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Hardware

Seattle startup’s bright idea: High-tech crosswalk could signal a way to improve pedestrian safety

On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that Janie Bube was on.… Read More

Wyze continues flood of new products, releasing smart sprinkler controller for yard care

A week after launching a smart vacuum to clean up around the house, Seattle-based Wyze Labs is unveiling another new… Read More

Wyze releasing a $199 ‘Robot Vacuum’ to clean up on competitors in the evolving smart home

Wyze Labs’ vision of a smarter home, full of its cameras and other products, is also going to be a… Read More

Built to scale: Seattle startup weighs its own success as Amazon releases similar smart shelf

A small Seattle startup that created a product to help people replenish their fresh coffee supply feels validated by a… Read More

Smartphone accessory maker Moment releasing line of MagSafe products for iPhone 12

Moment, the Seattle-based maker of cases and lens attachments for smartphones, is introducing a new line of products intended to… Read More

Vote for the Pacific Northwest’s top hardware innovation at the GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. This post has also been updated… Read More

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High-tech homebrew appliance maker PicoBrew seeks buyer after failing to secure new funding

PicoBrew, the Seattle startup that has sought to revolutionize the way people brew beer and more at home, is looking… Read More

Microsoft Surface revenue falls short after Earbuds delay, as AirPods lift Apple results

Microsoft’s Surface hardware business reached an all-time high of nearly $2 billion in revenue for the December quarter, but the… Read More

Hardware isn’t hard: A startup playbook for succeeding in a sector where many have failed

[Editor’s Note: Anup Chathoth is CEO of Seattle startup Ubi Interactive, maker of virtual interactive whiteboard technology and a graduate… Read More

Microsoft delays release of wireless Surface Earbuds until 2020 to ‘get all the details right’

Microsoft’s place in the battle of wireless earbud makers is going to be delayed a bit as the tech giant’s… Read More

Amazon considered stricter privacy settings after criticism over handling of voice recordings

After it faced public backlash against the practice of using people to review voice recordings from Alexa devices, Amazon gave… Read More

Pebblebee releases new and improved Finder tracking device with rechargeable battery

Attention, users of the Finder tracking device made by Bellevue, Wash.-based Pebblebee: If you’ve ever complained about a dead battery… Read More

Air-activated smartphone charger: Seattle startup raises cash for peel-off portable battery

As we’ve become more and more dependent on smartphones, keeping our devices charged up has become increasingly important. “Low-battery anxiety”… Read More

Podcast

Review: New book goes inside Microsoft’s Surface business, as an emblem of tech giant’s rebound

Microsoft was at a crossroads, and Surface was at risk of becoming roadkill. RELATED: Microsoft Surface product roadmap revealed in… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

Today’s featured stories Microsoft will launch Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox… Read More

Pebblebee Finder

Pebblebee’s Finder tracking device now selling at Costco, putting little startup on path for big growth

Costco shoppers can find a wide array of items in one of the big-box retailer’s more than 500 U.S. locations.… Read More

Cool beans! In coffee-crazy Seattle, a startup wants to make sure you have a fresh, Bottomless cup

Every pot I make and every cup of coffee I drink at home is made with stale coffee beans. That’s… Read More

Vote for Hardware of the Year: 5 high-tech products nominated at the GeekWire Awards

There’s something cool about getting to touch, feel, and use a high-tech hardware product, perhaps more so today than in… Read More

Heroclip

Do-it-all Heroclip releasing new sizes and colors; Indiegogo goal of $30K reached in less than a day

Heroclip, the hybrid gear clip created by a former University of Washington professor, has a new hook to attract fans… Read More

Moment

Moment hits Kickstarter goal in just 41 minutes and makes more than $665K for smartphone video gear

Update, March 28, 9:30 a.m. PT: Moment met its Kickstarter goal of $50,000 in just 41 minutes on Tuesday. Offering… Read More

Automated power-tool maker victorious at AlphaLab ‘Hardware Cup’ in display of Pittsburgh’s robotics clout

PITTSBURGH — AlphaLab Gear’s Hardware Cup event on Tuesday evening served as a reminder of this city’s robotics chops and… Read More

PicoBrew machine

Latest home beer-making appliance from PicoBrew now available as company celebrates all week

Pardon the folks at PicoBrew this week if they pause to toast a number of different offerings and accomplishments. The… Read More

Inventions We Love: Smart lighting, a smart ball and a DIY pancreas system that is … well, really smart

You can never have too many inventions worth loving. And in Seattle’s bustling tech scene, startups continue to wow us… Read More

Inventions We Love: Pillsy, JikoPower and SafKan pitch geeky gadgets to voters at GeekWire Summit

There’s a lot to love about technology in 2017, including one of our favorite segments of the GeekWire Summit: Inventions… Read More

Startup Spotlight: KLIK Boks wireless presentation connector is designed to save time in meetings

Throughout his 20-year career developing and launching products for professional sound systems, Costa Lakoumentas constantly found himself impeded by a simple technical… Read More

Pico Model C

PicoBrew redesigns its home craft beer machine, and new Kickstarter offers unit for just $279

Raise another glass to the folks at PicoBrew as they continue to make advances in their quest to bring simplified… Read More

Startup Spotlight: KeepKey’s tiny bitcoin vault protects against cyber thieves

Darin Stanchfield believes the future of bitcoin depends on security. The crypto-currency has a lot of potential, he says, but… Read More

Ignite co-founder Brady Forrest to leave Highway1 hardware startup accelerator after three-year run

San Francisco-based hardware startup accelerator Highway1, part of custom hardware company PCH, announced today that Brady Forrest will be leaving his position there. Forrest… Read More

Microsoft sets Windows 10 event for Oct. 26 in NYC, amid Surface PC rumors

Amid widespread speculation about a possible Surface PC unveiling, Microsoft this morning sent out media invites to “see what’s next… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2016: Here are 5 inventions we love

A safe way to listen to music while cycling, a clip to make life easier, breakthrough nano-metal technology, a precision… Read More

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