There may be an app for just about everything, but many apps are terrible. You’ve probably opened an app only to be utterly confused by the layout, workflow and interface. Some apps just don’t work the way you want them to, even if...
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HTC Vive virtual reality headset will cost $799 and ship this April
HTC today announced that its Vive virtual reality headset will be available for $...
Want to buy one of everything on Amazon? This guy figured out what it would cost
If you already spend a lot of money shopping on Amazon for everything you need and, perhaps, plenty that you don’t, stop for a minute to think about what it would cost to buy one of everything on the site. OK, wait. Don’t do that. Kynan Eng works...
This crazy rotating hoverboard dunk stunned fans at the NBA Dunk Contest
Hoverboards made an appearance at the NBA Dunk Contest on Saturday night in pretty spectacular fashion. At the league’s annual competition that features top dunkers showing off their freakish athleticism, Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon utilized a hoverboard to throw down one of the night’s most impressive jams....
GeekWire Deals: Keep cables in check with this sleek magnetic organizer
Until we get wireless charging in all our devices, cable management is a must for an organized desk. But many current solutions are either clunky and ugly or just don’t do a good job keeping cables in check. With today’s GeekWire Deals offer, you get a...
GeekWire Deals: This may be the most stylish way to carry your keys
Even though we’ve ditched digital leather in our great skeuomorphism purge earlier this decade, the actual material is still a stylish addition to any outfit. While wallets, watch straps and belts have adopted leather as a de facto option, pairing leather with your keychain may seem...
I am weirdly excited about this new Seth Rogen space comedy
Seth Rogen demonstrates his Kylo Ren lightsaber joint.
Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and Zach Galifianakis are set to star in a new astronaut movie called The Something, and I'm unreasonably excited about it.
I say "unreasonably" because the movie is written and directed by Rodney Rothman, who wrote 22 Jump Street and Grudge Match, a decidedly mixed bag when it...
What’s stupid this month: Xerox patents sharing documents online
(credit: Ohio University Libraries)
Once a month, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's crack team of patent lawyers reaches deep into the US Patent Office's giant sack of freshly issued patents. Then they pull out one of the shadiest, saddest, painfully obvious, never-should've-gotten-even-close-to-issuance patents and subject it to public scrutiny.
This month, EFF attorney Vera Ranieri selected a highly questionable Xerox...
GeekWire Deals: Last chance to grab this simple timelapse-creation software
Timelapse photography illuminates all kinds of interesting patterns you probably miss every day. And while smartphone apps have made it easy to create some timelapses on the fly, those looking to step up their game may want more control than what a smartphone can offer. With today’s...
GeekWire Deals: Eliminate your wallet with the help of this iPhone case
Sure, today’s GeekWire Deals offer may add a bit of bulk to your iPhone. But every two years, when Apple debuts a new, thinner iPhone, there are plenty of people saying they don’t need a thinner device and they’d rather have one with...