Garett Ochs was out at the bars with his buddies one night when everyone crowded together to take a group selfie. After many unsuccessful attempts, Ochs stumbled upon a problem that… Read More
A Portland man is on pace to break a Kickstarter record for the most lucrative crowdfunding campaign ever. Ryan Grepper has reeled in $3.4 million in just five days for his geeked-out cooler that features a built-in… Read More
It was another huge month for GeekWire. Not only did thousands of you visit the site to get your daily fix of technology news, but more than 800 celebrated with… Read More
It’s pretty easy to notice when someone has recorded video with shaky hands. Now, a Seattle entrepreneur wants to help fix that problem with an affordable new stabilization gadget that helps people… Read More
For hardware startups looking to make their big move, Brady Forrest is a good guy to know. As the head of PCH International’s Highway1 accelerator for hardware startups, Forrest is… Read More
If you raise money via Kickstarter and don’t deliver products you promised backers, the government will come after you. In what is the first consumer protection lawsuit involving crowdfunding, Washington… Read More
Anyone who has ever tried to take candid photos can talk about the change that comes over people when they notice someone taking pictures. For some, it’s a subtle shift… Read More
It’s time to kick off the voting in another key GeekWire Awards category — Geek of the Year. This is a special award, designed to recognize not just technical prowess… Read More
Paul Allen’s acting skills — or lack thereof — were on full display in a “Portlandia” episode earlier this month. During this season’s seventh episode of the IFC satirical comedy show that features… Read More
Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t sweat. Here comes the PebbleBee. Developed by Boeing software engineers Daniel… Read More
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter today announced that it has passed $1 billion in pledges since launching in April 2009, with more than half of that billion coming in the last year… Read More
With just under a day to go, Marc Barros is ecstatic about the response to Moment’s Kickstarter effort. And with good reason. The Seattle entrepreneur originally set a $50,000 goal… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Less than five minutes after sitting down for an interview at a smoothie shop at CES this week, Poppy co-founders Joe Heitzeberg and Ethan Lowry are approached… Read More
It was a big year for Kickstarter. The crowdfunding platform released its annual year-in-review slideshow this week, complete with some new numbers about how much people are using the crowdfunding… Read More
In early September, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for Robot Turtles – a board game that teaches programming to kids ages 3-8. It became the bestselling boardgame in Kickstarter history,… Read More
Those who ordered Poppy, the device that can turn your iPhone into a 3D camera, are about to have some fun this holiday season. Poppy is the oddly-shaped 3D photo and… Read More
Making a hardcover book may not seem like the most logical next step for an online-only publication. But for Glenn Fleishman, the Seattle-based owner and publisher of The Magazine, it’s… Read More
Wayne Bishop has spent his entire career in technology, working as an entrepreneur, project manager and software engineer — bridging the divide between business and technology for companies including Microsoft… Read More
Cyan, the Spokane-based company best known for successful titles like Myst and Riven, just surpassed a $1.1 million funding goal on Kickstarter for its new game “Obduction.” Cyan’s new project… Read More
It has been a rough last couple of months for the folks at Fantagraphics, the Seattle-based comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1976. Fantagraphics founding partner Kim Thompson… Read More
It seems people like the idea of strapping on $189 glasses that can project interactive 3D images right in front of you. Technical Illusions, a company formed by two ex-Valve… Read More
When Jordan Weisman’s Harbrained Schemes first tried to raise money on Kickstarter, the results were ridiculously fantastic. His company raised more than $1.8 million on Kickstarter to revive of the classic Shadowrun role-playing game and develop new… Read More
Brewing your own craft beer at home is a difficult, complicated and time-consuming process. Now, two former Microsoft veterans want to help you make a perfect glass of beer in… Read More
Seattle-based author-turned-video-game-designer Neal Stephenson had high ambitions for his sword-fighting game called Clang, which successfully reached its $500,000 funding goal on Kickstarter in July. Now, though, those plans have been… Read More
If you’re a dog owner and have ever felt bad about leaving Fido, Otis or Buster at home alone, here’s a new technology just for you. Meet the iCPooch, an… Read More
Well, it looks like Seattle is going to be getting a cool short film about its tech community. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the “We Make Seattle” video project is… Read More
When it came to elementary school literary entertainment, Choose Your Own Adventure books were, for a time, second to none. The books, with their fantastical illustrations and wacky titles like… Read More
In the summer of 2011, Seattle-based game developers Mark Jessup and Lane Daughtry left their respective jobs and decided to strike out on their own, forming TinkerHouse Games, a mobile… Read More
Following its launch in the United Kingdom late last year, one of the world’s most popular crowdfunding platforms is coming to Canada. Kickstarter, the wildly popular crowdfunding platform, will be… Read More