

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Seattle is really known for two things: coffee and tech geeks. And I’ve never seen those two worlds collide in such beautiful harmony — like peanut butter meeting chocolate in a Reese’s cup — than the newly-created “Textspresso” machine from Seattle cloud texting startup Zipwhip. Life around the office coffee pot may never be the… Read More…

T-Mobile’s new video channels: PlayGround TV and Urban Zone

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Americans are spending more and more time watching video programming on the go. And T-Mobile is now looking to take advantage of that trend. The Bellevue wireless carrier today introduced PlayGround TV — a channel with kids’ programming such as Curious George, Go Diego Go, Dora the Explorer, Cat in the Hat, Veggie Tales and Sesame Street. The… Read More…

Video: Robot basketball and a new generation of geeks

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Washington FIRST Robotics is holding its annual regional competition at the Century Link Events Center in Seattle today and Saturday, and we got a chance to stop by the event yesterday afternoon to talk to the students in the pits and check out some of the practice rounds. Here are some of the video highlights… Read More…

Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix

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Comcast this week is rolling out a new video streaming service called Streampix, an offering that will be available only to subscribers of the giant cable company. The offering, which includes access to past seasons of TV shows such as 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and The Office as well as movies like Brokeback Mountain,… Read More…

Ask Andru: Should I get Kinect if I use my Xbox 360 mostly for watching Netflix?

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We’re back with another edition of Ask Andru – this time we’re focusing on the wildly popular Kinect add-on, and how useful it might be for Xbox 360 owners who primarily use their consoles for watching streaming video. On to the question: My family has an Xbox 360 but we end up using it primarily… Read More…

CES Video: Live-stream your next ski run, from your helmet

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Posting from Las Vegas: Mountable HD cameras from Seattle-based Contour are already popular among extreme sports enthusiasts, allowing them to capture video of their exploits from their own points of view. A new partnership announced by the company today takes it to a new level, adding the option of live streaming video from the cameras,… Read More…

CES Video: Intel’s gigantic interactive ‘lifeform simulator’

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Posting from Las Vegas: OK, so this isn’t something you’re going to see in your living room anytime soon, but the Intel booth here features a pretty dramatic demonstration of the power of everyday computer processors. Before the Consumer Electronics Show opens this morning, we got a sneak peek of the Intel booth, which is… Read More…

Watch your email? Eyejot unveils iPhone app for video-based email, business cards

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Who needs boring old text-based emails, when you can just send video mails to friends, family and co-workers? That’s the promise of Eyejot, a Seattle upstart led by entrepreneur David Geller. Eyejot has been around for some time. But it was only after Geller sold his previous company, Seattle email marketing firm WhatCounts, that the… Read More…