CES 2020 – GeekWire Special Coverage

We had blockchain for dinner at CES with IBM and celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez

LAS VEGAS — Mmmmm, blockchain. IBM hosted a dinner this week at CES with celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, who put… Read More

Amazon signals big ambitions for automobiles with expanded presence at CES

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s consumer electronics ambitions have grown over the years at CES, the giant consumer technology show in… Read More

Delta Air Lines debuts crazy ‘parallel reality’ airport experience based on Seattle startup’s technology

LAS VEGAS — Parallel reality is becoming actual reality. The mind-bending technology — in which a single display shows different… Read More

Our favorite cars and flying vehicles from CES 2020

Automakers showed off a wide array of splashy concept cars and flying vehicles at CES 2020. Here are some of our favorites.

Hands-on demo with Charmin’s new toilet paper robot and fart smell sensor at CES

Toilet-paper maker Charmin introduced three new technology innovations at CES 2020 designed to improve the toilet experience, including RollBot, a “pooptime robot pal.”

Amazon devices chief on Sonos accusations: ‘We have tried to be a great partner to them’

Amazon’s head of devices is maintaining an amicable tone toward Sonos despite accusations of stolen technology and bullying from the… Read More

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff on ‘productizing’ privacy and staying the course amid controversy

Jamie Siminoff won’t be deterred. The Ring CEO told GeekWire as much at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas… Read More

Inside Amazon’s CES media event: Shaq shows up, touts Ring, makes drinks with celeb chef Guy Fieri

LAS VEGAS — The celebs were out in full force at Amazon’s happy hour media event at CES on Tuesday.… Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff offers leadership playbook on how to run purpose-driven businesses

LAS VEGAS — Marc Benioff was heading home from dinner one evening in 2015 when he learned the surprising news:… Read More

We tried Impossible Foods’ new pork, the latest fake meat from the Bill Gates-backed company

LAS VEGAS — Impossible Foods, the fake meat company with investors such as Bill Gates, was back at CES this… Read More

Privacy is front and center at CES as execs from Apple, Facebook, others debate key tech issues

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is viewed by many as the pulse of the technology industry. The… Read More

CES allows sex tech on show floor for first time and this Seattle startup CEO wonders what took so long

LAS VEGAS — Health and wellness technology has long been a theme at CES. But there’s one notable addition this… Read More

FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year, ending investigations or taking action

The last major antitrust case that the federal government brought against a technology company lasted many years, entrenching Microsoft in… Read More

Here are all of Google’s voice assistant announcements from CES as it battles Amazon

One of Google’s main advantages over rivals like Amazon in the digital assistant race is its command of the popular… Read More

‘The Future is Coming,’ but not yet: Sony teases PlayStation 5 at CES, but only reveals its new logo

Despite a spate of rumors, Sony conspicuously had no new information about the PlayStation 5 on Monday evening at the… Read More

Video: Pizza-making robot arrives at CES to feed hungry attendees, thanks to Seattle startup

LAS VEGAS — Tech world, meet pizza robot. Seattle startup Picnic and its pizza-making machine just arrived at CES, the… Read More

AMD challenges Intel dominance in laptops with with new Ryzen 7 4000-series processors

Laptop CPUs, especially for high-performance computers used in gaming and content creation, have long been the domain of Intel. Rival… Read More

CES: These are the consumer tech trends to watch for 2020 and beyond, according to show organizers

LAS VEGAS — 5G; artificial intelligence; connected homes; streaming media; cloud-based gaming; mixed reality; electric transportation; telemedicine; task-based robots; and… Read More

Two months after launch in Seattle, Parcel Guard delivers new package security features at CES

The holidays have come and gone, and perhaps with them some of your intended package deliveries disappeared, too. But Parcel… Read More

CES: Smart toothbrushes go from concept to reality as industry giants embrace more tech

LAS VEGAS — When we first encountered a smart connected toothbrush at CES 2016, we rolled our eyes and wondered… Read More

‘Alexa, pay for gas’: Amazon unveils voice control feature to buy fuel at Mobil and Exxon stations

Later this year, drivers will be able to pay for gas at more than 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations across… Read More

Amazon’s Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security and video doorbell company, will update its app to let customers opt out of receiving… Read More

Fire TV passes 40M users as Amazon expands its streaming media device to cars

Amazon’s push to control the television-viewing experience is expanding beyond the living room and into cars. Amazon is partnering with… Read More

Charmin looks to disrupt the toilet experience with new technologies unveiled at CES

LAS VEGAS — At CES this week, toilet paper manufacturer Charmin unveiled three concept technologies to improve your toilet-going experience.… Read More

CES: Top 5 craziest tech gadgets we saw on Day 1

LAS VEGAS — CES doesn’t officially start until Tuesday. But the madness has already begun. We landed here in Vegas… Read More

CES 2020 preview: Ivanka Trump, Amazon, pizza robots, and more as GeekWire heads to Vegas

Get your best walking shoes ready, load up on the Emergen-C, and pack extra batteries — it’s time to go… Read More

Not just another robot idea at CES, Picnic pizza platform will churn out real pies to feed crowds

The only thing more attention grabbing than the technology at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas might be… Read More