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‘The Beast Awakens’: This is the Seahawks Star Wars meme you’re looking for

Dun dun dun, dun dundun, dun dundun … boss. Just in time for the start of the NFL Playoffs, the… Read More

I’M confused: Mysterious billboards promote social app with little direction

Billboards around Seattle and other U.S. cities, advertising a website called im.com, are promising to put you here, there and… Read More

Your cat calendar’s days are numbered thanks to these beautiful science images

If you’re already bored just four days into that new Cats Lounging in the Sun desk calendar, consider something a little… Read More

George R.R. Martin admits he won’t catch up to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ in time

A LiveJournal post from George R. R. Martin this weekend came as a shock to many readers — both because… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg’s 2016 challenge: Create an AI to change the music, check on the baby

Beyond his immense success at forcing you to reconnect with people from high school, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he… Read More

Nearly half of people who saw Star Wars want to re-watch, Fandango study says

If you determine the quality of a film by its “rewatchability” — “the ability to watch a movie repeatedly without… Read More

Experience life as a Star Wars rebel fighter in this awesome augmented reality video

A long-held fantasy for geeks everywhere may soon become a reality — augmented reality, that is. A new video, released… Read More

Zillow goes inside the ‘Transparent’ house — and it’s even more retro in real life

Sometimes, the location in a story is described as a character unto itself, helping to guide the narrative just as… Read More

Disney builds robot car that climbs walls, thanks to consumer drone technology

Drones are so popular they’re starting to get boring. But the technology that keeps drones aloft is helping Disney build a… Read More

Marvel releases early look at 2016’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Is it too early to get excited about big films coming out in 2016? In Entertainment Weekly‘s first look issue,… Read More

Want to know what’s happening with ‘The X-Files’? This new 21-minute video will help

For those ready to move on to one of the next big things in entertainment, this couldn’t have come sooner… Read More

Watch this grandma have a blast with virtual reality

One grandmother got the virtual reality treatment of her life on Christmas Day. YouTube user Mark Nutt posted this video… Read More

Lego Millennium Falcon took 7,500 pieces and a year to make

We’ve seen some amazing Lego creations, but this one is timely and impressive. According to Lego blog, the Brothers Brick,… Read More

This DIY electronics kit subscription service is perfect for the maker in your life

Christmas may have come and gone, but this Kickstarter intends to give the gift of learning all year long with… Read More

This Portland runner has mapped out routes inspired by ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Game of Thrones’

If you live in Portland and are looking to integrate a little more activity into your routine, why not give… Read More

Find out which natural disaster might hit you with this handy map

If the New Yorker article last summer on the Really Big One still has you thinking about how that natural disaster… Read More

Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Watch this hilarious animated recap of their great space race

History was made earlier this week when Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, and then successfully returned it… Read More

Bill Gates picks his favorite feel-good stories of the year

It’s easy to feel down with all the bad news out there. In fact, tragedies trended aplenty among Google, Bing and Facebook‘s… Read More

X-ray vision devices coming soon, thanks to MIT researchers

It’s one superpower that’s been envied throughout the ages, but a new spin-off company of MIT researchers might be bringing… Read More

BB-8 explores Chicago museum in most adorable way possible

Even if you have total Star Wars burnout, this video will warm the cockles of your cold heart. The Museum… Read More

Boston Dynamics’ robot reindeer bring holiday cheer – and fear – to the Internet

Santa Claus is coming to town, pulled by robot reindeer. But is that a promise, or a threat? To celebrate… Read More

New mega arcade and pinball museum is coming to Portland

Portland will soon have one more thing Seattle doesn’t — a mega video game and pinball arcade set to open next… Read More

Talk about a revolution: The Beatles, finally, are streaming on Christmas Eve

Streaming may have loved you yeah, yeah, yeah, but the Beatles catalog sure never did love it. Until now. For… Read More

Pantone’s color factory is a superb example of how humans and computers can work in harmony

This Quartz video that goes inside Pantone‘s factory headquarters in Carlstadt, N.J., is simply amazing. Pantone’s color employees are required to have… Read More

The other big winner from ‘Star Wars’? Harrison Ford

He wouldn’t have any problems paying off Jabba the Hutt now. The other big winner from Star Wars? Harrison Ford… Read More

Minecraft’s first national championship winner is a 10-year-old boy

The first-ever Minecraft champion is a 10-year-old boy from Los Angeles. Julien Wiltshire beat out more than 1,000 other players… Read More

Google partnering with Ford to make self-driving cars

Perhaps one of the biggest questions in automotive land was exactly how far big tech companies were going to go in… Read More

KEXP shows off new digs: Public space for live shows and more streaming music in the works

A new space at the Seattle Center for KEXP means more live shows for the community, but the expanded digs… Read More

How to be a tech security Jedi, Part 2: 6 lessons from the ‘Star Wars’ prequel movies

Like many, I’ve been preparing for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie by revisiting all of the old… Read More

This travel mug promises to brew coffee on the go

Why did this take so long? Finally, someone has invented a mobile coffee brewer that doubles as a travel mug.… Read More

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