Geek Life – Page 49 of 137

Apr 5, 2017, 11:24 AM

YouTube TV goes live with $35 monthly bundle of network, cable channels and unlimited cloud DVR

Cord cutters looking for yet another way to watch television without subscribing to cable or satellite providers got a new… Read More

Apr 4, 2017, 11:37 AM

Teens think Amazon, Starbucks and Xbox are ‘lit,’ according to Google

If you’re over 17, you may want to buckle your seatbelt for this. If not, I doubt your attention span… Read More

Apr 1, 2017, 6:00 AM

Enough! Sorry, but we’re not covering the tech industry’s stupid April Fool’s pranks this year

April Fool’s! Seriously, how could we pass up this silly tradition? Here’s your damn roundup. The most foolish thing about April… Read More

Mar 31, 2017, 1:43 PM

Cirque du Soleil’s new Luzia show combines technology with magical Mexican mythology

The big top is back with Cirque du Soleil’s newest show Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico. Two years in… Read More

Mar 31, 2017, 12:13 PM

Hacking The Hoff: Easy Amazon Alexa workaround gives this wannabe Knight Rider a talking car

I’ve always wanted a talking car. I don’t know whether it was the 1980s “Knight Rider” TV series, or generations… Read More

Mar 30, 2017, 12:13 PM

This is chilling: Trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 shows would-be rulers walking the walk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWfvtnHtS0 The return to fantasy and high drama on television took a step in the right direction on Thursday with… Read More

Mar 30, 2017, 10:35 AM

‘I love you, robot’ — watch this little girl make friends with a broken hot water heater

See? The robots are our friends! Watching this viral video of a little girl hugging a discarded hot water heater… Read More

Mar 29, 2017, 3:07 PM

Milking this for all it’s worth: Nintendo gamers take on real dairy farmers in ‘1-2-Switch’ contest

We could watch this until the cows come home! A dairy farm in Vermont was so confident in the milking… Read More

Mar 29, 2017, 10:37 AM

Tweets aimed at embroiled GOP Rep. Devin Nunes draw fun replies from Seattle man who is @Nunes

When Chase Nunes joined Twitter way back near the beginning of the social media site, in August 2008, he secured… Read More

Mar 28, 2017, 9:10 PM

Woz in Seattle: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on automation, Steve Jobs, and Dancing with the Stars

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – who is often credited with inventing the modern personal computer – thinks it will probably be “a… Read More

Mar 28, 2017, 3:09 PM

Want a window seat overlooking UW’s famed cherry blossoms? Just tune into this YouTube live stream

There are plenty of pretty sights to take in around Seattle, but for about a week near the end of March,… Read More

Mar 27, 2017, 3:26 PM

Emoji update to include 69 new images: breastfeeding woman, zombie, steak and more

The world itself may be becoming less inclusive, but inside your smartphone, emojis are set to embrace various cultures and… Read More

Mar 27, 2017, 11:16 AM

170,000 burger fans cast votes online for next Dick’s Drive-In location, and the winner is …

Dick’s Drive-In, the popular Seattle-area burger chain, turned to social media again on Monday to announce the winner of its… Read More

Mar 24, 2017, 10:43 AM

Pop culture powerhouse Funko to open giant flagship store in new Everett headquarters building

Funko, makers of pop culture figurines and much more, is growing so rapidly that it needs more space for its… Read More

Mar 23, 2017, 4:18 PM

With over 2,000 dogs coming to work at Amazon, #NationalPuppyDay is just another day at the office

Dogs are a big deal at Amazon. And on #NationalPuppyDay, which is apparently today, it’s worth noting just how big. The… Read More

Mar 23, 2017, 10:27 AM

Amazon blocks and then restores sale of sci-fi book for reportedly copying another’s cover

In a saga that could very well be ripped from the pages of the very books involved, two science-fiction novels with… Read More

Mar 22, 2017, 12:31 PM

Gaming gets a bedside boost with donation of 10 Xbox GO Karts to aid patients at Seattle hospital

Hospitalized children often crave any sort of distraction that might help them cope with their surroundings and whatever illness they’re dealing… Read More

Mar 21, 2017, 1:14 PM

Who needs fireworks? Amazon’s MARS attendees go gaga over Intel’s ‘droneworks’

The synchronized drone display that accompanied Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show may have been recorded in advance, but a similar… Read More

Mar 21, 2017, 1:01 PM

Wow! Portland is … boring? Twitter bot mines Google Streetview to mock city’s hip image

Keeping Portland weird isn’t as easy as it used to be as the city grapples with the same struggles related… Read More

Mar 20, 2017, 11:42 AM

Watch these drone film festival winners to see what’s possible with the high-flying technology

A film festival out of New York dedicated to the art of drone cinematography went to great heights to pick… Read More

Mar 19, 2017, 11:35 PM

Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference

If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. Be very afraid. Jeff Bezos, the Seattle-based online giant’s billionaire founder, has… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 8:31 PM

Maith thú! Irish-born UW statistician Adrian Raftery wins St. Patrick’s Day Medal

It takes more than the luck o’ the Irish to win the St. Patrick’s Day Medal from Science Foundation Ireland,… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 1:01 PM

Trump supporters #BoycottHawaii over immigration ruling. Internet says, ‘we’re cool with that’

Last night, a federal judge in Hawaii issued an injunction on President Donald Trump’s second executive immigration order, effectively blocking… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 11:09 AM

So. Much. Magenta. T-Mobile CEO John Legere isn’t shy about showing off his colorful lifestyle

When Business Insider asked T-Mobile CEO John Legere to send them some photos capturing what an average week was like… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 1:33 PM

Pi Day mashes up math and munchies

Pi Day plays off the fact that March 14 – 3/14 – is a numerical pun on math’s best-known irrational number: pi,… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 11:46 AM

Trump supporters voice real outrage over fake #ResistanceRadio promoting Amazon TV series

Will 2017 be remembered as the year “fake” and “real” lost all meaning? We’re certainly on the right track. In… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 10:27 AM

‘The Oatmeal’ backs plan to reintroduce grizzlies in Washington park and new comic urges fans to help

Matthew Inman, creator of the popular comic “The Oatmeal,” is leveraging his strength in numbers to attempt to strengthen the numbers… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 3:06 PM

Years before giving UW millions, teenage Paul Allen was booted from school’s computer lab

Paul Allen’s historic gift to the University of Washington’s computer science and engineering program came with another bit of history… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 9:35 AM

‘I’m poop’ … Patrick Stewart says he’s ‘honored and delighted’ with role in animated ‘Emoji Movie’

When Sir Patrick Stewart says he has a philosophy of “finding diversity” in the acting work that he takes on,… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 2:28 PM

First footage of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ revealed at Disney meeting and starts with a question

The last time we saw Rey at the end of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” she was reaching out to hand… Read More