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Feb 1, 2012, 5:17 PM

Sneak Peek: The technology behind the new Gates Foundation Visitor Center

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation opens its new Visitor Center in Seattle starting this weekend, giving the philanthropy a… Read More

Jan 18, 2012, 10:44 AM

Weight loss schemers hack ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold’s Modern Cuisine Twitter account

Even former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold is susceptible to hacker attacks. Last night, we noticed that Myhrvold’s popular… Read More

Jan 18, 2012, 8:43 AM

Just in time for SOPA: Clever ‘Grassroutes’ service automates Congressional contacts

Sites around the web today are calling on users to contact their Congressional representatives to voice opposition to the Stop… Read More

Jan 17, 2012, 2:17 PM

snOMG! Where to go to keep up on Seattle’s snow storms

Tech news never sleeps, as John and Todd know all too well. But if you live in Seattle, chances are… Read More

Jan 16, 2012, 10:53 AM

With SOPA on the ropes, opponents taking their campaign to the streets

The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) suffered a pair of blows over the weekend, as the White House spoke… Read More

Jan 13, 2012, 10:20 AM

CES: Battle of the iPad guitars, with a very timely patent

ION Audio’s Guitar Apprentice generated lots of attention from national press at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. It’s a guitar shell that holds an… Read More

Jan 10, 2012, 10:00 AM

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

Posting from Las Vegas: OK, so this isn’t something you’re going to see in your living room anytime soon, but… Read More

Jan 8, 2012, 10:14 PM

CES: Sensors taking over the world, one tweet at a time

Posting from Las Vegas: People who attend the annual Consumer Electronics Show tend to focus a lot on specific products, but… Read More

Dec 20, 2011, 10:37 AM

What are you doing today? Filling out expense reports, of course

You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Well, here’s a new one for the holiday season that we can… Read More

Dec 4, 2011, 10:26 AM

Stop Online Piracy Act: An important step, or the worst Internet legislation ever?

Stephen Colbert rarely books two guests to (more or less) seriously debate hot topics, but that’s precisely how “The Colbert… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 1:45 PM

Broadband on a plane: Intellectual Ventures has a better way coming in 2014

Is Nathan Myhrvold about to improve your in-flight broadband connection? That’s one of the promises of a new type of… Read More

Nov 30, 2011, 1:19 PM

Afternoon Radar: Apps for Spotify, beanies for IE, and a home for the 737 MAX

Our random roundup of interesting news and notes on a Wednesday afternoon … Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team is breaking out the… Read More

Nov 23, 2011, 1:29 PM

Q&A: Cameron Turtle, 21, Rhodes Scholar in bioengineering

Earlier this week, two University of Washington seniors were named Rhodes Scholars for 2012, making the UW the only public… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 10:17 AM

BreakingNews goes overseas with new UK outpost

BreakingNews, the Seattle-based unit of msnbc.com responsible for BreakingNews.com and the @BreakingNews Twitter feed, made its first international expansion today, announcing… Read More

Nov 16, 2011, 1:54 PM

SC11: How this professor cleaned Watson’s clock

IBM’s Watson supercomputer, or at least a simulation of it, is in Seattle this week for the SC11 supercomputer conference.… Read More

Nov 12, 2011, 10:29 AM

TEDx Rainier: Live online from the University of Washington

TEDx Rainier is being held today at Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, the latest in… Read More

Nov 9, 2011, 4:32 PM

Watson in Seattle: Tips from Ken Jennings on beating IBM’s supercomputer

A scaled-down version of IBM’s Watson will be in Seattle starting this weekend for the SC11 supercomputer conference, giving attendees… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 4:40 PM

B-1 bomber, headed our way, gets stuck on side of the road

You don’t see this on the road every day — and especially not on the side of it. A B-1… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 4:32 AM

Alaska Airlines to test biofuel, powering commercial flights with used cooking oil

Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 12:40 PM

Which content app is leading off your mobile lineup?

If you were to make a mobile app that serves content to users, you’d probably think a lot about how… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 1:47 PM

Meet the Awesome Foundation’s first Seattle grant winner

The Seattle chapter of the Awesome Foundation has awarded its first monthly, no-strings-attached $1,000 grant, officially bringing the organization’s mission… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 11:44 AM

Best coffee shops for work? Our 15 essential ingredients

Seattle is swarming with coffee shops and geeks who love them. For many of us, they’re a fundamental part of… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 7:37 AM

Better typing while walking, and other cool stuff from UW

OK, so maybe this isn’t the greatest invention for society, but purely as a technological trick, it’s pretty neat. A… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 3:14 PM

Lesson from a Seattle bar: Beware your social media army

We don’t stop to think about it, but the same people who console us, congratulate us and like our la-di-da… Read More

Oct 5, 2011, 2:43 PM

Why KING TV is hosting a hackathon, with a $10k prize

Seattle’s KING-5 is doing something unusual later this month, or at least something unusual for a regional television station. It’s… Read More

Oct 5, 2011, 1:15 PM

Seattle’s Pioneer Square has tech, needs tribe

It’s happened a couple times now. I walk to my car from Zeitgeist Coffee or gaze up at the old brick… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 9:28 PM

Tesla Motors to open new store at Bellevue Square mall

The high-end electric sports cars from Tesla Motors are a favorite among tech geeks. And given that love affair, what… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 9:58 PM

UW’s Shwetak Patel wins MacArthur Genius Award, and $500,000 to go with it

Shwetak Patel, a 29-year-old University of Washington assistant professor who has figured out novel ways of using home electrical systems,… Read More

Sep 19, 2011, 10:21 AM

Poll: Do you accept Netflix’s apology?

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings apologized last night for the manner in which the company announced plans to split its streaming… Read More

Sep 2, 2011, 11:15 AM

Chart: How TV viewing habits are changing

The erosion of the traditional broadcast TV business has been well documented. But it is not deteriorating as fast as… Read More