LAS VEGAS — Major League Soccer clubs, like many other pro sports franchises, are using data analytics and technology more than ever to help players prepare and perform at higher… Read More
Tech investor Brad Feld remembers his first call with Fitbit CEO James Park. It was in 2010, during a major snowstorm at his home in the Colorado mountains, and he was… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Alexa was the buzz of CES this year, with exhibitors showing integrations of Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant into everything from refrigerators and robots to lighting systems and vehicles.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — NASA doesn’t make consumer electronics per say, but it does enough geeky stuff that it was right at home during last week’s CES. Maria Bualat, a robotics… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Utilizing new technology is a “very high priority” for the NCAA, according to the organization’s leader. GeekWire met with NCAA President Mark Emmert last week at CES,… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Last week, I got to experience something I never thought possible as a woman: sex from the male perspective. The future is here, my friends. And though… Read More
When we found out greeting card titan American Greetings was exhibiting at CES we thought it was an odd match. After all, what kind of electronic innovation could this company… Read More
LAS VEGAS — We’re back with our final video dispatch from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, including several celebrity sightings, an Amazon Treasure Truck cameo, and some of our key takeaways from… Read More
LAS VEGAS — There are tons of big-name sports stars at CES this week checking out the giant technology expo for the first time as more and more players take interest… Read More
LAS VEGAS — “Why is a sports brand at CES?” That’s the question that Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank asked a packed session at the Consumer Electronics Show… Read More
A patchwork of state laws governing drone operations would pose a “real problem” for aerial delivery systems like the one that Amazon is developing, one of the executives in charge… Read More
Tucked away in a far corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a friendly husband and wife team are waiting to chat with CES attendees about their line of high-tech… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Ford was the latest company to find itself in the spotlight over issues of jobs and globalization this week, as the automaker canceled plans for a Mexican… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Former San Francisco 49ers star quarterback Joe Montana is just one of the many attendees at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show who is enamored with the idea… Read More
LAS VEGAS — For our team in Las Vegas, it already feels like CES has lasted several weeks (or perhaps several dozen). But Thursday was actually the first official day of… Read More
Drone sightings by commercial pilots are on the rise, and so is the Federal Aviation Administration’s research into systems that detect and defend against unmanned aerial vehicles. In cooperation with other… Read More
LAS VEGAS — One of these things is not like the other. Nestled among drones, audio equipment, and robots on the CES show floor is an organization you wouldn’t expect to… Read More
Because little geeks are the future big geeks who will make more cool stuff for all of us, it’s nice to see some CES news that is aimed at kids.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile announced its latest “Un-Carrier” initiative here Thursday, announcing plans to include taxes and fees in the rates it promises customers, and return up to $10/month to customers who… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon said this week that there are now more than 7,000 Alexa skills, third-party integrations that extend the capabilities of its voice platform. But that’s just the beginning… Read More
LAS VEGAS — In the Pacific Northwest, people love their dogs. The stereotypical Seattle office, with its jeans-and-a-T-shirt dress code and pooches roaming the hallways, is just one of many… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s early lead with the Echo smart speaker left competitor like Google playing catch up. But a few months ago Google Home arrived on the scene, competing… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It was so much fun we had to do it again. GeekWire just reunited with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith before the Inside the NBA analysts aired… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Can Microsoft put itself in the driver’s seat in the new world of cars? After working for more than 15 years in automotive technology, the tech giant will… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It’s a long way from home. Amazon’s quirky Treasure Truck, which has delighted shoppers in the Seattle area over the past several months with special deals, appeared… Read More
LAS VEGAS — This has to beat staring at another drone or smart refrigerator. In a large, white tent in the high-profile Central Plaza at CES, models strutted on a… Read More
