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Photos: Inside the new high-tech Root Sports Northwest studio
KING5 revamped its TV studio in February. Q13 did the same a few weeks later. And now it’s Root Sports Northwest’s...
Seattle traffic is a nightmare: Here’s the city’s software plan to reduce gridlock using high-tech traffic lights
Seattle’s traffic system is buckling under the weight of so many newcomers.
Many of the traffic signals were built before Seattle’s tech-driven boom attracted...
High-tech kicks: Nike unveils self-lacing shoes, will go on sale later this year
Hate tying your shoelaces? Nike has you covered.
The shoe giant today unveiled the Nike Hyperadapt 1.0, its first self-lacing sneaker that is available to the general public.
“Innovation at Nike is not...
Lady Gaga’s spot-on, high-tech David Bowie tribute steals the show at Grammys
Lady Gaga channeled the late David Bowie through song and style on Monday night at the 58th Grammy Awards, and thanks to an innovative technological partnership with Intel, her performance also generated the most buzz for creativity. Perhaps because she was born this way, Gaga seemed a rather obvious choice...
360-degree dunks! NBA using freeD to deliver high-tech replays of All-Star action
A week after we wrapped our heads around Super Bowl action via dramatic new camera technology, the NBA will be deploying 360-degree replay views of its own at Sunday’s All-Star Game in Toronto. Who got that loose ball? Did he step out of bounds? I need to...
Sacramento Kings to install NBA’s first 4K Ultra HD video board in new high-tech arena
4K Ultra HD video boards are coming to the NBA. The Sacramento Kings announced today that it will install the NBA’s first-ever in-stadium 4K Ultra HD video...
Why Boeing helped Callaway design its high-tech XR16 golf clubs
What do aerospace and golf have in common? For the Boeing Co. and Callaway Golf, it’s a new line of golf clubs that have been tweaked to optimize the air flow for a faster, surer swing. The results of one of Boeing’s...
Turntable revival: Sony spins up some high-tech hardware for fans of vinyl records
Old-fashioned vinyl records are apparently the hot new thing at CES this year. First, Panasonic revived its turntable business. Now Sony has announced its own hardware for audiophiles: The Sony PS-HX500 turntable is designed for LP collectors to easily convert the music from their...
VICIS wins $250K grant to continue building high-tech football helmet that reduces brain trauma
Vicis has more cash to help the company finish developing its high-tech football helmet. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington last year, was awarded with a $ 250,000 grant after again being named a winner of the recent Head Health Challenge II, a $ 40 million initiative organized by the NFL,...
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