Jan 5, 2017, 2:25 PM NBA Commissioner Adam Silver predicts how we’ll watch basketball in 5 years LAS VEGAS — Over the past several decades, technology has changed the way NBA fans listen and watch games, from radios… Read More
Jan 5, 2017, 6:00 AM Twitter inks live streaming deal with PGA Tour to air free coverage of 31 PGA tournaments in 2017 Twitter continues to amp up its live streaming ambitions in the sports world. The social media company today announced that… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 7:51 PM Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian checks out car tech at CES, confirms fiancée Serena Williams is a geek LAS VEGAS — We know Alexis Ohanian is a geek. The entrepreneur co-founded Reddit and helped start companies like Hipmunk… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 6:15 PM Intel goes all out at CES media event, gives 260 reporters and analysts VR demos with barf bags LAS VEGAS — Intel’s event at CES last year was pretty epic, with flying drones and twisting BMX bikers wow-ing… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 3:26 PM Intel and New Balance reveal new $299 RunIQ smartwatch; runs on Android Wear and Intel Atom New Balance is getting into the smartwatch game with a little help from Intel. The shoemaker today announced RunIQ, a new… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 9:45 AM This light-weight ‘smart sock’ measures how far and fast you’ve run, but is it worth $199? LAS VEGAS — Athletic socks used to be something you’d pick up last minute at the sporting goods store, kind… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 9:38 AM New Alexa skill from Turner Sports helps fans ditch cable guide, find how to watch their teams Scrolling through a TV guide or surfing around the web to find out which channel, radio station, or website is best… Read More
Jan 4, 2017, 9:14 AM Look out Nike and Lululemon: Amazon eyes push into ‘active apparel’ Amazon’s fashion ambitions may be expanding as the company appears to be preparing to produce its own line of workout clothes.… Read More
Jan 3, 2017, 8:15 PM This underwater drone sports a fish luring light and baiting system to help hook the big one LAS VEGAS — A revolutionary immersive fishing experience. That was the bait that got me — a novice fisherman whose… Read More
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 AM Twitter says live streaming of NFL games went ‘incredibly well’; no word on deal for next season Twitter is happy with how the company’s NFL live streaming product performed this season, but it remains to be seen if the… Read More
Dec 29, 2016, 12:49 PM Serena Williams announces engagement to Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian in the most fitting fashion Tennis legend Serena Williams shared the news of her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on (where else?) the platform he co-created. Using… Read More
Dec 29, 2016, 10:55 AM Sports tech at CES: Star athletes and new products on deck at annual tech-palooza From Hall of Fame athletes to up-and-coming startups to big tech giants, sports will once again be a focus at CES in… Read More
Dec 24, 2016, 9:23 AM Samsung files for ‘Beast Mode’ trademark — but is Marshawn Lynch in on this action, boss? There’s only one “Beast Mode” in Seattle. But Marshawn Lynch, the well-known former running back for the Seattle Seahawks, might… Read More
Dec 22, 2016, 10:30 AM Super Bowl startup competition: NFL accepting applications for $150K sports tech pitch-off Calling all sports tech startups: The NFL wants to hear your ideas. The league is hosting 1st and Future, its… Read More
Dec 21, 2016, 12:00 PM Watch Steve Ballmer turn up the volume on ‘Conan’ as he talks Bill Gates and slam dunks Ex-Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is nothing short of a fun interview, as he’s proven… Read More
Dec 16, 2016, 12:34 PM NFL teams to hold Madden video game tournaments that will stream on Twitch The NFL season ends in early February, but that doesn’t mean the competition will stop. The league announced Friday that… Read More
Dec 16, 2016, 9:45 AM High-tech carnival: Drone racing, VR, robotics, and more come together at new geeky event The CenturyLink Event Center is turning into a 285,000 square-foot geeky paradise this weekend. The first-ever GE2 event is taking… Read More
Dec 14, 2016, 4:23 PM Physics professor analyzes Stefan Frei’s epic save that helped the Sounders win their first MLS Cup It was the save heard ’round the soccer world. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei pulled off what Sports Illustrated called “the greatest… Read More
Dec 13, 2016, 8:49 PM Photos: Seattle Sounders fans celebrate team’s first MLS Cup victory with march and rally Web traffic to GeekWire was a bit down today — perhaps many of our readers were out marching with the… Read More
Dec 13, 2016, 10:21 AM Get off the couch, kids: This startup just raised $1M for a high-tech app-connected ball Can a high-tech, sensor-infused ball help a generation of device-addicted kids be more active? One startup is about to find out.… Read More
Dec 12, 2016, 1:27 PM Nike creates team of experts to test limits of human potential and finally break 2-hour marathon barrier Just do it — faster. Nike is lacing up to go after what is considered one of the more unbreakable barriers… Read More
Dec 12, 2016, 12:33 AM Seattle Sounders arrive in Seattle with the MLS Cup We’re guessing there are a lot of happy GeekWire readers out there this weekend with the Seattle Sounders MLS Cup… Read More
Dec 9, 2016, 10:59 AM How sports analytics helped the Seattle Sounders make it to their first-ever MLS Cup Data and analytics surely aren’t the only reason for the Seattle Sounders’ remarkable late-season run that’s resulted in a chance… Read More
Dec 7, 2016, 4:15 PM Seattle makes history with first Special Olympics robotics championship Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is busy on your average weekend, but this past Saturday it was bursting. Between the life-sized… Read More
Dec 7, 2016, 3:25 PM FOX to broadcast MLS Cup in virtual reality for first time with new custom replay feature If you can’t make it to Toronto this weekend for the MLS Cup, FOX can get you there — kind of. The… Read More
Dec 6, 2016, 4:00 AM NFL Players Association launches business accelerator with Intel, Harvard, Madrona, others For an NFL player, there is a lot more to life than what goes on in between the sidelines on Sundays.… Read More
Dec 5, 2016, 3:00 AM Code.org teams with star athletes like Kobe, Neymar and Serena Williams to promote computer science education Some of the world’s most famous sports stars are putting their support behind computer science education. Top athletes like Kobe… Read More
Dec 4, 2016, 7:54 PM Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen uses Lenovo ThinkPad laptop at Seahawks game during Sunday Night Football Paul Allen uses a Lenovo ThinkPad — while watching Seahawks games, at least. During the second quarter of the nationally-televised… Read More
Dec 3, 2016, 4:03 PM Video: Marshawn Lynch drives Amazon Treasure Truck, autographs bags of Skittles and Beast Mode Amazon Echo devices Ex-Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch was at CenturyLink Field in Seattle today, but this time he was there to… Read More
Dec 3, 2016, 11:00 AM Ex-NFL star Marshawn Lynch teams up with Amazon to drive the Treasure Truck, autograph ‘Beast Mode’ Echo devices The Treasure Truck is going Beast Mode. Amazon’s deals-on-wheels truck has a cool offering for customers today with an extra special guest:… Read More
