Video: Former NBA stars Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith talk tech, politics, hoops at CES LAS VEGAS — It was so much fun we had to do it again. GeekWire just reunited with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles… Read More
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver predicts how we’ll watch basketball in 5 years LAS VEGAS — Over the past several decades, technology has changed the way NBA fans listen and watch games, from radios… Read More
This is how actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks we can fix education, journalism, and government LAS VEGAS — Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lifelong actor who starred in Inception, 500 Days of Summer, and most recently Snowden, thinks online… Read More
Live blog: CES show floor up and running! GeekWire takes in the weird and wonderful Massive crowds are gathering at the Las Vegas Convention Center to spot celebrities, connect with key members of the electronics… Read More
GeekWire CES Dispatch, Day 2: High-tech celebrities, Alexa in the fridge, and VR barf bags LAS VEGAS — The final CES media day was packed with surprises, reveals, and more than anything, Amazon’s Alexa. As… Read More
Sony’s PlayStation 4 hits 53.4M in lifetime console sales, including 6.2M this holiday season Sony has sold 53.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide in a little more than three years. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said… Read More
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt: A.I. isn’t as smart as you think it is. Take Microsoft’s Clippy, for example LAS VEGAS — As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes part of our daily lives, it’s easy to see the technology as… Read More
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 3 problems with the Internet — and how to fix them LAS VEGAS — Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is ready for the Internet to “grow up.” It needs to happen, he told… Read More
Toyota unveils ‘kinetic warmth’ concept car at CES that uses AI to nurture driver-vehicle relationship LAS VEGAS — Can technology help our cars behave more like humans? Toyota is betting on it. The company unveiled… Read More
‘This will put Monster on the map.’ High-end speaker manufacturer launches Amazon Alexa bundle LAS VEGAS — Monster, the audio company behind Beats headphones, is bringing Amazon virtual assistant Alexa to its line of… Read More
Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa now tops 7,000 skills, a 7X increase in 7 months Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is getting more skillful by the day. The brain behind Amazon’s Echo speakers has topped 7,000… Read More
Hair coaches, anti-pollution scarves, smart canes: 7 ridiculous products from CES Unveiled LAS VEGAS — TIL “smart” products can be pretty dumb. That was my main takeaway from CES Unveiled, a media… Read More
These high-tech boxers shield testicles from smartphone radiation and protect sperm LAS VEGAS — While weaving through a throng of reporters and analysts on Tuesday afternoon at CES Unveiled, the kickoff… Read More
Amazon Fire and Alexa-powered 4K UHD TVs coming later this year Amazon Fire TV for the first time will come pre-installed on several actual TVs. Previously, Amazon Fire TV came in… Read More
Fiat Chrysler set to unveil all-electric car at CES this week Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is set to unveil a new all-electric vehicle at the big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las… Read More
Amazon poised to dominate CES, thanks to Alexa and Dash integrations Amazon doesn’t even have its own CES booth, but the Seattle-based tech giant promises to be one of the biggest stories at the… Read More
Sports tech at CES: Star athletes and new products on deck at annual tech-palooza From Hall of Fame athletes to up-and-coming startups to big tech giants, sports will once again be a focus at CES in… Read More
10 of the goofiest CES pitches this year: The Butt Case, BodyFriend, Tittle, and more Keeping up with the onslaught of pitch emails sent in the weeks before the Consumer Electronics Show is a Sisyphean… Read More
T-Mobile teases big ‘Un-carrier’ announcement for Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas T-Mobile has begun hyping its next “Un-carrier” move, which it will announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.… Read More
The state of virtual reality in 2016: What’s working, what’s not, and what’s next LAS VEGAS — On the outskirts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall, an expansive stadium, emblazoned with the… Read More
How Picobrew used a vintage Citroën H Van to show off beer-making machines at CES Walking past startup booth after startup booth on the show floor at CES can get a little repetitive — each company… Read More
Lily’s 60,000 pre-orders add up to a $34 million boost for the age of ‘selfie drones’ If you ever needed evidence that “selfie drones” are the hot thing for 2016, you can find it in last week’s… Read More
Why Shaq, Mark Cuban and Intel’s CEO are excited about the intersection of sports and tech Much of the focus at the big Consumer Electronics Show this year was about technology changing how we drive, how… Read More
GeekWire’s Worst and Weirdest of CES 2016: Connected umbrellas, digital smartshoes and more We just wrapped up a week at CES, the mammoth consumer technology show in Vegas. While much of what we… Read More
Videos: Talking tech with NBA legends Shaq, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith LAS VEGAS — Shaquille O’Neal is the world’s tallest geek. Charles Barkley thinks social media is for losers. And Kenny Smith calls… Read More
Marching bands and Stormtroopers: Inside Microsoft’s epic CES party in Las Vegas with DJ Steve Aoki LAS VEGAS — If there’s at least one thing we learned at the big Consumer Electronics Show this week, it’s… Read More
Photos: Shaq, A-Rod and Cal Ripken Jr. hang with the geeks of CES LAS VEGAS — Sports stars, meet the geeks. The CES show floor turned into a bit a sports arena Wednesday, where… Read More
Intel’s epic CES keynote featured just about everything, from flying drones to a geek fashion show LAS VEGAS — Twisting BMX bikers with sensors in their seats. Flying drones that can avoid unknown obstacles. And robots… Read More
There’s a new drone in town: Social-friendly Ying, from Qualcomm, Tencent and Zerotech China’s largest Internet service portal, Tencent, is teaming up with chipmaker Qualcomm and drone-maker Zerotech to field the Ying drone,… Read More
‘The Martian VR Experience’ will take you back to the Red Planet and inside the popular film Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure “The Martian” transported moviegoers to the Red Planet in 2015, and now, thanks to virtual reality technology,… Read More