LAS VEGAS — No matter the industry, whether sports, virtual reality, cars or media, people want to be closer to their favorite teams, brands and products. That’s why leaders across… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Over the past several decades, technology has changed the way NBA fans listen and watch games, from radios to televisions and now with the internet. So how will… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It didn’t take long for Barry Diller — the outspoken and charismatic chairman of IAC and Expedia — to discuss the discombobulated state of media in 2017.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lifelong actor who starred in Inception, 500 Days of Summer, and most recently Snowden, thinks online collaboration can solve some of the biggest challenges facing the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile this morning announced a new “KickBack” program that will credit customers up to $10/month for unused data on lines that use less than 2 gigabytes per… Read More
LAS VEGAS — “AT&T is an open-source software company now — I just have to pinch myself.” That’s how Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin started off a talk Wednesday… Read More
Nvidia may be best-known for video games, but its deal with Audi to provide the smarts for an autonomous vehicle in 2020 demonstrates that it’s not just playing games in… Read More
Massive crowds are gathering at the Las Vegas Convention Center to spot celebrities, connect with key members of the electronics industry, and spot the hottest (and weirdest) new consumer products… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Kids love their screen time, a period to tune out from rest of the world. But for those parents — like me — who feel guilty every… Read More
LAS VEGAS — The final CES media day was packed with surprises, reveals, and more than anything, Amazon’s Alexa. As GeekWire’s Taylor Soper reports, the voice activated Amazon assistant seemed… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Ford will begin rolling out Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant this month, starting by allowing hybrid and electric vehicle owners to interact with and control their cars from inside their homes using… Read More
LAS VEGAS — We know Alexis Ohanian is a geek. The entrepreneur co-founded Reddit and helped start companies like Hipmunk and Breadpig before co-founding a VC firm. But what about… Read More
LAS VEGAS — It’s difficult for many people to play the latest and greatest computer games because they don’t have a PC or Mac powerful enough to handle the required processing power… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Intel’s event at CES last year was pretty epic, with flying drones and twisting BMX bikers wow-ing journalists and industry analysts at the big tech show. But… Read More
Sony has sold 53.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide in a little more than three years. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Wednesday the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is ready for the Internet to “grow up.” It needs to happen, he told the crowd at AT&T’s Developer Summit, if we’re going to… Read More
Last year Samsung raised eyebrows when it slapped a giant 21.5-inch LCD touch screen on the front of a refrigerator. This year, Samsung is going even further with that technology, adding… Read More
New Balance is getting into the smartwatch game with a little help from Intel. The shoemaker today announced RunIQ, a new $299 smartwatch that is engineered and powered by Intel technology, including… Read More
LAS VEGAS — You may have heard about the internet of cows, but we may soon see the internet of beds and the internet of nursery equipment. That was one of… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Can technology help our cars behave more like humans? Toyota is betting on it. The company unveiled its newest concept car at CES in Las Vegas on… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Opening its news conference here at CES this afternoon, Samsung didn’t shy away from the company’s biggest news story of the year: the recall of the Samsung… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Samsung today is unveiling a pair of new Google notebooks, the Intel-powered Chromebook Pro and ARM-powered Chromebook Plus, bringing two higher-end options to the line of budget-oriented… Read More
LAS VEGAS — A new smart hub announced today by Mattel, targeted to kids and parents, is notable in part because it will be powered by Microsoft’s Cortana technology, not Amazon’s Alexa… Read More
LAS VEGAS — I’ve owned my share of cars and SUVs and Jeeps over the years, and while none of them have ever been electric vehicles, I can’t remember ever referring to… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Monster, the audio company behind Beats headphones, is bringing Amazon virtual assistant Alexa to its line of Soundstage home speakers. Noel Lee, the company’s founder product driver,… Read More
Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is getting more skillful by the day. The brain behind Amazon’s Echo speakers has topped 7,000 skills, Amazon’s vice president of Echo, Alexa and app store… Read More
Scrolling through a TV guide or surfing around the web to find out which channel, radio station, or website is best to follow your favorite team can be a time-consuming process. Now… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Last night, Faraday Future unveiled their FF 91 electric car at CES. They boasted of a 0-60mph acceleration of 2.39s, the fastest of any production car and… Read More
