Geek Life – Page 129 of 137

Dec 19, 2012, 10:15 AM

Geek Humor: Gangnam Style meets Call Me Maybe in this ambitious VC holiday greeting

All, I can say is wow! First Round Capital, the New York and Philadelphia-based venture capital firm, certainly set the… Read More

Dec 18, 2012, 3:18 PM

Video: Apple inspires ‘thinnest, lightest holiday card ever’

Apple sparks a lot of great innovations. But just imagine if you applied some of the cutting-edge design and manufacturing… Read More

Dec 13, 2012, 8:32 AM

Video: Former Microsoftie making ‘Software Wars’ movie

Break out the popcorn: A new crowdfunding campaign, launched overnight, aims to raise $150,000 to complete a movie about the… Read More

Nov 29, 2012, 9:45 PM

Check out these chops: The winners of the GeekWire mustache competition

Well, folks, here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. After some very careful deliberation at the GeekWire HQ today, we’ve… Read More

Nov 21, 2012, 12:26 PM

Yikes, somebody else is suing The Oatmeal now

Matthew Inman, the Seattle-based webcomic artist better known as The Oatmeal, responded to a threat of litigation earlier this year… Read More

Nov 7, 2012, 4:22 PM

Paul Allen’s personal media browsing tool is now an iPad app for the rest of us

A new iPad app called Fayve, making its debut on Thursday, will join a crowded field of digital tools that… Read More

Nov 6, 2012, 8:00 AM

Welcome to ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’: Another dimension of hell

As a Bravo junkie, I’ll give any show a shot. And now that Andy Cohen and Co. have moved their… Read More

Nov 5, 2012, 10:10 AM

Review: Is Bravo’s new ‘LOLWork’ reality TV show a Fail for Cheezburger?

As Bravo continues its march across tech land, it looks north to our own lovely Seattle and Cheezburger, the creators… Read More

Nov 2, 2012, 12:04 PM

King of Kong, Part II? Legends Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell duke it out again

https://youtu.be/ZipVd2Olo7U The Steve Wiebe vs. Billy Mitchell rivalry is heating up. The legendary gamers who squared off in the 2007 documentary The… Read More

Nov 1, 2012, 12:50 PM

It’s Movember, so put away the razors and get ready for GeekWire’s mustache contest

It’s that time of year again. The weird and wonderful hairy time when whiskers start adorning the faces of men… Read More

Nov 1, 2012, 8:20 AM

‘Creepy Cameraman’ pushes limits of public surveillance — a glimpse of the future?

People have come to accept surveillance cameras as a part of everyday life. But what happens when someone is carrying… Read More

Oct 31, 2012, 3:11 PM

POLL: Should there really be more Star Wars movies?

The big news out of Hollywood this week is that Disney is bringing back one of the greatest movie franchises… Read More

Oct 30, 2012, 4:50 PM

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse: Tech execs dance Gangnam Style

How do you know when an Internet meme has run its course? Executives do stuff like this at conferences. In… Read More

Oct 19, 2012, 2:08 PM

Geeklesque: What’s with all of these nerds taking their clothes off?

You may have seen our recent (un)coverage on the cultural phenomenon known as nerd burlesque. (Or Nerdlesque as some have… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 9:49 PM

A Jeopardy! win for Seattle technology journalist

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t fare so well on national television tonight, but another representative of our hometown did much better,… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 1:39 PM

Answer: This tech journalist is on Jeopardy! this week

Question: Who is Glenn Fleishman? He’s a longtime technology journalist based in Seattle, known for his work for the Seattle Times,… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 9:24 AM

SpaceJump sets new bar for daredevils, brand managers

Apparently, Red Bull really does give you wings. At least it certainly seemed that way Sunday when Austrian daredevil Felix… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 3:23 PM

Crime or hoax? Justin Bieber laptop theft looks suspicious

Justin Bieber, were you punking us all along? The purported theft of the pop icon’s laptop and camera at the… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 10:30 AM

Viral Video: Rob McKenna tries to win the dork vote, ‘Gangnam’ style

Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, the Republican candidate for governor, is no doubt heads-down right now preparing for tomorrow’s live TV… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 1:00 PM

Seattle snapshots: Northern Lights put on a great show

Monday night provided a rare opportunity for space-enthusiasts and photographers as the Northern Lights were visible around the northern part… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 11:42 AM

Live from the operating room: Surgery comes to Twitter, Instagram

Live tweeting from events isn’t new. You’ve probably seen it happen on your Twitter feed from sporting events, political debates… Read More

Oct 4, 2012, 1:32 PM

New video technology gives football fans a ‘personalized camera on the field’

Virtual reality experts at Washington State University are allowing fans to essentially become their own live sporting event producers with… Read More

Sep 28, 2012, 12:41 PM

Valve ‘hacker extraordinaire’ builds hybrid rocket engine

Ben Krasnow has created X-rays with a vacuum tube, combined avocados and high pressure nitrous oxide, and cooked up homemade… Read More

Sep 25, 2012, 2:27 PM

UW computer science profs immortalized in Google T-shirt

Ed Lazowska and Hank Levy are two of the University of Washington’s best known computer science professors. And while they… Read More

Sep 19, 2012, 11:08 AM

Geek Humor: Now, this is one iPhone 5 you can’t miss

Getting excited for the bigger screen on the iPhone 5? Well, just imagine where Apple could take things. Some Seattle… Read More

Sep 14, 2012, 2:02 PM

This is the best book Bill Gates read this summer

Bill Gates likes to read and share his book recommendations with the rest of us, and this week he revealed… Read More

Sep 13, 2012, 10:06 AM

Geek Humor: Watch Jimmy Kimmel’s classic iPhone 5 prank

This is pretty funny stuff, and speaks to the almost mythical status that consumers place on Apple’s design. Comedian Jimmy… Read More

Sep 11, 2012, 4:37 PM

IMDb turns 404s into LOLs, Reddit users have a field day

Arriving at a 404 error page can be a frustrating and annoying experience for anyone. But the movie database website… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 1:36 PM

Photos: A tribute to Joss Whedon’s body of work

Joss Whedon is one of those creators who, for one reason or another, has a die-hard fan-base. If you’re having… Read More

Aug 31, 2012, 12:59 PM

PAX Day 1: Photo gallery, plus news of PAX Australia

Tens of thousands of people have descended on downtown Seattle for the annual Penny Arcade Expo, or PAX, the annual… Read More