Articles from 2013 – Page 139 of 150

Data hack that helps soccer clubs prevent injuries wins top prize at Sports Hack Day

A game that combines fantasy baseball and Monopoly. A project that identifies soccer teams that are suffering from missing players due… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Draw a Stickman EPIC’ is an adventure in creativity

I’ll admit it — I was initially drawn to this game (no pun intended) by the name. What in the… Read More

‘Picklestyle,’ the ultimate ‘Gangnam Style’ parody

We’ve all heard K-pop legend Psy’s chart-topper, “Gangnam Style.” His outrageous dance moves and catchy harmonies quickly went viral after the… Read More

‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Hackathons are sport — you need your teammates to win

SEATTLE — Teamwork is one of the pillars of success in team sports. A quarterback needs his offensive line, the… Read More

Startup junkie Kyle Kesterson on how he mashes creative design with technology

Freak’n Genius co-founder Kyle Kesterson is a creative guy. After quitting his job as a professional toy designer, he got… Read More

Saying farewell to the iPhone; Bill Gates’ reading list; and other top posts of the month

It was another big month here at GeekWire. We unveiled our new GeekWire membership program, relaunched the popular GeekWire 200 startup list and… Read More

‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Pitching ideas, picking teams and getting started on a football ‘PED or Not’ app

SEATTLE — Ready, set, hack. Just 12 hours after kickoff and we’re well underway at Sports Hack Day. I’m here at… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Why this app maker loves Windows 8

We discuss a broad range topics on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast — such as Blackberry’s chances for… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Win tickets to the GeekWire Bash

Updated below with answer and winner … Longtime listeners to the GeekWire radio show and podcast may have noticed that… Read More

Why this retiring sportswriter thinks newspapers should eliminate reader comments

Many believe that allowing online reader comments are beneficial for a news organization. Steve Kelley certainly does not think so. Kelley,… Read More

Let’s get ready to rumble: Join me this weekend for my first-ever hackathon adventure

I’m part nervous, a little excited and honestly, a bit scared. My first hackathon experience, which I’m going to document… Read More

The Elance for publishing: Writer.ly offers marketplace for authors needing help

It’s not easy for an author to put out a commercially successful product. Not only does he or she have… Read More

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on why they’d be able to withstand a Google threat

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff faces all sorts of competition, but how would they fend off a potential challenge from Google?… Read More

Amazon inks deal to exclusively stream Downton Abbey

The Amazon vs. Netflix streaming video showdown continued today as Amazon announced it purchased exclusive streaming rights to the popular… Read More

Ed Fries on the future of the games business: It’s like a ‘slow motion train wreck’

It was all about gaming Thursday afternoon at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue as the sixth annual Power of Play… Read More

Podcast

Mobile tech, social good: How these computer scientists are making an impact

Our latest episode of the GeekWire Podcast featured former Geek of the Week Yaw Anokwa. He’s a graduate of the University of Washington computer science… Read More

On a roll: Keith Richards using Chirpify to sell t-shirts

Portland-based Chirpify is on a roll, quite literally. The payments-through-Twitter platform already had the likes of Green Day, Wale and… Read More

Welcome to Washington: The best place in the U.S. to be rich (and the worst to be poor)

Washington state is a great place to live if you’re wealthy. But the state’s tax system — which does not… Read More

Clearwire continues to ponder Dish offer: Sprint dubs rival bid ‘illusory’

Clearwire said today that it will continue to entertain a buyout offer from Dish Network even though Sprint Nextel dubbed… Read More

Paper trumps tech at national library conference

I went looking for the digital future of libraries at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting this week. Conveniently, the… Read More

Women’s online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway peers ahead with $2 million

Seattle retailers have helped transform the way people buy outdoor gear (REI); high-end fashion (Nordstrom) and everything else (Amazon.com). Now,… Read More

IDC calls Microsoft Surface reception ‘muted, at best’ — fewer than 1M units shipped

A new report from the IDC research firm says that Microsoft’s Surface tablet, with its initially limited distribution, wasn’t able… Read More

Tablets now more than half the size of the PC market

Tablet shipments worldwide topped 52.5 million units over the holidays, an increase of 75 percent — the biggest single jump… Read More

Be Very Afraid: Notes from a ‘Data Privacy Day’ Town Hall

Happy Data Privacy Day. Or maybe another way to think of it is Happy Halloween in January. After attending this… Read More

Turn your travel photos into a movie with Expedia’s ‘Find Yours’ app

Toss out iMovie and Windows Movie Maker — Expedia’s new app is turning your travel photos into a mini-movie with… Read More

This Chrome add-on puts your Gmail, social media notifications all in one place

For those who can’t keep track of Gmail and social media channels, here’s a neat new add-on for Google Chrome… Read More

Weekend-special: Netflix unlocked for all Xbox Live users

Microsoft is giving all Xbox Live users access to the Netflix app — just for this weekend. Normally, the app… Read More

Blab nails down $1.5M to predict conversations taking place on social media

What are people going to blab about next on social media? Seattle startup Blab just raised $1.5 million in new… Read More

Mark Cuban thinks “dumbass patents are crushing small businesses”

Mark Cuban is never one to shy away from his beliefs. Now, to show his disdain for patents, he’s created… Read More

Postcardly puts stamp on mobile postcard market, unveils new iOS app to rival Postagram

As many devoted listeners of the GeekWire podcast know, one of our favorite mobile apps is Postagram, a simple-to-use service… Read More