While researchers studying animal behavior can’t quite yet track how many tweeting birds have lots of “followers” and which ones use the most “hashtags,” they are now able to study… Read More
Is there anything a smartphone app can’t do? Researchers at the University of Washington, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s hospital have figured out how to let people measure their own… Read More
Drop the word “cyborg,” and most casual conversations will take a jarring turn toward Star Trek, Terminator, or Battlestar Galactica, where beastly human-machine hybrids threaten to take over the world. But that’s not… Read More
Apple’s “PC” is coming home to Microsoft country, but not to huddle with Steve Ballmer. John Hodgman, the author and humorist known for his regular appearances on The Daily Show… Read More
The past week brought some major headlines, from the passing of an American icon to the jury’s decision in a landmark technology patent case. Here are some of the quotes,… Read More
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Amal Graafstra, who has the distinction of being a “double RFID implantee” — with Radio Frequency ID tags under… Read More
A small unmanned aircraft used for military intelligence and reconnaissance missions has completed a series of outdoor test flights using power from a ground-based laser beam. The tests, conducted during… Read More
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an industry consortium headquartered in the Seattle region, this morning named a new executive director, wireless veteran Mark Powell, who will oversee efforts to push… Read More
A group of Jamaicans made an extended trip to Seattle this summer — talking with locals, learning about the region, and even watching the big fireworks show over Lake Union.… Read More
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Joe Justice of Wikispeed, a project that’s aiming to disrupt the auto industry with a 100 mile per gallon car.… Read More
Aviary, a startup backed by investors including Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, provides the behind-the-scenes photo-editing technology for more than 1,000 apps and, most recently, for Flickr’s web interface. Today, the company… Read More
Boeing’s liquid-hydrogen powered Phantom Eye spy plane has completed its first autonomous flight. The plane flew for 28 minutes and reached an altitude of 4,080 feet at a cruising speed… Read More
We’ve been tracking lots of creative projects using crowdsourced funding models, but this one puts a new spin on things. Wikispeed, an open-source project developing a 100 mile-per-gallon vehicle, announced… Read More
Consider it a boost for Seattle’s self-esteem as we enter the second rainy season. Two different rankings give Seattle top marks in the U.S.: one for popularity, the other for… Read More
We’ve seen some interesting tax day promotions in our time, including Intuit’s installation of a golf driving range on Second Avenue in downtown Seattle today. Not to be outdone, Uber… Read More
I am fascinated by our connected culture, watching the way communities grow and change online. As a photographer with a background in sociology, one of my favorite ways of soaking… Read More
George Takei, best known as Star Trek’s Sulu, is still a creative force — helping to inspire a Broadway musical, maintaining a very funny and popular Facebook page, and speaking out for gay… Read More
When you walk into Metrix Create: Space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, it’s hard to know exactly what you’ve gotten yourself into. With long tables piled with electronics,… Read More
Like many of you in the Seattle region, I stayed up past bedtime last night (well, it was past my bedtime, at least) to watch Jenni Hogan’s experiment in social… Read More
Jenni Hogan mixes the worlds of broadcast and online media every weekday morning, interacting with viewers on Twitter, in real time, as she delivers the traffic reports on KIRO-TV in… Read More
Seattle-area band The Half Brothers had a little fun at the expense of some of our favorite devices at a “meeting” of the Bushwick Book Club of Seattle Friday night… Read More
We had fun working with the team at Killer Infographics on our recent infographic comparing Seattle Geeks vs. Silicon Valley Geeks, highlighting the idiosyncracies of each region. Today VentureBeat points… Read More
Posting from Austin: When teams want to promote their brands at South by Southwest, they know one thing matters above all — standing out in the crowd. The same goes… Read More
We’ve heard about companies being on life support, but this is a new one on us. With flatlining revenues and a moribund stock price, RealNetworks certainly needs resuscitation. Is it… Read More
We’ve already told you about the ability to use the Internet to find nearby lodging (Airbnb); pet sitters (DogVacay and Rover.com) and sports tickets and other goods (Zaarly). Now, residents… Read More
One of the cool things about Bill Gates’ website, The Gates Notes, is the feeling that you’re looking over his shoulder at what he’s reading, and eavesdropping on his conversations.… Read More
How’s this for a relic of the format wars? Guy at the Fremont Market wanted $20 for this Xbox 360 HD-DVD player. I mentioned the whole Blu-ray thing and suggested… Read More
Coinstar will seek to build on the success of its Redbox $1 movie rental kiosks with a line of automated machines that dispense coffee “that tastes pretty close to a cup… Read More
It might be hard to believe in this modern era of HTML5, HD streaming video, Netflix and Hulu, but there was a time when the web — or the World… Read More
Forget the flowers and candy…If you’re looking for a last-minute Valentine’s idea to make your sweetheart swoon, these handmade gifts will surely win you some romance bonus points. These ideas… Read More