Geek Life – Page 16 of 132

Shut out of bars by the pandemic, Seattle trivia startup Sporcle finds success with games on Zoom

Here’s a trivia question for you: In what year did Seattle startup Sporcle, a trivia games company, figure out that… Read More

Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater?

Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More

Future of Seattle’s Cinerama and Living Computers museum in doubt as Paul Allen’s Vulcan shutters arts and production divisions

Seattle-area cultural institutions founded by the late Paul Allen, including the Cinerama movie theater and Living Computers Museum + Labs, face the… Read More

Amazon to sponsor virtual concert for COVID-19 relief featuring Pearl Jam, Macklemore and others

Update, June 4, 4:25 p.m. PT: All in Wa announced on Thursday that it was moving a virtual benefit concert… Read More

CLOAK and swagger: Apparel brand teams with Microsoft for ‘Minecraft Dungeons’ fashion line

Gamers caught up in the release of the new “Minecraft Dungeons” video game on Tuesday probably haven’t given much thought… Read More

Extreme social distancing: Why camping is poised for a ‘huge jump in popularity,’ fueled by technology

After months confined in their homes, many people who would normally hop on an airplane or crowd into popular tourist… Read More

Stop and (almost) smell the flowers with ‘Tulip Town 360’ app that puts viewers in iconic fields

Let’s not tiptoe around it — the pandemic has pretty much messed up everything, including the joy people get from… Read More

Tech vet ditches Seattle for wine country to create a subscription business with a packaging twist

Chris Dukelow has seen a “unicorn.” As for the former CFO at Auth0, he was there for two years of… Read More

Put more zoo in your Zoom call: Seattle’s Woodland Park offering a variety of animals for video chats

We’ve all seen plenty of dogs and cats wander by or laze about in video conference calls these days. Maybe… Read More

Bill Gates shares 5 books on summer list – and much more to read and watch while stuck at home

We’re all looking for some sort of distraction from the daily deluge of coronavirus news and stress, and ways to… Read More

Virtual reality check: Futurists dissect Amazon’s new ‘Upload’ TV series, and its digital afterlife

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” I can’t get Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” out of my head as… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Dan Levitan teams with his brothers to fight COVID-19 with unique project

The last time Dan Levitan worked on a project with his two brothers, Richard and Robert, they were in high… Read More

A virtual slugfest: Seattle Mariners players take on fans in baseball video game tournament

They can’t step on real grass, swing for real fences or hear the cheers of real fans, but Seattle Mariners… Read More

‘These are not easy times’: Bill and Melinda Gates encourage 2020 grads to work toward better world

Bill and Melinda Gates have been working for years, through their philanthropic efforts, to address some of the biggest challenges… Read More

Microsoft CEO offers mentoring session, role in ‘Halo’ TV series as part of ‘All In Challenge’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has gone “All In” to give a lucky winner a behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft’s headquarters campus… Read More

Will Ferrell crashes Seattle Seahawks video chat and shares his demands as new player

Sizing up new talent virtually will be a tough endeavor for many NFL teams that are forced to be apart… Read More

Together again, virtually: Inside two worlds where social distancing is irrelevant

Inside the board room at the corporate headquarters for VirBELA, chief strategy officer Glenn Sanford invited me to lean forward… Read More

Bride and Zoom: Seattle couple marries in backyard with officiant and wedding guests on video call

Last Friday night, on the eve of what was to be their wedding day, Zac Simon and Nora Downs of… Read More

Bill Gates talks to students around the world about pandemic, studying and more in Code.org session

Like many people working from home these days, Bill Gates hopped on a Zoom call Wednesday morning. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Artists light up Seattle’s Asian Art Museum with message of hope and solidarity

Exhibiting large-scale public art in the age of coronavirus has some challenges, but that didn’t deter organizers of the Borealis… Read More

Seattle startup Glow organizes ‘Podapalooza,’ a virtual podcast festival, as a COVID-19 benefit

If you’ve been stuck at home consuming all manner of media during the COVID-19 pandemic, add a virtual podcast festival… Read More

Oh, baby, ‘LEGO Masters’ finale lands like a brick on outraged fans who dispute choice of winner

The suspense was building, along with the epic LEGO builds, on the finale of the FOX series “LEGO Masters” on… Read More

Face it, these mask-making efforts during the COVID-19 crisis reveal who we really are

It’s impossible to mask our appreciation for the stories of people and companies across Seattle and the Pacific Northwest going… Read More

Hot tip: Friends launch ‘Seattle Tip Jar’ to help service industry workers during COVID-19

Here’s a news tip for you: restaurant servers, bartenders, baristas and other service industry workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More

Drone video: See Microsoft’s sprawling HQ campus — with no workers in sight during COVID-19 crisis

The pathways and parking lots are empty. No one is seated at the outdoor tables or playing on the soccer… Read More

In Seattle and across U.S., ‘Light It Blue’ campaign is a colorful ‘thank you’ to front-line workers

Buildings and landmarks across Seattle and the U.S. were awash in blue light on Thursday night as part of another… Read More

Two Seattle tech workers stick it to coronavirus with virtual ‘Gumwall’ to benefit restaurant workers

Seattle’s famously gooey Gum Wall tourist attraction was scrubbed of an estimated 1 million pieces of chewing gum back in… Read More

Pre-orders start for LEGO and Nintendo ‘Super Mario’ set that interacts with the physical world

A new partnership between LEGO and Nintendo promises to take the colorful bricks to a whole new level as the… Read More

Viral sensation: Seattle kid who built coronavirus website catches eye of a top Twitter tastemaker

Talk about going viral. Avi Schiffmann, the 17-year-old high school student from Mercer Island, Wash., just outside Seattle, started working… Read More

Seattle restaurant delivery complaint in ‘reply all’ email turns into $10K donation to food charity

A dreaded “reply all” on an email featuring hundreds of people is usually enough to leave you with an upset… Read More