Articles about beam

Mixer co-founder on Microsoft pulling the plug, Twitch’s market power, and his startup journey

Matt Salsamendi was barely old enough to drive when he and James Boehm founded a game-streaming startup called Beam Interactive,… Read More

Mixer co-founders depart as Microsoft’s game streaming service battles Amazon’s Twitch

Mixer has lost both of its co-founders as the Microsoft-owned streaming service looks to mount a challenge to the incumbent… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch rival Mixer sees ‘crazy awesome’ growth, aims to maintain its focus on community

Almost a year ago, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Beam game streaming service, a member of the TechStars Seattle 2016 class,… Read More

Microsoft game-streaming service Beam is now ‘Mixer,’ with new features to take on Amazon’s Twitch

Nine months after Microsoft’s Xbox group acquired Beam, the game streaming service is getting a new name and a host… Read More

Microsoft takes on Amazon-owned Twitch with new game streaming tech for Windows 10, Xbox One

Microsoft today unveiled new game streaming technology that puts it in direct competition with Amazon and shows the fruits of… Read More

Microsoft Xbox acquires Beam interactive game streaming service, embracing alternative to Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft’s Xbox group announced Thursday that it has acquired Seattle-based interactive game streaming service Beam, bringing the Redmond, Wash.-based tech… Read More

Astronauts get their first look inside BEAM, the first expandable space habitat

Nine days after the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module was blown up to its full volume, astronauts entered the bedroom-sized BEAM… Read More

After snags, BEAM space module expands to its full volume – like a bag of popcorn

It took almost eight hours, but NASA accomplished the first expansion of a pop-up module at the International Space Station… Read More

Fabric too stiff? NASA gets set for second try to expand BEAM space module

Update: NASA will make its second attempt to inflate the Bigelow Expandable Space Module starting at around 6 a.m. PT… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Teenager heads up Beam to help game streamers interact with viewers

After running a massive game server platform for four years, Matthew Salsamendi and his team realized how difficult it was for… Read More

Bigelow Aerospace and ULA plan to launch supersized space station module in 2020

DENVER – Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance have announced a plan to launch Bigelow’s B330 expandable space module aboard an… Read More

SpaceX lands Falcon rocket at sea after launching a pop-up room to space station

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule today with an expandable module for the International Space Station, and then successfully landed the… Read More

SpaceX gets ready to launch expandable module for NASA to test on space station

For the first time, SpaceX is due to launch an entire room to the International Space Station – a room that… Read More

Seattle Art Museum tests rolling telepresence devices to let disabled guests tour exhibits

When you can’t leave your bed, you can’t explore the world. But what if you could? The Seattle Art Museum… Read More