Geek Life – Page 19 of 137

Nov 24, 2020, 11:24 AM

Bill Gates looks back at ‘The Road Ahead’ after 25 years and some hit-and-miss tech predictions

Bill Gates is spending plenty of time these days looking forward to the solutions that will get us out of… Read More

Nov 24, 2020, 10:12 AM

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts whips up more ‘table topics’ to stuff Thanksgiving talk with real data

Granny’s green bean casserole might be worth a second helping during any other Thanksgiving gathering, but this year the people… Read More

Nov 19, 2020, 10:42 AM

Amazon names best books of 2020, with ‘timely and powerful’ criminal justice memoir atop list

Is there a better time to stay in and catch up on all the reading you meant to get to… Read More

Nov 18, 2020, 2:09 PM

‘Next decade’s answer to the Space Needle’: Seattle 2030 is a post-pandemic skyscraper concept

Once the pandemic passes and everyone can stop thinking about relocating to Butte, perhaps we can reconnect with the imaginative… Read More

Nov 18, 2020, 7:30 AM

Wet, windy, Wheels: Test ride in miserable Seattle weather makes this sit-down scooter stand out

It was either the worst possible day to test ride an electric scooter, or the best Seattle day. If the… Read More

Nov 16, 2020, 10:00 AM

On new podcast, Bill Gates talks COVID-19 with Dr. Fauci, masks vs. nudists, and a plan to hug Bono

Bill Gates and Rashida Jones found a way to bring a little levity to a subject that’s beyond tough these… Read More

Nov 12, 2020, 2:47 PM

Smart camera founder gets Wyze to car prowler and uses his own tech to catch criminal in action

When Dave Crosby, one of the co-founders of Seattle-based Wyze Labs, was the victim of a robbery this summer, he… Read More

Nov 12, 2020, 11:00 AM

Bill Gates teaming with actor and activist Rashida Jones for new podcast, ‘Ask Big Questions’

Bill Gates has more to say about COVID-19, climate change, inequality, and conspiracy theories and he’s teaming up with actor,… Read More

Nov 12, 2020, 8:53 AM

Vape news: Microsoft forced to respond to viral videos of smoke billowing out of Xbox Series X

Anytime a company has to start a tweet with “We can’t believe we have to say this,” you just know… Read More

Nov 10, 2020, 12:41 PM

Pandemic pushes Emerald City Comic Con to late 2021 as organizers hope to have in-person event

Pop culture fans missing the chance to geek out in person will have to wait another year, as Emerald City… Read More

Nov 10, 2020, 11:57 AM

‘I’m a PC’ guy makes cameo appearance as Apple unveils new reasons to ‘Get a Mac’

As Apple looked to the “future of the Mac” at its “One more Thing” event on Tuesday, the tech giant… Read More

Nov 4, 2020, 10:37 AM

Amazon to restore small Elephant Car Wash sign and display piece of Seattle history on its campus

The Elephant Car Wash is disappearing from its iconic perch just blocks from Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, but a piece… Read More

Nov 3, 2020, 1:49 PM

New Amazon ad pays tribute to human spirit as it kicks off holiday season in the midst of pandemic

“The show must go on” for Amazon as the tech giant gears up for a huge holiday shopping season in… Read More

Nov 3, 2020, 9:09 AM

‘MeowTalk,’ an app that translates cat sounds, is a pet project for this former Alexa engineer

Plenty of technological advances may be regarded as the cat’s meow. Here’s one that claims to actually understand what cats… Read More

Nov 2, 2020, 11:55 AM

Why Valve’s Gabe Newell arranged to have a garden gnome launched into orbit

Gabe Newell, president of Bellevue-based Valve Software, announced this morning that he’s having a garden gnome fired into space for… Read More

Nov 1, 2020, 12:22 PM

Rescheduling the Playdate: Portland company sets 2021 release for unique handheld game device

Panic has announced new plans for the debut of its retro-styled, Pacific Northwest-developed portable gaming device, the Playdate, after COVID-related… Read More

Oct 31, 2020, 9:11 AM

Science, art and humor on display in Fred Hutch’s Halloween pumpkin carving contest

Looking for a little levity in a world where science is tackling its fair share of tough problems, doctors and… Read More

Oct 28, 2020, 10:44 AM

Snoop Dogg can chill and play games as he unboxes world’s first Xbox Series X Fridge

“This is cool, baby.” Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg reacted to the temperature and the birthday gift he received from Microsoft… Read More

Oct 12, 2020, 9:17 AM

Let them eat magenta: T-Mobile’s latest recipe for promoting 5G is a box of Betty Crocker cake mix

We thought the kitchen hijinks would settle down when former CEO John Legere packed up “Slow Cooker Sundays” and departed… Read More

Oct 7, 2020, 8:25 AM

Seattle investor who worked — and rocked — with Paul Allen goes viral with his cover of a grunge hit

Steve Hall thinks Paul Allen would have gotten a kick out of his viral music sensation. Hall, a longtime venture… Read More

Sep 30, 2020, 8:33 AM

All aboard the Twitch train: Biden campaign using Amazon platform for stream of whistle-stop tour

If you live in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden is coming to a town near you via train. And you… Read More

Sep 23, 2020, 11:21 AM

Court rules in favor of hip-hop star Macklemore after jazz musician sued over hit song samples

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have successfully defeated a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a New Orleans jazz musician who claimed… Read More

Sep 20, 2020, 8:37 PM

As Emmy Awards go virtual, HBO bests streaming TV with most wins; Amazon collects four total

Streaming television’s recent awards show successes took a bit of a back seat on Sunday night, as HBO outpaced Netflix,… Read More

Sep 18, 2020, 8:54 AM

How Bill Gates Sr., late father of the Microsoft co-founder, helped Howard Schultz buy Starbucks

For all the remembrances tied to the passing of Bill Gates Sr., who died Monday at age 94, perhaps no… Read More

Sep 2, 2020, 3:33 PM

Seattle’s MoPOP to reopen after 6-month pandemic closure, with strict guidelines in place

The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle will reopen to the public on Sept. 18 with new safety measures in… Read More

Sep 2, 2020, 12:32 PM

David Blaine pulls off balloon stunt — with help from famed skydiver who jumped with no parachute

David Blaine went way, way up in his latest stunt on Wednesday. Coming back down, the illusionist / endurance daredevil… Read More

Aug 25, 2020, 3:16 PM

Longtime Seattle Mariners fan, once seriously hurt by foul ball, gets hit again — in the cardboard cutout

Longtime Seattle Mariners fan David Boardman was 2,700 miles away from Seattle, in Philadelphia, when he managed to “catch” a… Read More

Aug 22, 2020, 7:00 AM

A ‘playful’ Bill Gates sips Diet Coke, talks Michael Jordan, tech, TV and more on Dax Shepard podcast

It was like two old pals getting together over beers Diet Cokes. Bill Gates was a guest on the popular… Read More

Aug 21, 2020, 1:05 PM

Amazon’s Alexa hands off to Pete Carroll so the Seahawks coach can share his nuggets of wisdom

You don’t have to be in the Seattle Seahawks locker room or on the sidelines to get motivated by Pete… Read More

Aug 4, 2020, 12:25 PM

Watch Jeff Bezos and internet pioneer Vint Cerf get fooled by card tricks from illusionist David Blaine

Jeff Bezos may work some sort of magic every day — or at least his company does — by getting… Read More