Happy Fall! Come join us for our monthly social at The College Inn Pub in the U-District. Let’s catch up on what we’ve all been doing this last month. You’ll… Read More
Boeing and an augmented-reality company called Red 6 have successfully flown and tested a virtual display system in a TA-4J Skyhawk tactical aircraft, in preparation for putting the system on… Read More
Some of Microsoft’s biggest missteps over the years have come not from being too late but rather too early, leaving the door open for competitors — especially Apple, it seems… Read More
Apple newly announced headset positions the company as a contender in the evolving field of virtual and augmented reality, and highlights the divergent paths that major players are taking through… Read More
The so-called “everything store” is looking to go “anywhere.” Amazon announced the launch Tuesday of “Amazon Anywhere,” an immersive shopping experience intended to allow customers to buy physical products, handled… Read More
The tech world is abuzz about artificial intelligence, but there’s still plenty to learn and accomplish in virtual and augmented reality, judging from the projects created by University of Washington… Read More
A previously unknown Seattle startup, founded by semiconductor and technology industry veterans, says it has developed an energy-efficient chip capable of running advanced AI applications on lightweight, wireless augmented reality… Read More
Amazon is partnering with Snap for an augmented reality fashion experience that lets customers digitally try on different eyewear brands and styles and then make a purchase. The “Virtual Try-On”… Read More
Now that the metaverse is finally getting real, Magic Leap isn’t playing games. When the mysterious augmented-reality venture was founded back in 2010, the idea was to transform the consumer… Read More
The news: Taqtile, a Seattle-based augmented reality startup that works with enterprise customers for software-enabled job training, raised $5 million to boost hiring and marketing efforts. The tech: The 55-person… Read More
Sitting in the stands down the first base line Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I was feeling like a real fan, in my white Mariners jersey with GEEKWIRE on… Read More
Innovega Inc., a Bellevue, Wash., company that uses disposable contact lenses in combination with high-tech glasses to create a digitally augmented view of the world, announced a licensing agreement with… Read More
The Space Needle fireworks display has long been considered the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration for the West Coast. After a wind storm derailed the show in 2019 and the… Read More
This whole metaverse thing hasn’t turned out exactly the way Seattle novelist Neal Stephenson thought it would when he came up with the idea 30 years ago. Back then, Stephenson… Read More
Microsoft has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to produce a mixed reality headset called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) based on the tech giant’s HoloLens technology.… Read More
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare 10 Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups… Read More
Amazon has found another way to keep shoppers busy with the boxes that show up at their door. The company is now rolling out packaging that comes to life with… Read More
Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state is participating in a $600 million Pentagon program to test the use of 5G connectivity for high-tech applications. JBLM’s piece of the program will… Read More
Virtual and augmented reality have yet to catch on with mainstream consumers, but investors are still betting on the immersive technology. Seattle startup Polyarc raised a $9 million Series B… Read More
Politicians used to shaking hands and hoisting babies in person may want to check out the technology being employed by the president of Israel as he addresses the nation this… Read More
Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Mixed reality? Today at a Seattle symposium, experts settled on extended reality, or XR, as the catch-all term for devices that put computer-generated visuals in front… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon’s second headquarters may be closer to Seattle than you think. Amazon says it plans to grow its presence… Read More
Off-season updates at T-Mobile Park, the home of the Seattle Mariners, will give modern-day fans of the baseball franchise a way to celebrate a bit of the team’s history, including… Read More
What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn, and as I was editing GeekWire contributing writer Christopher Budd’s… Read More
New funding: Seattle augmented reality startup Taqtile raised $3 million in a round led by Broadmark Capital and its affiliated entities, along with additional investors. It’s the first equity round for… Read More
It’s doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn’s largest moon — but you can do the next best thing at Seattle’s Pacific Science… Read More
It looks like virtual reality capabilities won’t be coming to Xbox any time soon. VR doesn’t fit with Xbox’s perspective of gaming as a communal experience, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President… Read More
The board game “Monopoly” could be considered a fun way to learn how to manage your finances — while purchasing boulevards, homes and hotels and avoiding jail time. In Seattle,… Read More
The quality of local startups in a region can often indicate the future of a tech ecosystem. To find out what the future may have in store for the Pacific… Read More
Jamie Fleming launched studio216 in 2005 and helped build the digital content agency for more than a decade. But after the recent acquisition of a Seattle mixed reality startup called… Read More
