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
Entrepreneurs developing augmented and virtual reality apps and games are optimistic that Apple’s new headset will turbocharge adoption of the technology, much like the iPhone did for mobile computing in… Read More
The finalists in the UX Design of the Year category at the 2023 GeekWire Awards are working to help end users across a variety of disciplines, including health care, worker… 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
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
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
King County has been recognized for using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality device to train operators at a wastewater treatment plant. The Seattle-area county partnered with Microsoft and local tech startup… Read More
Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire first reported on its $9 million seed round last year. The company… Read More
Seattle-based Taqtile has developed a new interactive and collaborative 3D maps app for Microsoft’s HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality headsets — blending the physical and digital worlds for a variety of… Read More
Commencement season has passed, but Impinj, one of the top companies in the GeekWire 200, has graduated from the list after completing an initial public offering late last month. The GeekWire 200 ranks… Read More
When it comes to building mobile apps for significant political events, Seattle-based startup Taqtile is a seasoned incumbent at this point. Taqtile has once again built the official Democratic National… Read More
How can augmented reality technology help the PGA Tour engage fans, design courses, improve operations, and provide benefit to golfers? The tour wants to find out, and it’s getting help… Read More
A former NFL running back is trying to create the Facebook for health and wellness. Robert Smith, a two-time Pro Bowler who played eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, is… Read More
President Barack Obama will be sworn into office next Monday in a historic inauguration, capping a week of festivities organized under the theme “Faith in America’s Future.” But what’s an… Read More
It’s no secret that the image and aura of the Penn State University football program went from representing high-class tradition to committing and covering up downright disturbing actions. But the past… Read More
