Geek Life – Page 76 of 137

Dec 7, 2015, 10:38 AM

Zulily to make its first appearance on QVC tonight

For the first time ever, Zulily will be making an appearance on QVC. It makes perfect sense that the Seattle-based… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 10:08 AM

Bill Gates reveals his favorite books of 2015

We should all know by now that Bill Gates is an avid reader with taste that tends to lean toward… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 9:31 AM

HBO ad delivers 3 glorious seconds from ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aWQEeMToj0 For Game of Thrones fans, uncovering details about season six has been about as fruitful as searching for water in the Red Waste.… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 9:29 AM

Darth Vader would make a terrible cop

If you don’t think many police officers have a sense of humor, check this out. The Fort Worth Police Department… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 8:28 AM

Airbnb report says it isn’t affecting the rental market in Seattle

Airbnb rentals throughout the Seattle area shouldn’t be affecting rents or the availability of new housing, according to new data… Read More

Dec 6, 2015, 8:49 AM

Halo on the Microsoft HoloLens runs fast and looks awesome

HoloLens project manager Varun Mani uploaded a video of himself playing Halo with the augmented reality device this past week.… Read More

Dec 4, 2015, 11:50 AM

Anthology reports that Seattle ranks second when it comes to cities where techies want to live

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Seattle-based career matchmaking service Anthology (formerly Poachable) did a survey of 15,000 of its… Read More

Dec 4, 2015, 10:18 AM

Unify Square makes funny rap video, telling you to ‘put your Skype in the air’ already

Unify Square is the latest company of techies to bust a rhyme. In this new video, “MC Cloud” raps about… Read More

Dec 4, 2015, 9:02 AM

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler awaken ‘the Farce’ in this new promo for ‘Sisters’

Opening a movie on Dec. 18 this year might just be suicide. Or brilliant. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s new… Read More

Dec 4, 2015, 8:45 AM

Washington state schools connectivity good, but still not great: 88 percent meeting FCC’s speed goal

To compete in our digital world, students needs access to high-speed Internet, but as this latest report from Education SuperHighway… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 12:30 PM

HBO’s new trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ is a trippy ride

It’s not back on until April, but HBO is ramping up the publicity machine for Game of Thrones. Today, it’s… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 11:48 AM

Enhance any holiday gathering with Nick Offerman drinking whisky by the fireplace

In the ridiculous things that need not exist (but we’re glad they do) category, proud American and manly man Nick Offerman has… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 11:19 AM

Analysis shows which streaming service has the best original content and it’s not Netflix

It seems everyone is in the game of creating original content for streaming now, but who is making the best… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 10:32 AM

New ‘Batman v. Superman’ trailer has a wonderful surprise at the end

Wowser, does this movie look like a winner. Of course, it’s Batman (Ben Affleck) vs. Superman (Henry Cavill), and there… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 12:27 PM

Amazon’s first major film, Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq,’ getting panned and praised by critics

It seems that critics are either loving or hating Spike Lee’s new movie Chi-Raq. In a review titled, “F**k you,… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 10:39 AM

Meet Yondr, the company that wants you to put your phone away and enjoy the show

In the near future, if you’re attending a concert, comedy show or performance, you might be required to put your… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 9:43 AM

Rover’s top dog names and other fun data from 2015 in one handy infographic

While people take inspiration from Instagram to name their kids, Seattle-based Rover released its own round-up of what’s going on… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 9:40 AM

Instagram filters and the cosmos inspire top baby names for 2015

Did you name your kid after an Instagram filter? Lots of people did this year. In Baby Center’s report on… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 8:40 AM

Go inside Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum with this 3D virtual tour

Those who may not be able to make a physical trip to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum in… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 12:08 PM

YouTube king Psy is back with creep-tacular new video ‘Daddy’

Drake, you may be tops on Spotify, but when it comes to YouTube Psy continues to be the daddy of… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 11:41 AM

How ‘the Force’ can affect an actor’s box office potential, explained with data

How much does landing a role in a Star Wars film affect an acting career? American University’s Kogod School of… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 11:01 AM

R2-D2 Dreamliner jet flies in from Tokyo, sets Seattle abeep-boop-beep

All Nippon Airways’ R2-D2 Dreamliner jet touched down today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the first time, two and… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 10:50 AM

Carrie Fisher takes the gloves off on dropping weight for Hollywood and reprising Leia

One of the most amazing things about the original Star Wars trilogy was that it featured Leia. She was tough,… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 10:08 AM

Give yourself a hand at work with this awesome robot arm

Sitting at a desk all day is hard — and hard on you. Why not get yourself a hand? Literally,… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 9:15 AM

Holiday lights might be messing up your Wi-Fi

If the Wi-Fi has seemed a bit off since putting up the holiday decorations, you might want to see where you put… Read More

Dec 1, 2015, 8:36 AM

Drake dominates on Spotify and claims most streamed artist of 2015

If there was a contest to winning the Internets as a musical artist, Drake gets to put on the crown… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 12:19 PM

This campaign takes racist comments and posts them in the trolls’ neighborhoods

This is one way to deal with online haters. An organization in Brazil is publicly calling out people who post racist comments online.… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 11:24 AM

Surprise! Amazon debuting first episode of ‘Transparent’ Season 2 tonight

Transparent‘s second season was set to premiere on Dec. 11, but here’s another Cyber Monday trick Amazon has up its… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 10:52 AM

Amazon plans to ship 500 orders per second today

Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday, has the company predicting that it will be shipping at least… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 10:24 AM

REI’s move to close Black Friday pays off with 26 percent hike in online traffic

When REI announced its “Opt Outside,” campaign, the outdoor retailer made a bold statement about shutting down brick-and-mortar stores on… Read More