Richard Sherman. (Luminosity Gaming Photo) Richard Sherman always talked a good game, and backed it up, especially during his years with the Seattle Seahawks. Now the cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers is talking gaming and more as he promotes Amazon’s Digital Week as part of the tech giant’s Prime Gaming platform. Digital Week, which […]
(Peloton Photo) Peloton announced Monday that it is acquiring Precor, the longtime Woodinville, Wash,-based makers of commercial fitness equipment, in a deal valued at $420 million. Peloton has been riding a wave of popularity with its tech-fueled at-home interactive fitness program, and with the acquisition the 8-year-old company plans to establish U.S. manufacturing capacity, boost […]
T-Mobile is teaming with the Drone Racing League in a multi-year deal that makes the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier the exclusive 5G partner for the organization, the companies announced Monday. T-Mobile is investing in DRL through its T-Mobile Ventures fund and the plan is to help the league develop high-speed 5G drones which would be […]
Todd Humphrey, senior vice president of digital and fan experience for the Seattle Kraken NHL team, is a technology veteran who played professional hockey in the U.S. and Canada. (Lisi Wolf Photo) For all of the technology being developed and considered for Seattle’s new NHL team — from the mobile app that will help drive […]
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) It’s trendy these days to turn to sports data analytics for a deep dive into how a team is set up to compete and what metrics make the most sense for how players perform in a game. For the Seattle Seahawks, that dive starts […]
The Seattle Seahawks in action at what was CenturyLink Field. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle’s CenturyLink Field, home of the Seahawks and Sounders FC, is being renamed Lumen Field, the Seahawks announced on Thursday. The new name comes after a rebranding of CenturyLink to Lumen Technologies, which was previously announced in September. The new […]
Seattle Seahawks receivers D.K. Metcalf, left, and David Moore interact with fans via a Microsoft Surface Hub set up at CenturyLink Field for pre-game activities. (Microsoft Photo) The Seattle Seahawks are running another play from an evolving virtual fan engagement playbook, teaming with Microsoft once again, this time to connect fans in Microsoft Teams with […]
T-Mobile cameras will put fans on the field for World Series batting practice. (T-Mobile Photo) T-Mobile is promising baseball fans a unique look at player warm-ups before the start of the World Series on Tuesday, with 5G-powered FieldCams and BatterCams streaming the action. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier, which has an ongoing partnership with Major […]
(NFL Image) Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the tech giant has reached a deal to broadcast one of two new wildcard games added to the schedule this season. The agreement was reportedly announced to team owners during a […]
(Amazon Image) Amazon will kick off its fourth consecutive year of streaming Thursday Night Football games later this week as Tampa Bay visits Chicago amid an unusual NFL season with the ongoing pandemic. Prime members will have access to a couple new features while watching the games. Last year Amazon rolled out a custom version […]