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Nerd Notes: Superhero economics, a Harlem Shake bookmarklet and playlists that adjust to your mood

Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Superhero economics: The ever-present superhero question is back… Read More

Amazon patents the milkman

Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes… Read More

Nerd Notes: Big Macs and the economy, a dress that responds to sexual arousal, moth pilots and more

Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Moths that can drive — You’ve seen… Read More

‘Picklestyle,’ the ultimate ‘Gangnam Style’ parody

We’ve all heard K-pop legend Psy’s chart-topper, “Gangnam Style.” His outrageous dance moves and catchy harmonies quickly went viral after the… Read More

Bill Gates says Steve Jobs was “always cooler than me”

Steve Jobs may have been “cooler” than Bill Gates, and that’s OK. The Microsoft co-founder and chairman made his first-ever… Read More

Portlandia: A real nerd is ‘ashamed to be called a nerd’

I’ve had a tough time getting into the show Portlandia, with aspects of it making me feel, well, a bit… Read More

Here’s the cool Vegas rock band that Amazon picked to play its big holiday party

Employees at Amazon.com usually are way too busy during the holiday rush to participate in a traditional company party. So,… Read More

Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisley, Beyonce: Check out Obama’s inauguration playlist

President Barack Obama made moves on the social media front today. From the official inauguration Twitter account, his office Tweeted out… Read More

This coffee machine tries to figure out your age, gender

A new coffee vending machine, unveiled today by U.K. coffee company Costa Coffee, will use facial recognition and other technologies… Read More

Commentary: Does shopping online mean we aren’t farting around anymore?

I had a baby and I found in the first few weeks of her life, the things I couldn’t get… Read More

Merry Christmas to me: I just got to inbox zero!

I just gave myself a wonderful Christmas gift, one that I never thought I’d ever achieve. As of 9 a.m. today,… Read More

IT Gangnam Style: F5 Networks debuts Gangnam Style parody with tech twist

“Time to rock this WAN From Seattle to Japan Time to rock the LAN And cloudburst in Kazakhstan F5 is… Read More

From Apple Maps to Oprah’s iPad: The 10 biggest tech debacles of 2012

Ah, the holiday season. A great time to sit back and reflect on some of the most memorable moments of… Read More

Geek Humor: Gangnam Style meets Call Me Maybe in this ambitious VC holiday greeting

All, I can say is wow! First Round Capital, the New York and Philadelphia-based venture capital firm, certainly set the… Read More

Video: Apple inspires ‘thinnest, lightest holiday card ever’

Apple sparks a lot of great innovations. But just imagine if you applied some of the cutting-edge design and manufacturing… Read More

Video: Former Microsoftie making ‘Software Wars’ movie

Break out the popcorn: A new crowdfunding campaign, launched overnight, aims to raise $150,000 to complete a movie about the… Read More

Check out these chops: The winners of the GeekWire mustache competition

Well, folks, here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. After some very careful deliberation at the GeekWire HQ today, we’ve… Read More

Yikes, somebody else is suing The Oatmeal now

Matthew Inman, the Seattle-based webcomic artist better known as The Oatmeal, responded to a threat of litigation earlier this year… Read More

Paul Allen’s personal media browsing tool is now an iPad app for the rest of us

A new iPad app called Fayve, making its debut on Thursday, will join a crowded field of digital tools that… Read More

Welcome to ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’: Another dimension of hell

As a Bravo junkie, I’ll give any show a shot. And now that Andy Cohen and Co. have moved their… Read More

Review: Is Bravo’s new ‘LOLWork’ reality TV show a Fail for Cheezburger?

As Bravo continues its march across tech land, it looks north to our own lovely Seattle and Cheezburger, the creators… Read More

King of Kong, Part II? Legends Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell duke it out again

https://youtu.be/ZipVd2Olo7U The Steve Wiebe vs. Billy Mitchell rivalry is heating up. The legendary gamers who squared off in the 2007 documentary The… Read More

It’s Movember, so put away the razors and get ready for GeekWire’s mustache contest

It’s that time of year again. The weird and wonderful hairy time when whiskers start adorning the faces of men… Read More

‘Creepy Cameraman’ pushes limits of public surveillance — a glimpse of the future?

People have come to accept surveillance cameras as a part of everyday life. But what happens when someone is carrying… Read More

POLL: Should there really be more Star Wars movies?

The big news out of Hollywood this week is that Disney is bringing back one of the greatest movie franchises… Read More

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse: Tech execs dance Gangnam Style

How do you know when an Internet meme has run its course? Executives do stuff like this at conferences. In… Read More

Geeklesque: What’s with all of these nerds taking their clothes off?

You may have seen our recent (un)coverage on the cultural phenomenon known as nerd burlesque. (Or Nerdlesque as some have… Read More

A Jeopardy! win for Seattle technology journalist

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t fare so well on national television tonight, but another representative of our hometown did much better,… Read More

Answer: This tech journalist is on Jeopardy! this week

Question: Who is Glenn Fleishman? He’s a longtime technology journalist based in Seattle, known for his work for the Seattle Times,… Read More

SpaceJump sets new bar for daredevils, brand managers

Apparently, Red Bull really does give you wings. At least it certainly seemed that way Sunday when Austrian daredevil Felix… Read More