While this year’s announced attendance was up at the E3 game convention, the number of exhibitors was significantly smaller, and many parts of the show floor felt almost quiet. Disney Interactive and EA didn’t attend,...
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12 things Seattle can teach others about jobs, economic development and building a better city
[Editor’s Note: Tren Griffin, a longtime member of the Seattle region’s technology community, responded earlier this week to New York-based venture capitalist Fred...
Top 5 things to do at the Museum of Flight’s ‘Above and Beyond’ aerospace exhibit
Amazon introduces $20 Dash-like button for the Internet of Things, sells out in a day
Amazon’s Dash Buttons are there to make shopping easier. Instead of pulling out your phone or heading to the computer when you’re running low on laundry detergent or razors, you just push one of...
GeekWire Deals: Start tinkering on the Internet of Things with this Wio Link kit and courses
It’s never been easier to tinker with electronics. With plenty of kits out there and a world of knowledge just a few clicks away, getting a project out of your head and into the real world can take just an afternoon. With today’s GeekWire Deals...
How old rocks tell us new things about Solar System formation
The most common rocks that fall to Earth are called chondritic meteorites, or chondrites. In fact, the Earth is probably made of them. These are some of the oldest rocks in the Solar System, some dating to its very origin at just over four and a half billion years old. And some of their internal...
Internet of Things security is so bad, there’s a search engine for sleeping kids
Shodan, a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently launched a new section that lets users easily browse vulnerable webcams.
The feed includes images of marijuana plantations, back rooms of banks, children, kitchens, living rooms, garages, front gardens, back gardens, ski slopes, swimming pools, colleges and schools, laboratories, and cash register cameras in retail stores, according to Dan Tentler, a security researcher who has...
GeekWire Deals: Learn how make beautiful things on the web with this 9-course bundle
If you know how to use the available tools, designing for the web has nearly endless possibilities. You can tell engaging stories with all kinds of media or just build something weird. But learning the tools can be a hassle, with ever-evolving standards and...
Apple Music’s Jimmy Iovine said some very dumb things about women and music today
If you’re a woman, you know how frustrating it is to talk music with some guys. The presumption is, because you’re not a dude, you don’t understand music and/or need help picking out tracks. Today, Apple Music head Jimmy Iovine, who has spent what seems like eons in the music industry and co-founded Beats...