LAS VEGAS — LG Electronics will put Amazon’s Alexa voice-enabled virtual assistant in a new Smart InstaView refrigerator, allowing people to ask questions, play music, check calorie counts, and add items to their shopping lists… Read More
LAS VEGAS — The CES show floor doesn’t officially open until Thursday, but the press conferences and technology previews are in full swing. On our first day at the event,… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Want to create your own sticky note? Mangoslab, which spun out of Samsung Electronics last year, showed off a small “sticky note printer” called the Nemonic that… Read More
LAS VEGAS — TIL “smart” products can be pretty dumb. That was my main takeaway from CES Unveiled, a media expo where electronics companies show off their goods before the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — While weaving through a throng of reporters and analysts on Tuesday afternoon at CES Unveiled, the kickoff event at the giant Consumer Electronics Show, I noticed a… Read More
LAS VEGAS — With a thumping bass soundtrack in a lengthy airplane hangar-like building in Vegas, Faraday Future unveiled their new FF 91 electric “super car” tonight. The automaker was criticized… Read More
LAS VEGAS — A revolutionary immersive fishing experience. That was the bait that got me — a novice fisherman whose pulled in a few halibut and salmon over the years… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Smart home devices — like connected lights, security, and appliances — may seem like they’re in their infancy but the high-tech products already comprise a $3.5 billion annual… Read More
LAS VEGAS —Alexa, will this be the CES show where your dominance is established in voice computing? Shawn DuBravac, the chief economist for the Consumer Technology Association, thinks it very… Read More
LAS VEGAS — If you thought talking to your washing machine via Amazon’s Alexa was the most grueling example of real-world combat that would be unveiled at CES, think again.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Fiat Chrysler’s newest electric concept car is all about millennials. That much was clear after the company’s press conference at CES in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon,… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Qualcomm launched the latest version of its widely used Snapdragon mobile processor line today, laying the foundation for a new class of devices — including some running the full… Read More
What’s old is new again. CES, originally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, was launched in 1967 — well before PCs — but for much of its life it was a computer-centric… Read More
Amazon Fire TV for the first time will come pre-installed on several actual TVs. Previously, Amazon Fire TV came in the forms of separate streaming media player or USB stick that served as… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is growing outside the online retail giant, with PC maker Lenovo and Dish Network both announcing Alexa-powered and supported devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in… Read More
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is set to unveil a new all-electric vehicle at the big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. The Italian-American carmaker will show off a… Read More
Amazon doesn’t even have its own CES booth, but the Seattle-based tech giant promises to be one of the biggest stories at the tech-a-palooza in Las Vegas next week — thanks to two of… Read More
WIll Fiat unveil a new car? Will Amazon Alexa dominate the show? Will VR make GeekWire’s John Cook almost throw up again? Those are just some of the questions we’ll be… Read More
From Hall of Fame athletes to up-and-coming startups to big tech giants, sports will once again be a focus at CES in Las Vegas next week. The growing intersection of sports and… Read More
Keeping up with the onslaught of pitch emails sent in the weeks before the Consumer Electronics Show is a Sisyphean task, to say the least. Fortunately, there are breaks in… Read More
T-Mobile has begun hyping its next “Un-carrier” move, which it will announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweeted out a teaser video for… Read More
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt delivers AT&T guest keynote at CES. (GeekWire Photo by Monica Nickelsburg).
Media executive and Expedia chairman Barry Diller, left, speaks at CES. (GeekWire photo / John Cook)
T-Mobile CEO John Legere. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern looks on as his successor Adam Silver speaks at CES.
Amazon’s Treasure Truck at CES. (GeekWire Photo ? John Cook)
Ford CEO Mark Fields at CES in Las Vegas today.
Intel CEO
OhMiBod co-founders Suki and Brian Dunham. (GeekWire Photo)
Naughty America demos porn in VR at CES. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
CES in Las Vegas in 2017. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Kenny “The Jet” Smith at CES.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (center) speaks at Turner’s Sports Business Innovation event at CES in Las Vegas on Thursday. (GeekWire photos / Kevin Lisota)
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern looks on as his successor Adam Silver speaks at CES.