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Happy May the Fourth! Now go load up on ‘Star Wars’ stuff with Amazon’s Deal of the Day

May the Fourth be with you. Sandwiched between the protests of May Day and the margaritas of Cinco de Mayo,… Read More

Face-to-face with Chewbacca and Darth Vader: GeekWire Awards attendees to gain access to Star Wars costume exhibit

The monk-like robe of Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The gilded suit of C-3PO. And the iron bikini worn by Princess… Read More

‘Star Wars’ droid BB-8 will blow your mind with cuteness overload

Remember a few weeks back when Tony Dyson, who built R2-D2, said that everyone should want a little robot in… Read More

‘Star Wars’ Yoda-like creature found in manuscript from a long time ago and far, far away

A discovery in a medieval work has the world of religious historians and Star Wars fans buzzing. An illustration of… Read More

Kick back and watch this 1977 ABC special about making ‘Star Wars’

If you have an extra 49 minutes or so to spare today — and why not? It’s Friday — kick… Read More

Jet ‘Star Wars’ style in this awesome R2-D2 plane

With everything coming up Star Wars these days, it’s a bit of a surprise it took this long for a… Read More

R2-D2’s builder Tony Dyson talks A.I., drones and why everyone needs a little robot in their house

There is likely no more famous – or beloved – robot than R2-D2. Along with partner C-3PO, both robots became… Read More

Rumor has it that J.J. Abrams may direct a second ‘Star Wars’ film

The much-anticipated J.J. Abrams’ directed The Force Awakens is still months away, but rumors are already surfacing that he may… Read More

‘Star Wars’ Episode VIII and new stand-alone film coming in 2016 and 2017

As the world anxiously awaits The Force Awakens, more plans for Star Wars films were revealed this week. StarWars.com reported that… Read More

Geek of the Week: Microsoft’s Erez Benari moonlights as a steampunk and Star Wars sculptor

Erez Benari is a geek through and through. He spends his days working on the Microsoft Digital Certificates Infrastructure (public key… Read More

Epic ‘Star Wars’ painting on sale for $200K

Here’s one for the ages. San Francisco-based artist Robert Xavier Burden has spent 2,000 hours over the past two years to create… Read More

Cool hack: Guy turns drone into ‘Star Wars’ TIE Fighter

Drones are seemingly everywhere these days and tend to look a lot alike, but this one upgrade will have you… Read More

Lego goes all out with new ‘Star Wars’ collection

The Toy Fair in New York has just wrapped, but not without a bang: Lego unveiled 32 new sets of… Read More

From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Space Balls,’ this incredible mashup features the history of robots in film

There’s not much to say about this really cool look at robots in film throughout the ages, except that it’s… Read More

Sneak peek: Check out this galactically-awesome Star Wars costume exhibit debuting in Seattle

It’s not whether you embrace the light side or the dark side. It’s how you dress the part. That, in a… Read More

This geeky gear featuring Star Wars, Wonder Woman and more will make your day

Valentine’s Day is not that far off, folks. And sure, we’ve got a football game to get through, but our… Read More

Watch this boy get a new 3D-printed prosthetic ‘trooper’ arm from local Stormtroopers

Today in warm and fuzzy, a 7-year-old Augusta, Ga., boy was surprised by a local group of Stormtroopers when they… Read More

The Force is strong with this one: Music teacher creates amazing ‘Star Wars’ light display timed to theme music

The Bellagio in Las Vegas ain’t got nothing on this. A man in Newark, Calif., has created a display with… Read More

Startup lessons from Han Solo: 5 insights from a legendary ‘Star Wars’ entrepreneur

When I was in 4th grade, I thought Luke Skywalker was a whiney little goody two-shoes. But Han Solo? Man, now that… Read More

Star Wars Trailer in LEGO: The Force is strong with these bricks

You may have already seen the trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — which made the rounds last week and fired… Read More

This is the new ‘Star Wars’ trailer you’re looking for

The first trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released this morning — delivering some tantalizing new twists on… Read More

App of the Week: Tiny Death Star makes managing a deadly space station fun

Ever wonder what it would be like to run the Death Star? This week’s App of the Week can give… Read More

Asteroid-mining company raises $1M for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope

It’s official: The world’s first crowdfunded, public use space telescope will be sent into space within two years. Planetary Resources,… Read More

Asteroid-mining company launches $1M Kickstarter campaign for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope

When Planetary Resources first announced its plans to mine near-earth asteroids last year, the response was impressive. More than 3,500 people applied for… Read More

GeekWire Calendar: Must-attend events and a ‘One Man Star Wars’ ticket giveaway

Looking for some great events to attend? You may have noticed our fancy schmancy new GeekWire Calendar and now we’d like to officially kick this… Read More

POLL: Should there really be more Star Wars movies?

The big news out of Hollywood this week is that Disney is bringing back one of the greatest movie franchises… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Instagram, Kickstarter and the world of creative funding

Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, who joins… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Google’s crazy glasses, text-spresso and predicting the price of your next gadget

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we debate the merits of Google’s augmented reality glasses, talk about… Read More

Weekend project: How to build a Star Wars TIE fighter

If you have a spare 30 hours and $300 this weekend, you may want to try a do-it-yourself project that’s… Read More

Dancing with the Star Wars: Sorry, but this is just wrong

Are you ready to dance your heart out for Jabba the Hutt? It’s not unusual for derivatives of “Star Wars”… Read More