Geek Life – Page 28 of 137

Jan 7, 2019, 9:07 AM

This bread-baking robot can make 10 fresh loaves an hour from scratch — no human required

LAS VEGAS — As the big Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Sunday, it was a Pacific Northwest company that… Read More

Jan 6, 2019, 8:48 PM

Amazon wins two Golden Globe Awards for stars of ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Very English Scandal’

Amazon returned to another awards show and took home more prizes Sunday night, as the tech giant won again at… Read More

Jan 3, 2019, 2:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Explore the future of art and learn the ins and outs of podcasting

Art in the 21st Century: When we think about art, most people think of static paintings hanging on a wall… Read More

Jan 3, 2019, 12:54 PM

Can you dress for success? Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn seek designers for Amazon fashion series

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are ready to see if you can make it work. The pair, who gained reality… Read More

Jan 2, 2019, 9:19 AM

Buckaroo Bezos: Amazon CEO looks giddy as he rides horse into Western store in Colorado

We’ve seen his lucky cowboy boots kicked up against the side of a Blue Origin crew capsule, and now Amazon… Read More

Jan 1, 2019, 3:31 AM

Happy New Year from GeekWire – 2019 Fireworks from Seattle’s Space Needle

GeekWire wishes everyone a Happy New Year! This year’s New Year’s celebration included a brand-new light show along with fireworks… Read More

Dec 31, 2018, 9:30 AM

Nirvana not smiling after filing lawsuit against designer Marc Jacobs over ‘Bootleg Grunge’ shirt

Just when you thought 25 years might be enough time for mainstream fashion designers to forget they ever tried to… Read More

Dec 27, 2018, 10:44 AM

Watch: Netflix releases ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ trailer and it’s another dark take on tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM0xWpBYlNM “Relax, don’t do it,” sings Frankie Goes to Hollywood in a new trailer for the Netflix movie event “Black… Read More

Dec 26, 2018, 11:42 AM

Flight or fright? Action-packed movies top Alaska Airlines’ list of most watched inflight entertainment

Depending on what kind of air traveler you are, the inflight movie entertainment could either serve as a welcome distraction… Read More

Dec 24, 2018, 4:30 PM

That’s no Moon! How my son and I built our own ‘Death Star,’ and had a ton of fun doing it

In 1982, the best toy you could get for Christmas was Kenner’s Death Star play set. It was big, rising… Read More

Dec 24, 2018, 12:30 PM

A talking ugly Christmas sweater? Check out this Seattle couple’s very geeky creation

When Paul and Cathy Dietz learned they could score free tickets to the GeekWire Gala earlier this month by winning GeekWire’s… Read More

Dec 22, 2018, 10:00 AM

Stop mousing around: I tested a ridiculous number of computer mice, and this was the clear winner

Honestly, I don’t know what got into me. My old, blue Logitech mouse was showing its age. The scroll wheel… Read More

Dec 20, 2018, 3:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wrap up 2018 with board games; ring in new year with comic conventions

Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, it’s all about fun until everyone gets back down to business… Read More

Dec 20, 2018, 9:42 AM

Macaulay Culkin is Google Home Alone and it’s the Christmas ad for our time, ya filthy animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYABI-dGEA Is it really possible to be home alone when a voice assistant is always at your beck and call?… Read More

Dec 17, 2018, 1:58 PM

‘Fresh Prince’ star suing makers of ‘Fortnite’ for stealing his ‘Carlton Dance’ moves for video game

Alfonso Ribeiro clearly isn’t amused by all those kids who are dancing during and after playing “Fortnite.” The former star… Read More

Dec 15, 2018, 8:00 AM

Artist mixes real photographs and his vision of deep space to create an otherworldly Instagram feed

Imagine the images on social media when one of our modern space-travel pioneers — whether it’s Bezos or Musk or… Read More

Dec 14, 2018, 9:39 AM

Retro software softwear: Microsoft shows off a Windows 95 ‘ugly sweater’ and fans want it now

What if a so-called “ugly sweater” is actually just the type of throwback apparel that people would want to wear?… Read More

Dec 12, 2018, 10:36 AM

Fake moves: Dancing Russian robot that wowed state media turns out to be a human in a costume

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=154&v=4YUqUunt3Ns Oh, great, more Russian propaganda. Only this time it appears it was the Russians who were fooled by some… Read More

Dec 12, 2018, 7:12 AM

Biotech journalist Luke Timmerman sets his sights on Mount Kilimanjaro and $1M for cancer research

As a journalist, Luke Timmerman has covered biotech for more than 17 years. Now, the Timmerman Report founder is making… Read More

Dec 11, 2018, 2:58 PM

After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA

One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people… Read More

Dec 11, 2018, 10:47 AM

An Amazon fulfillment center comes to ‘South Park’ and the tech giant is a Prime target for comedy

So, this is what it looks like when we do all of our shopping online and an Amazon fulfillment center… Read More

Dec 10, 2018, 8:29 PM

#SurfaceDrop: Seahawks star Russell Wilson births new celebration with Microsoft tablet during big win

Russell Wilson may have inadvertently invented the geekiest touchdown celebration of the NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on… Read More

Dec 10, 2018, 10:02 AM

Straight outta Linux: Cloud tech conference KubeCon will feature hip-hop star at ‘Ice Cube-Con’

Will Tuesday be a good day? It will be for those attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Seattle this week if… Read More

Dec 8, 2018, 10:15 AM

‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ unearths the wacky world of corporate musicals: Where did they go?

No fan of Broadway musicals should miss classics like “I Never Enjoyed My Operation More,” “My Insurance Man” and “My… Read More

Dec 7, 2018, 10:23 AM

Before and after: Nordstrom reboots our geeks as they show up in style for the GeekWire Gala

Lana Neyolova looked at herself in a mirror and twirled. “Why am I an engineer?” she laughed. Kellen Ball sat… Read More

Dec 6, 2018, 10:52 AM

Stop the presses! WaPo employees tell HuffPo what they think of Amazon, that other Bezos company

Getting Amazon employees to talk candidly about their company isn’t the easiest assignment in journalism. But what if you technically… Read More

Dec 6, 2018, 9:52 AM

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and two other series help lead Amazon to nine Golden Globes nominations

Amazon made another strong showing among the streaming TV pack on Thursday with nine nominations, and it also picked up… Read More

Dec 6, 2018, 9:08 AM

Bill Gates engages in potty talk with ‘The Daily Show’ as he explains need to reinvent the toilet

WTF is wrong with Bill Gates? That was the question, literally, from “The Daily Show” and correspondent Ronny Chieng as… Read More

Dec 6, 2018, 8:43 AM

T-Mobile CEO John Legere dishes leadership advice and recipes in new #SlowCookerSunday cookbook

All of those Sundays in front of the slow cooker have paid off for T-Mobile CEO John Legere — and… Read More

Dec 5, 2018, 12:20 PM

Tom Cruise says we’re watching movies wrong on HDTV — watch him go Maverick with a hot tech tip

No need to cue the “Mission: Impossible” theme music. This video featuring action film star Tom Cruise lacks the drama… Read More