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App of the Week: Foresee helps plan your activities around the weather

There are a lot of weather apps out there. Some give you local maps and video footage. Some include barometric… Read More

App of the Week: BestParking is a key tool for urban parkers

Many of us know from first-hand experience that urban parking can be an expensive ordeal, especially during the busy summer… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Caspar Babypants Music Time’ is a must-have for young kids (and their parents)

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Our new App of the Week might just make the day… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Shatoetry’ is William Shatner at your poetic best

Our picks for App of the Week on our weekly GeekWire radio show on KIRO Radio often focus on practical… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Where You @’ enables text-based location queries

Sometimes the most effective apps are the simplest. This week’s App of the Week, “Where You @?” is a quick… Read More

App of the Week: Yabbly helps you make better buying decisions

What’s the best way to find top-notch products, and avoid bad ones? Ask a trusted group of people who have… Read More

Pitch an ‘App of the Week’ for the live GeekWire radio show

We’re gearing up for our GeekWire Meetup & Radio Show, the evening of April 11 in Seattle — the first… Read More

App of the Week: ‘StatSmack’ is perfect for March Madness

Sure, you love your college basketball team, but how well do you argue against rival fans? StatSheet’s College Basketball “StatSmack”… Read More

App of the Week: 123D Creature is a monster-making machine

3D printing, or at least the concept of it, is becoming all the rage in the geek world. Here’s a… Read More

App of the Week: TED app gets us ready for BC in 2014

We were excited to see the news last week that the main TED conference is moving to Vancouver, B.C., in… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Draw a Stickman EPIC’ is an adventure in creativity

I’ll admit it — I was initially drawn to this game (no pun intended) by the name. What in the… Read More

App of the Week: ‘1 Second Everyday’ helps iPhone users document their lives

“Imagine a movie that includes every day of the rest of your life,” says Cesar Kuriyama in the promo video… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Taxi Turvi’ is a passenger’s best defense

You’ve probably been there before. You’re traveling in an unfamiliar city, and you need to take a taxi to someplace… Read More

App of the Week: Mind Vault helps you memorize anything

Our new App of the Week is great for students, or anyone else who needs to memorize something, and there’s… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Toca Tailor Fairy Tales’ is an artist’s paper-doll dream

It might be a “kid’s app” but it’s entertained the hell out of me for the past couple weeks. It’s “Toca… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Ink’ takes the pain out of holiday cards

It’s one of my favorite year-end traditions — sending out cards to friends and family to wish them the best… Read More

App of the Week: Calcul8 turns math into English

For a journalist, I like to think I’m pretty good with numbers, but there are certain types of calculations that… Read More

App of the Week: SideCar offers ‘spontaneous carpools’

This week’s App of the Week is SideCar, the community ridesharing service that connects people who need rides with drivers… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ melds two worlds

OK, so the companies behind these franchises don’t exactly need our help with extra publicity, but how could we not… Read More

App of the Week: Google’s updated voice search kicks Siri’s butt on iPhone, iPad

Want to wow your friends and family this weekend? Check out the newly revamped Google Search app for iPhone and… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Super PAC’ IDs and fact-checks political ads

This week’s App of the Week is called Super PAC App, and it’s like Shazam for political ads — just… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Dead Set’ makes it dead simple (and almost fun) to create a will

It’s easy to put off making your will, but a new app aims to make the process, well, dead simple… Read More

App of the Week: NFL Kicker 13

Remember the days of flicking a paper triangle through the ‘goalposts’ of your friend’s hands? Here’s the digital version of… Read More

App of the Week: Familiar shares family photos across devices and computers

Remember those digital picture frames that let you automatically send pictures of the kids over the Internet to grandma and… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Slices for Twitter’ dices up your feed

Twitter can be overwhelming on its best days, but I’ve become a fan of a new app that can… Read More

App of the Week: ‘Mars Images’ is a direct link to Curiosity

This week’s GeekWire App of the Week is “Mars Images.” It’s not a particularly sophisticated app, or a new one,… Read More

App of the Week: PITFALL! is reborn on iPhone and iPad

How many hours of your childhood did you spend playing PITFALL! on the Atari 2600? If you’re of a certain… Read More

App of the Week: FlightTrack goes free with useful little app

Lots of frequent flyers are familiar with the premium FlightTrack apps, which offer a bunch of advanced features, such as… Read More

App of the Week: iExit gets you up to speed on your next stop

Those road signs on the interstate can fly by so quickly — especially the ones showing restaurants, lodging, gas and… Read More

App of the Week: CAMbadge

We’re trying out a new feature on GeekWire today: App of the Week. And we’re looking for your help. If you… Read More