LAS VEGAS — On the outskirts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall, an expansive stadium, emblazoned with the Samsung Gear logo, was temporary erected for CES 2016. Long… Read More
Walking past startup booth after startup booth on the show floor at CES can get a little repetitive — each company with employees talking about their products, maybe a few demos here… Read More
When will Slack, the fast-growing enterprise chat app, go public? Will the environment of easy VC money in the private markets dry up? Slack CEO and Co-founder Stewart Butterfield addressed… Read More
The days of overnight startup success may be numbered, at least according to Steve Case during his talk at CES last week about entrepreneurship and risk-taking. The AOL Co-founder and… Read More
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith took to the stage last week at CES 2016 to highlight and encourage participation in a variety of technology initiatives being pursued by the White… Read More
Much of the focus at the big Consumer Electronics Show this year was about technology changing how we drive, how we eat, how we sleep, how we work, and much,… Read More
We just wrapped up a week at CES, the mammoth consumer technology show in Vegas. While much of what we saw will make it into showrooms and your homes over… Read More
You are just starting out with a limited network of contacts, yet you really want find a mentor to advise on your startup. What is a young entrepreneur to do? Speaking… Read More
Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer has seen the future of football training. And it has nothing to do with hard hits or speed drills. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Receiving packages when you are not home can be hassle. Volkswagen thinks that the trunk of your car may be the solution. At the Volkswagen keynote address… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Car makers didn’t participate in the giant CES trade show until 2007, but you would have never known that by attending CES this year. Between hugely extravagant… Read More
LAS VEGAS — There was no Amazon booth or glitzy Amazon keynote at CES this year, but the e-commerce giant’s presence was felt all over the place with auto manufacturers… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Shaquille O’Neal is the world’s tallest geek. Charles Barkley thinks social media is for losers. And Kenny Smith calls himself a “tech guy.” GeekWire had the fun opportunity to chat with… Read More
LAS VEGAS – Last year’s surprise CES exhibitor was the Girl Scouts, showing off their new digital cookie ordering program. The Girl Scouts are back at CES 2016 this year,… Read More
Look! Up in the air! It’s a drone, it’s a plane, it’s … Super-Quadcopter! Droves of drones were unveiled this week at the International CES show in Las Vegas, but… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Innovation in home appliances is always a big theme at CES, and this year’s show was no different. Samsung had one of the most notable products, introducing… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It has been a giant week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and in this final video dispatch, GeekWire’s John Cook and Taylor Soper recap their trip, including… Read More
LAS VEGAS — If there’s at least one thing we learned at the big Consumer Electronics Show this week, it’s that Microsoft knows how to entertain. The Redmond tech giant hosted… Read More
LAS VEGAS — If you equate daily fantasy sports to gambling, you’re an idiot. That’s what Mark Cuban thinks, at least. The Dallas Mavericks owner, veteran entrepreneur, and Shark Tank investor spoke on… Read More
A palm-sized prototype spacecraft is the first geometric object to be 3-D printed from asteroid metal, Redmond-based Planetary Resources says. The shiny object is being shown off at the International… Read More
LAS VEGAS— Ossia may be the biggest idea at the Consumer Electronics Show that you’ve heard nothing about. And probably with good reason. After all, in a show dominated with talk… Read More
Earlier this week, Microsoft and Samsung announced the first Galaxy Tab running Windows 10. Now they’re moving on to washers and dryers. Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group,… Read More
LAS VEGAS — They made it to the show floor! After a couple days of intensive pre-show coverage, GeekWire’s John Cook and Taylor Soper file this latest video dispatch from… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball is serious about bringing its sport to China. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the league today announced a three-year partnership with Chinese… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Sports stars, meet the geeks. The CES show floor turned into a bit a sports arena Wednesday, where we spotted (and followed) three legendary sports stars in the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Speaking at CES 2016, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler talked about the dramatic impact that TV host John Oliver had on the net neutrality debate, praising the consumer… Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration’s chief says he’s happy to see about 181,000 Internet users register recreational drones in less than three weeks’ time – and to help new drone owners, the agency has… Read More
LAS VEGAS — In this latest video dispatch from the Consumer Electronics Show, GeekWire’s John Cook and Taylor Soper recap a day full of press briefings at CES 2016, including keynotes… Read More
LAS VEGAS — When I tried out Oculus’ virtual reality technology this past summer, it was the most fun I’ve ever had playing video games. My time with the newest HTC… Read More
LAS VEGAS— Reed Hastings waited until the last minutes of his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show to make some news, and the Netflix CEO did not disappoint. Hastings announced… Read More
