Geek Life – Page 59 of 136

Sep 9, 2016, 11:58 AM

Stomach-turning photo features construction workers atop new L.A. building — tallest west of the Mississippi

In Seattle, we like to catch a glance of little old Smith Tower on the southern end of downtown and… Read More

Sep 9, 2016, 11:20 AM

Notice of proposed land use rant: In rapidly changing Seattle, developers are a prime target

Proposed land use signs are a familiar sight around Seattle. From West Seattle to Ballard and everywhere in between, the large white… Read More

Sep 9, 2016, 9:19 AM

Oh, snap! Nicki Minaj ditches the dude who doesn’t have unlimited data in new T-Mobile ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bd8fOIIxQo Nicki Minaj will not be played by a man who doesn’t have unlimited data. That’s the message in a… Read More

Sep 8, 2016, 4:03 PM

Burrito drones! Chipotle teaming with Alphabet to drop Mexican food onto college campus

First, a Domino’s pizza came out of the sky. Now Chipotle wants to drop burritos onto the campus of Virginia… Read More

Sep 8, 2016, 11:11 AM

‘Believe her’ or ‘suspect her’? Two trailers preview ‘Amanda Knox’ documentary coming to Netflix

Fans of true crime television who couldn’t get enough of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” or ESPN’s “O.J.:… Read More

Sep 8, 2016, 10:31 AM

Uber unleashing inner DJs as riders can control music in app with Pandora or Spotify Premium

If you’re a bit of a control freak when it comes to the music you listen to in the car,… Read More

Sep 8, 2016, 7:58 AM

Facebook beams its ‘like’ options into the Star Trek universe for science-fiction fans

Do you love “Live Long and Prosper”? Then you’ll probably be reacting to Facebook posts with Star Trek icons today. The… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 12:25 PM

A true blue classic: Life-size 1964 Ford Mustang built out of Lego bricks

I’ve built my fair share of large Star Wars spacecrafts, and I’ve seen this cool little 1,322-piece VW camper van in… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 8:01 AM

PAX West concludes with a real-life version of ‘The Wizard’ in Seattle

It’s going to be tough for the organizers of PAX to out-do themselves after this. For the big finale of… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 4:03 PM

‘Building Star Trek’ connects 50-year-old artifacts with 23rd-century technologies

The vision of the future that “Star Trek” laid out in 1966 may have been bright and shiny, but 50 years… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 2:38 PM

The New York Times ran a 1-word story to offer email etiquette advice

“All the News That’s Fit to Print” doesn’t need a ton of space when it’s limited to one word. The… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 1:29 PM

Thanks to Trump supporter, the internet shows it definitely likes #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner threat

If you were lucky enough to walk out of your office building, or wherever you work, and find a taco… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 1:22 PM

Microsoft is building a ‘smart fridge’ for not-so-smart grocery shoppers, like me

I’m not great at grocery shopping. I almost always forget something and at least once a week my boyfriend has… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 11:45 AM

Amazon wants Star Wars fans to go ‘Rogue,’ shop its store for new toys and exclusive deals all month

We’re still a few months from the release of the spinoff film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but Star… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 10:40 AM

Want to find ‘Dory’? She might be in your fish tank, as scientists learn to breed movie’s blue tang species

“Finding Dory” might get a whole lot easier if all you have to do is look in your home aquarium.… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 7:00 AM

Winning the Kickstarter game: Behind the scenes at Harebrained Schemes, and a BattleTech sneak peek

Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman have been making games for a long time. But in a rapidly changing landscape, the… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 3:05 PM

This Washington town wants to ‘opt out’ of Pokémon Go

Make it poké stop! That’s the cry from officials and concerned citizens in the city of Des Moines, Wash., where the… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 9:34 AM

Sonos powering Bumbershoot Radio to bring Seattle music festival straight to your home

If you can’t make it to Seattle Center this weekend for Bumbershoot, the annual music and arts festival, Sonos is… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 1:23 PM

Science rules! Bill Nye returning to TV to ‘Save the World’ with his own show on Netflix

Bill Nye, the outspoken scientist, author and TV personality who introduced a generation of viewers to science, is getting his… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 12:17 PM

New Star Wars toys showcased in stop-motion film as part of contest to attract fan-made content

Star Wars films have come a long way since 1977, and for that matter, so have the fan-made movies that… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 10:46 AM

Computer storage error erases thousands of Seattle police dashcam videos

All that bad boy, bad boy footage, gone forever. Thousands of videos shot by Seattle Police Department patrol car dash… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 6:58 AM

GeekWire at the Movies: Genetically enhanced ‘Morgan’ is an intriguing concept, poorly realized

Any movie featuring a precocious, genetically enhanced super-human raised in a lab who runs amok among her creators, thereby causing considerable… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 3:22 PM

Want to jump ship? Axon sails boat past Google and Tableau in effort to lure potential engineers

In the ongoing quest to out-recruit the competition, one company took to the waters of Seattle on Tuesday to try and… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 2:17 PM

Star Wars hero Han Solo gets a hipster update, and you’ll wish it was 1977 again

Forget the Kessel Run. Han Solo can apparently make the trip to Urban Outfitters in less than 12 parsecs. An Instagram… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 10:03 AM

Papa John’s pushes pizza digitization even further with new app on Apple TV

In the race to help you never leave your couch, Papa John’s has added another level of convenience to the… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 11:02 AM

Microsoft disses the MacBook Air with a catchy jingle in new Surface Pro 4 ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOttPF4UTo Apple spent years trying to out-cool Microsoft in TV ads but now it’s the Redmond company accusing its top… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 9:07 AM

Twilio CEO ditched PowerPoint for long-form memos, thanks to lessons learned from Jeff Bezos

Amazon’s PowerPoint hate rubbed off on Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson. As one of the first product managers at Amazon Web… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 12:50 PM

Apartment hunters: Here’s what $1,500/month will get you in Seattle, SF, NYC and other cities

As Seattle grapples with a tech boom, low housing inventory, and soaring rents, many longtime residents worry the city could… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 12:28 PM

‘Siri, you’re wrong!’ Jimmy Fallon puts Streisand pronunciation to the test on ‘Tonight Show’

Turn down the “Yentl” soundtrack, we’ve got fresh Barbra Streisand news you need to hear. On a promotional swing for… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 9:44 AM

The Jedi of Washington teachers schools Bill Gates on Star Wars and how it can connect to civil rights

Self-professed “big Star Wars fan” Bill Gates got a lesson in how the iconic sci-fi series can be used to… Read More