Geek Life – Page 58 of 136

Sep 28, 2016, 12:33 PM

New Warby Parker Annex in Portland uses classic arcade games to lure customers and help charity

Eyeglass retailer Warby Parker is opening a new Annex location in Portland on Saturday, and part of the focus at… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 11:37 AM

Wrap your head around ‘The Matrix’ again as Neil deGrasse Tyson talks simulated worlds

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson likes to merge science and pop culture as the host of “Startalk,” his own show on… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 10:24 AM

Watch Jabba the Hutt react to being the 400-pound cyber hacker called out by Donald Trump

Add Jabba the Hutt to the list of people in the universe who may take some exception to Donald Trump’s blunt… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 3:26 PM

Back up a minute: Photo captures Hillary Clinton and the selfie generation, but there’s more to it

As Chris Berman would say on ESPN, “Back back back back back.” Who knew his familiar call for baseball home runs could… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 10:41 AM

Who saw this coming? Snapchat is now Snap Inc., and they want to put these video sunglasses on your face

If you were the 26-year-old billionaire CEO of a company built on disappearing chat messages, who was simultaneously engaged to… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 10:05 AM

This pop song, written with help from artificial intelligence, is actually super catchy

Modern music gets a lot of flack for sounding mass-produced, particularly genres like pop and country. But while many songs… Read More

Sep 23, 2016, 9:55 AM

Is the ‘AirBag’ the next useless, expensive product coming to an Apple store near you? Conan O’Brien thinks so

Apple — the company behind revolutionary products like the iPod and iPhone — has apparently run out of ideas and is… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 3:11 PM

Prime opportunity: Amazon employees to show off Seattle workplace on ‘Bring Your Parents to Work Day’

My mom buys her books at Barnes & Noble and just about everything else at Wegmans. I guess if I… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 11:25 AM

LEGO liftoff: Startup Flybrix takes popular bricks to new heights with easy-to-build drone kits

This might be the best answer yet to getting your kids’ LEGO bricks off the ground so you don’t step… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 9:34 AM

‘Any regrets over losing the Scott Baio vote?’ Hillary Clinton’s ‘Between Two Ferns’ appearance is internet gold

For all of the unintentionally uncomfortable moments that are captured throughout the campaign season, it’s refreshing to see a candidate… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 2:37 PM

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser launches ‘Putin Trump’ news website to expose ‘dangerous and deep’ links

Twenty-two years after founding Seattle-based RealNetworks as Progressive Networks, a website for liberal-minded content, CEO Rob Glaser is back in… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 11:57 AM

Rightside rolls out .games domain extension to target huge audience of gamers and developers

Domain name registry Rightside isn’t playing around. The Kirkland, Wash.-based company launched the .games extension on Wednesday and it quickly… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 6:43 PM

How to geek out with Neil deGrasse Tyson, on stage, on screen or with a book

Few people can geek out to a movie harder than astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, but he met his match when… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 11:42 AM

Need some romance with your sci-fi? Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence pair up as ‘Passengers’ with deep space problems

Would you rather be stuck in outer space with Jennifer Lawrence or Chris Pratt? Yes. While many sci-fi thrillers tend… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 1:26 PM

Jeff Bezos’ dream almost realized as new mobile game aims to put Donald Trump in outer space

Game developers out of New Zealand beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to the goal of sending Donald Trump to space with… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 11:57 AM

Say (more of) what you will: Twitter finally takes attachments out of the 140-character equation

Twitter wants users to be able to say more in 140 characters without worrying whether an assortment of tweet attachments, such… Read More

Sep 17, 2016, 8:56 AM

Evel doer: Stuntman completes Knievel’s famed rocket jump over Idaho’s Snake River

A stuntman hoping to honor Evel Knievel did so without crashing badly or breaking numerous bones on Friday when he successfully… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 1:59 PM

‘Real World Seattle’ returns — to a city that stopped being polite the last time the MTV show came calling

Even if so-called “new Seattle” isn’t your thing, you didn’t really want to go back to a time in the… Read More

Sep 15, 2016, 3:17 PM

Woman sues ‘smart’ sex toy maker, claiming it collected data on her use of device and app

The makers of a “smart” sex toy are being sued by a user who was unaware that pairing the device… Read More

Sep 15, 2016, 2:58 PM

‘Wireless. Expensive. Lost.’ Conan O’Brien ad uses familiar Apple look to mock AirPods

Those silhouetted iPod lovers dancing around on colorful backgrounds are an iconic part of Apple’s branding from 10 years ago.… Read More

Sep 15, 2016, 9:38 AM

Watch the first lady use a Coinstar machine as Ellen DeGeneres calls it ‘a rip off’

Ellen DeGeneres took Michelle Obama to a CVS Pharmacy to prepare the first lady for life after the White House,… Read More

Sep 14, 2016, 3:14 PM

Witness the gravity of this situation: Giant moon balloon rolls over cars, people in Chinese city

Putting a man on the moon is so 1969. In China, in 2016, it’s all about putting a moon on… Read More

Sep 14, 2016, 11:39 AM

Watch Amazon’s first trailer for Woody Allen’s 1960s-era TV series ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1waIIZ0pu-E In the 2-minute trailer for his new Amazon Studios television series “Crisis in Six Scenes,” it only takes Woody Allen… Read More

Sep 13, 2016, 10:00 AM

Hey, car geeks: Watch the latest in the ‘Gymkhana’ video series — my favorite thing on the internet

Some people like to geek out on video games or music videos or e-books. I watch Ken Block go really fast,… Read More

Sep 12, 2016, 5:11 PM

Design a Kung Fu Panda jet, and Hainan Airlines could make your Dreamliner come true

How can you top a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet painted to look like Star Wars’ R2-D2 robot? How about a Kung… Read More

Sep 12, 2016, 2:54 PM

Wing and a prayer? Uber offering Seattle seaplane getaway, 2 nights at resort for 5 lucky users

If you want to get out of town, a seaplane ride may be the quickest and easiest way to leave… Read More

Sep 12, 2016, 11:24 AM

Instagram adds keyword tool to help block ‘offensive or inappropriate’ comments on posts

In an effort to further shield users from some of the nastiness that can be so pervasive online, Instagram announced… Read More

Sep 10, 2016, 8:47 AM

Drone surfing is the epic geeky sport of the future

Freefly Systems, a Seattle-area company that makes toys for drone photographers, just released a video of your new favorite sport you… Read More

Sep 9, 2016, 2:05 PM

Worried about losing an Apple AirPod? Website generates the many ways in which you will

When Apple announced this week that it was ditching the headphone jack on the new iPhone 7, and cutting the cord… Read More

Sep 9, 2016, 12:35 PM

Freeze! There’s a 10-ton block of ice melting in Seattle right now and there are pictures

Just what environmentally conscious Seattleites needed: a giant reminder in the middle of the city to illustrate that ice does… Read More