Dec 31, 2018, 1:00 PM VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018 In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments… Read More
Dec 19, 2018, 11:53 AM Mariners fans tee off on T-Mobile Park and take shots against new Seattle baseball stadium name When your team has the longest post-season drought in all of American professional sports, there is little news — short… Read More
Dec 19, 2018, 9:35 AM Mariners see magenta: T-Mobile Park is the new name for Seattle’s pro baseball stadium Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a… Read More
Dec 14, 2018, 12:23 PM Amazon adds NBA League Pass to Prime video lineup as tech giant continues sports push Amazon bolstered its growing library of live sports programming with the addition of NBA League Pass to Prime Video Channels.… Read More
Dec 14, 2018, 10:53 AM Topgolf to Seattle? High-tech sports entertainment company proposes facility in Renton Fast-growing high-tech sports entertainment company Topgolf has its eyes on the Seattle area with a new proposal to build a… Read More
Dec 13, 2018, 11:08 AM ‘Thursday Night Football’ to feature co-stream by hugely popular gamer ‘Ninja’ on Amazon’s Twitch The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will show off their brand of “multiplayer entertainment” in a “Thursday Night… Read More
Dec 12, 2018, 12:58 PM Watching the Seattle Seahawks win is fun again — especially with these viral videos on Twitter Update: Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. PT: What does the guy making viral videos about the Seattle Seahawks’ recent success think about… Read More
Dec 11, 2018, 2:58 PM After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people… Read More
Dec 10, 2018, 8:29 PM #SurfaceDrop: Seahawks star Russell Wilson births new celebration with Microsoft tablet during big win Russell Wilson may have inadvertently invented the geekiest touchdown celebration of the NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on… Read More
Dec 4, 2018, 9:12 AM NHL approves Seattle expansion franchise, set to begin play in 2021 near Amazon campus Professional hockey is coming back to the Emerald City. The NHL Board of Directors on Tuesday awarded an expansion franchise… Read More
Nov 28, 2018, 10:29 AM Amazon debuts new self-driving racing league with tiny machine learning-powered race cars Amazon’s investment in the sports world continued at the company’s signature cloud technology conference this week, but not in the… Read More
Nov 15, 2018, 10:56 AM T-Mobile Field? Uncarrier Park? Report says wireless giant to assume naming rights for Seattle baseball stadium The Safeco Field signage came down from Seattle’s baseball stadium a week ago, and according to a new report, the… Read More
Nov 12, 2018, 4:49 PM Seattle Mariners’ data guru Lorena Martin rips team’s leadership after being fired from unique job Lorena Martin, the first Director of High Performance with the Seattle Mariners, is out after just one season with the… Read More
Nov 12, 2018, 9:25 AM If Paul Allen’s Seattle Seahawks are sold, who could step in? Bill Gates? Jeff Bezos? Howard Schultz?! Paul Allen saved the Seattle Seahawks when he acquired the team in 1996 and kept the NFL franchise from relocating… Read More
Nov 11, 2018, 10:35 AM The 21st Century Coliseum: How the Sacramento Kings ‘future-proof’ the high-tech Golden 1 Center What’s it like helping build and “future-proof” the most technologically-advanced sports and entertainment arena in the world? At the 2018… Read More
Nov 10, 2018, 9:54 AM Scan your fingerprint, get a beer: Testing CLEAR’s biometric tech at a Seahawks game Shorter lines at the stadium and buying beer without a wallet — it’s now possible for Seattle sports fans who… Read More
Nov 4, 2018, 2:14 PM Seahawks honor Paul Allen with 12th Man flag raising at first home game since owner passed In the first Seahawks home game since Paul Allen passed away, the NFL franchise honored its late owner with a… Read More
Nov 4, 2018, 8:31 AM Interview: Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin on technology, touchdowns and the importance of building community Renton, Wash. means a lot to Doug Baldwin. It’s a place that welcomed the wide receiver as his NFL journey… Read More
Nov 2, 2018, 6:17 PM Russell Wilson’s TraceMe celebrity app cuts staff, closes L.A. office, pivots to sports prediction game One year after attempting to take on social media giants with its own content platform focused on celebrities, TraceMe is… Read More
Nov 1, 2018, 6:56 AM NFL star QB Aaron Rodgers invests in Vicis as high-tech helmet startup reaches $84M in funding Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football… Read More
Oct 22, 2018, 12:41 PM First look: SAP unveils real-time stadium operations analytics tool, in use with San Francisco 49ers SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Technology isn’t just improving athletic performance or changing the way we watch sports. It’s also being… Read More
Oct 21, 2018, 10:21 AM ‘CourtVision’ Review: We tested Steve Ballmer’s attempt to transform the NBA viewing experience LOS ANGELES — Augmented reality on sports broadcasts isn’t new. In fact, there’s a gold standard: the first-down line for football… Read More
Oct 20, 2018, 6:45 PM Dallas Cowboys owner would carry Jeff Bezos ‘piggyback’ to get him to buy Seattle Seahawks In the wake of Paul Allen’s death last week, it’s too early to know much about the fate of the… Read More
Oct 18, 2018, 7:53 PM Paul Allen’s seat sits empty as Portland Trail Blazers honor longtime owner at first home game Paul Allen had many passions, ranging from technology to philanthropy to rock ‘n’ roll. But basketball and his beloved Trail… Read More
Oct 18, 2018, 6:02 PM TLDR: LA Clippers & Steve Ballmer unveil augmented reality NBA experience Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer… Read More
Oct 17, 2018, 6:00 PM Ex-Microsoft sports director charged with attempting to steal $1.5M and selling employee Super Bowl tickets Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud… Read More
Oct 14, 2018, 4:58 PM Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More
Oct 13, 2018, 12:01 PM Sounders soccer stars compete for video game bragging rights at FIFA 19 tournament There were slick passes, booming shots, big saves, and tough tackles. But this time, Seattle Sounders soccer stars took their competition… Read More
Oct 11, 2018, 4:09 PM TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More
Oct 11, 2018, 9:48 AM Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Microsoft deepened its connection to cricket and continued its edge computing push on Thursday, announcing a new smart cricket bat… Read More
