Articles about Devices

Hands-on with the new Kindle Colorsoft: Is Amazon’s color e-reader worth the premium price?

It’s the Kindle Paperwhite, except it’s in color. You can see book covers in color, make highlights in color, and… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the color Kindle, AI, and his first year on the job

Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices… Read More

Amazon Cloud Cam, 2017-2022: Tech giant pulls the plug on its homegrown security camera

Truth be told, it took me a while to find my old Amazon Cloud Cam at the bottom of a… Read More

This wearable toddler tracker, invented by a mom, aims to put parents’ minds at ease

A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where… Read More

Microsoft to sunset Cortana on iOS and Android in pivot to ‘productivity-focused’ assistant

Microsoft will shut down Cortana on a wide range of devices, reflecting the challenge for third-party voice assistants attempting to… Read More

Here’s everything Amazon announced Thursday, from microwave to subwoofer to Alexa capabilities

Microwave. Subwoofer. Smart plug. In-car device. Those are just a handful of the new devices Amazon debuted on Thursday as… Read More

Put down your devices and be a kid while you still can: Advice for graduating 5th graders, and all of us

My 11-year-old son’s transition from elementary school to middle school will bring with it plenty of big changes. There will be… Read More

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: Kohl’s to open Amazon showrooms in select stores

Like other department stores, Kohl’s is struggling to compete with online retailers, most notably Amazon. Faced with declining sales, Kohl’s is… 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

Watch out, Amazon: Google set to launch Echo competitor at event Tuesday

Google is poised to launch its Amazon Echo challenger at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to reports from… Read More

Lenovo brings Yoga to the desktop with new all-in-one Windows 10 machine

Lenovo’s Yoga laptops have helped to pioneer the field of multi-modal PCs, and now the company is bringing that functionality (and name)… Read More

Geek of the Week: Seattle entrepreneur Mina Yoo invents products that provide an ‘extra hand’

Like many entrepreneurs and inventors, Mina Yoo was inspired to launch her current venture, Lulabop, to solve a problem that she experienced… Read More

Maveron-backed Eargo looks to reinvent the hearing aid with rechargeable devices modeled on a fishing fly

Eargo, a Maveron-backed hearing-aid company that’s operated secretly for the past three years, today is launching a new line of… Read More

How to choose the best headphones for playing video games

A couple of weeks ago someone asked me what the best gaming headphones are, and I realized he probably wasn’t… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Evalise launches line of fashion-foward wearables for women

Wearables are arguably the most talked-about tech of 2015. Apple is dominating the recent conversation with its Apple Watch announcements,… Read More

Samsung’s B.K. Yoon: Internet of Things is ‘not science fiction anymore’

LAS VEGAS— B.K. Yoon, who leads Samsung’s electronics business, took the stage this evening at the Consumer Electronics Show in… Read More

BlackBerry kicking it old school with launch of $449 Classic smartphone, complete with QWERTY keyboard

If you’ve been communicating via smartphone over the last decade, you probably had a BlackBerry at one time. And now… Read More

Scared Sitless: 3 strategies for proper ergonomics with laptops, tablets and smartphones

Editor’s Note: This guest post was adapted exclusively for GeekWire from “Scared Sitless: The Office Fitness Book,” a new book by… Read More

Nokia is ‘up to something’ new after Microsoft acquisition, announcement set for Tuesday

Microsoft may have acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services division earlier this year, but the company hasn’t given up its pursuit… Read More

TableSafe raises $2M to help restaurant patrons pay bills quickly and securely

TableSafe is looking to transform how you pay restaurant bills. The Seattle company — maker of the RAIL bill paying… Read More

Photos: This developer says his new iPhone 6 bent for no reason at all

Seattle developer Kav Latiolais woke up Saturday morning to discover something quite unpleasant. The 128 GB iPhone 6 he’d purchased… Read More

Beautiful pics on the iPhone: Lens maker Moment raises $1.5M from Maveron, Founder’s Co-op, others

Marc Barros knew that people loved taking spectacular photos on their smartphones, but even he was blown away by the… Read More

Boeing engineers create the PebbleBee, so you never lose your keys, kids or TV remote

Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t… Read More

Smartphone camera lens maker Moment blows past Kickstarter goal, raises $100,000 in 28 hours

Earlier this week, we told you the story about Moment, the new hardware upstart from Contour founder Marc Barros that’s… Read More

Marc Barros emerges with Moment, mini lenses for your smartphone camera

Tucked on the fifth floor of a brick office building in Pioneer Square, Marc Barros is attempting to create Seattle’s… Read More

Review: Nest Protect brings high-tech features to the lowly smoke detector

Gadget lust is a likely common affliction for GeekWire readers. You may be fantasizing about Google Glass or a new… Read More

This 13-year-old just invented an Internet-enabled dog treat dispenser, canine chat service

If you’re a dog owner and have ever felt bad about leaving Fido, Otis or Buster at home alone, here’s… Read More

Can this name change really save BlackBerry?

BlackBerry continues to wither on the vine, with market share for the once iconic smartphone maker slipping to under five… Read More

This dude just raised $800,000 in 4 hours for a sonic vibrator designed to stimulate the sex toy industry

There was certainly a lot of buzz around Robin Elenga’s latest angel financing round, literally and figuratively. Elenga is the… Read More

View-Master 2.0: Seattle entrepreneurs create Poppy to turn iPhones into 3D viewers

Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg… Read More