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Apple vs. Microsoft: Vision Pro, HoloLens, and a familiar pattern in a classic tech rivalry

Some of Microsoft’s biggest missteps over the years have come not from being too late but rather too early, leaving… Read More

‘Tears in my eyes’: Seattle startups sound off on Apple’s Vision Pro headset

Entrepreneurs developing augmented and virtual reality apps and games are optimistic that Apple’s new headset will turbocharge adoption of the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: UX Design of the Year finalists help users in health care, worker training and more

The finalists in the UX Design of the Year category at the 2023 GeekWire Awards are working to help end… Read More

Taqtile, a Seattle startup that sells AR-enabled job training tech, raises $5M

The news: Taqtile, a Seattle-based augmented reality startup that works with enterprise customers for software-enabled job training, raised $5 million… Read More

Augmented reality startup Taqtile raises $3M, announces Magic Leap partnership

New funding: Seattle augmented reality startup Taqtile raised $3 million in a round led by Broadmark Capital and its affiliated entities,… Read More

Studio216 becomes mixed reality startup Altoura, raises $1.1M, looks to build off Microsoft partnership

Jamie Fleming launched studio216 in 2005 and helped build the digital content agency for more than a decade. But after… Read More

King County wins award for using Microsoft HoloLens to train staff at wastewater treatment plant

King County has been recognized for using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality device to train operators at a wastewater treatment plant.… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity preps for launch with new VP of marketing; Bungie CFO joins mixed reality startup; and more

Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens gets 3D maps through Taqtile’s new ‘HoloMaps’ technology

Seattle-based Taqtile has developed a new interactive and collaborative 3D maps app for Microsoft’s HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality headsets… Read More

GeekWire 200 August update: Impinj graduates with a rare IPO — who’s next?

Commencement season has passed, but Impinj, one of the top companies in the GeekWire 200, has graduated from the list after… Read More

Inside the Democratic National Convention’s official app, with the Seattle startup that made it

When it comes to building mobile apps for significant political events, Seattle-based startup Taqtile is a seasoned incumbent at this… Read More

PGA Tour tests new golf demo on Microsoft HoloLens, with help from a Seattle startup

How can augmented reality technology help the PGA Tour engage fans, design courses, improve operations, and provide benefit to golfers?… Read More

Ex-NFL running back launches app that uses sports teams, stars to encourage healthy lifestyles

A former NFL running back is trying to create the Facebook for health and wellness. Robert Smith, a two-time Pro… Read More

How this tiny startup was chosen to build the official app for President Obama’s 2nd inauguration

President Barack Obama will be sworn into office next Monday in a historic inauguration, capping a week of festivities organized… Read More

Embattled Penn State football program kicks off new iPhone app with help from Seattle startup

It’s no secret that the image and aura of the Penn State University football program went from representing high-class tradition to… Read More

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