LAS VEGAS— Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess didn’t waste much time addressing the elephant in the room when he appeared at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday evening, tackling the diesel emissions… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Twisting BMX bikers with sensors in their seats. Flying drones that can avoid unknown obstacles. And robots that guard your front door. Shark Tank producer Mark Burnett.… Read More
Old-fashioned vinyl records are apparently the hot new thing at CES this year. First, Panasonic revived its turntable business. Now Sony has announced its own hardware for audiophiles: The Sony PS-HX500 turntable… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Last year’s CES brought the complete transition of TV sets to 4K. At CES 2016, TV manufacturers are making incremental improvements to their 4K sets, but they… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Worldwide sales of Sony’s Playstation 4 have reached nearly 36 million. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show that his company has sold more… Read More
Samsung has built its Galaxy Tab business on the Android operating system, but the company is betting on Microsoft’s Windows 10 with its newest tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, unveiled… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Samsung’s Gear S2 watches are Samsung’s attempt to compete with the Apple Watch, but up until now they required a Samsung smartphone. Today at CES, Samsung announced… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Nearly everywhere you turn at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show people are talking about self-driving cars. But don’t believe the hype. Much of the science to get… Read More
China’s largest Internet service portal, Tencent, is teaming up with chipmaker Qualcomm and drone-maker Zerotech to field the Ying drone, a flying robot that’s optimized for online sharing. “This drone… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Is it a struggle to get your kids to brush their teeth? Do you crave data that shows whether your own tooth brushing technique is doing the… Read More
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure “The Martian” transported moviegoers to the Red Planet in 2015, and now, thanks to virtual reality technology, fans will get a chance to play a more hands-on… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It’s been a long time since Panasonic made any turntables. In a decidedly retro move at CES today, the Japanese electronics giant announced a return to the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics Show is known for over-the-top marketing stunts. And the biggest and boldest we’ve seen so far comes from none other than Snapchat, the fast-growing… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Ford may be best known as an innovative car manufacturer. But the creator of the Mustang, Escape and F-150 is evolving, and CEO Mark Fields says 2016… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Fitbit today showed off its newest fitness tracker at the Consumer Electronics Show, unveiling a $199 fashion-focused smartwatch that will compete with the Apple Watch. Called Fitbit Blaze,… Read More
CES is getting rolling in Las Vegas with a crush of news conferences today in Las Vegas, prior to the show floor opening on Wednesday. GeekWire’s John Cook and Taylor… Read More
Ford says it’s working to connect its SYNC in-car technology platform with Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and Alexa virtual assistant — letting drivers turn off the living-room lights from their… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Think of the Digitsole intelligent shoe as the Swiss Army Knife of connected footwear, complete with built in foot-warmers, step-tracking technology, a front light, shock detection, and more. With a design… Read More
LAS VEGAS – Do you wish you could make a variety of cocktails like your favorite bartender does? Or maybe you would love to have the expertise of a sommelier at your… Read More
LAS VEGAS— A little bit of Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton and Frank Underwood showed up Monday at the AT&T 2016 Developer Summit. Nah, not really. It was just Academy Award-winning… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It’s not surprising that Andre Agassi is in Vegas this week, given that he lives in the region. But seeing the tennis legend at a press conference talking about the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — In what is expected to be a big week of automotive technology announcements for the automaker at CES this week, Ford has announced support for a variety… Read More
LAS VEGAS — CES 2016 is here. The annual Super Bowl of technology — also known as the Consumer Electronics Show — kicks off this week and Team GeekWire is here… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon recently opened up its Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) to device manufacturers, promising a slew of new devices that integrate with the company’s e-commerce service to automatically… Read More
Less than six months after its release, Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is running on more than 200 million devices, outpacing Windows 8’s growth by nearly 400 percent and Windows 7… Read More
Uber will offer WiFi-enabled vehicles in Las Vegas next week for the big Consumer Electronics Show. The ride-hailing giant is teaming up with Vinli, a Dallas-based startup that develops a… Read More
Perhaps one of the biggest questions in automotive land was exactly how far big tech companies were going to go in on this car thing — and whether Silicon Valley would take… Read More