Geek Life – Page 124 of 136

Dec 8, 2014, 4:59 PM

Zuckerberg’s not-so-subtle message to Facebook employees: Don’t end up like Sun Microsystems

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has put a pretty hefty reminder for Facebook employees to keep striving for relevancy right outside… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 12:58 PM

Should Santa move to Seattle? Washington tops Estately list of best states for Santa’s new home

As if we didn’t have enough problems with people moving to the Pacific Northwest due to global warming, it appears… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 11:59 AM

Drone takes epic holiday photo, flying above Seattle’s Space Needle

Drones aren’t all evil. Check out this picture, taken by a drone and posted by Seattle-based ski and skateboard clothing… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 11:13 AM

TGI Friday’s drone mistletoe stunt goes awry, injuring photographer

As if you needed another reason to avoid TGI Friday’s, a mistletoe-toting drone hit a photographer at an event in… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 10:50 AM

Portland shoe company Danner goes ‘Wild’ with key role in hit movie

Portland-based shoe company Danner has a fantastic supporting role in the new film Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon. Danner was selected to… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 10:23 AM

Bill Gates’ 5 favorite books of 2014 reveal secrets of business and economics

He’s not quite on the level of Oprah in her television heyday, but Bill Gates has developed a large following… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 9:46 AM

Rise up: Nanobots, biodomes, brain-computer interfaces and other technologies that could destroy us

While it’s fun to think about all the ways technology helps us lead better lives, it’s also fun to take… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 2:38 PM

Take that, Barbie! Check out this holiday gift guide for ‘little makers’

Mattel faced a huge backlash recently for a passage in its Barbie book, “I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” which implied that girls can’t… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 2:07 PM

Yo B**ch: Ridiculous new app channels Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman

In case you were wondering which one-trick-pony app you could pull out this weekend to annoy your friends and loved… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 12:04 PM

NASA’s Orion test a smashing success, Mars one step closer

Exploring, and perhaps one day establishing a colony on Mars, just got a little bit closer to reality today thanks… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 10:36 AM

Amazon as Santa? Student gets $5,600 in goods by mistake

An engineering student at the University of Liverpool accidentally received more than 50 packages (and counting, last we heard) worth… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 10:34 AM

Disneyland most Instagrammed place on planet for 2014

People must love the Mouse. Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., is officially the most popular geo-tagged location on Instagram. The Magical… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 9:23 AM

High-tech beer-making machine harvests fresh round of cash

PicoBrew, whose high-tech beer making machine allows amateur brewers to easily craft delicious stouts, porters and IPAs on their kitchen… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 3:42 PM

Awesome Krysten Ritter likely to be Marvel’s Jessica Jones in Netflix series

You may have first known her as Jesse Pinkman’s girlfriend on Breaking Bad, or been one of the few to watch… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 3:30 PM

Seeking oxygen in outer space, the next clue to finding life, astronomers say

A pair of University of Washington astronomers have unlocked another piece to the puzzle of finding life on other planets. Rodrigo Luger… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 11:48 AM

The new Aston Martin for the next James Bond film ‘Spectre’ will make you geek out

Being an iconic man of mystery and intrigue gets you a lot of things, including your very own custom-designed Aston… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 11:20 AM

Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ defies math, breaks YouTube’s counter

If it’s possible to break the Internet, Psy has come the closest. YouTube posted on Google+ that the South Korean… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 4:21 PM

Triumph of the geeks: Fred Savage’s ‘Wonder Years’ jacket makes the Smithsonian

This is so wonderfully warm and fuzzy we could not help but share. If you were a child of the… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 12:30 PM

No ice, no breaks: Donkey Kong actor sues Nintendo

And you thought your job was bad? An actor hired to wear a Donkey Kong suit at an event at… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 10:10 AM

Stephen Colbert lets inner ‘Star Wars’ geek shine on lightsaber analysis

On Monday night, Stephen Colbert did a special report on a “major conflict in a troubled desert region.” The problem?… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 10:03 AM

Paul Allen and Morgan Spurlock make fun educational films about economics for kids

Money has always equalled power, but teaching kids about the importance of how the economy works is something that tends… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 8:41 AM

Spotify releases top jams for 2014: Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry and Pharrell should be happy

In light of the Internet’s outrage over less-than-relevant Rolling Stone‘s choice of U2’s Songs of Innocence as the album of the… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 2:05 AM

North Korea, Seth Rogen? This Sony hack is playing out like the best script ever

Just who is responsible for the massive hack that brought one of the world’s largest entertainment factories to its knees?… Read More

Dec 2, 2014, 4:12 PM

Just what America needs: Apple’s nutty co-founder Steve Wozniak getting a reality show

Today in all-things extraneous: Steve Wozniak might be getting his own reality TV show. I guess America couldn’t get enough of… Read More

Dec 2, 2014, 1:27 PM

Toy maker Mattel blasts Superman figurine into space just because they can

We can put rovers on Mars and probes on comets. So what was next? Shooting Superman back into space, of… Read More

Dec 2, 2014, 12:19 PM

Stephen Hawking gets software upgrade from Intel: Super scientist can now type twice as fast

How’s this for user-friendly? Intel has developed predictive-text software based on Stephen Hawking’s needs. “He’s almost allergic to people forcing tech… Read More

Dec 1, 2014, 3:08 PM

Rudolph rumble? Microsoft faces off with Google over tracking Santa

It’s December, and that means it’s officially time for tech companies to start kicking off their holiday tomfoolery. Google and… Read More

Dec 1, 2014, 3:06 PM

George Takei dances at Microsoft and eats Nathan Myhrvold’s food

Actor and social media powerhouse George Takei is back with new installments in his “Takei’s Take” video series from Seattle, following up on the initial… Read More

Nov 30, 2014, 11:20 AM

Star Wars Trailer in LEGO: The Force is strong with these bricks

You may have already seen the trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — which made the rounds last week and fired… Read More

Nov 28, 2014, 9:10 AM

This is the new ‘Star Wars’ trailer you’re looking for

The first trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released this morning — delivering some tantalizing new twists on… Read More