Seattle Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka, who is widely considered the best ping pong player in the team’s locker room, will host a tournament on Monday where the benefit will go beyond bragging rights. The second-annual event serves as a fundraiser for Mary’s Place and the No Child Sleeps Outside campaign. The tournament, to raise funds for the organization which advocates for homeless women, children and families, will take place at the CenturyLink Field West Club Lounge from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday. Celebrities and fellow Seahawks are expected to take part in the single-elimination competition. “It’s going to be really… Read More
It can be pretty scary biking or running this time of year and fearing that you haven’t done enough to make yourself visible to the cars you’re competing with for space on the road. In Seattle, darkness comes even earlier, and mixing rain into the fall and winter equation makes things especially hazardous. Seattle-based Orfos has been drawing attention to cyclists and creating an extra bright path for runners and hikers with its line of lights since 2014. Founded by Peter Clyde, the company is back on Kickstarter looking to crowd fund the FlarePro, a next-generation version of its original Flare light.… Read More
Turner is betting big on eSports. That much was apparent on GeekWire’s recent trip to Atlanta, Ga., where we visited Turner Studios to learn more about how the broadcasting giant is investing in competitive gaming. We toured the sets for Turner’s traditional sports shows like Inside the NBA and MLB on TBS, checking out the cool technology and infrastructure that makes the production possible. But what really caught our attention was the 10,000 square-foot arena that hosts ELEAGUE, a new eSports organization formed by Turner and WME | IMG that launched this past May. It’s here where professional gamers sit with their teammates at… Read More
As a veteran entrepreneur and angel investor, David Vanslette saw how new technology like location data and predictive analytics was changing the way companies do business. Now he’s decided to apply that realization to a game he loves: golf. Vanslette is CEO and co-founder of FairwayIQ, a Boston-area startup that wants to help golf course operators and maintenance staff be more efficient. The 2-year-old company has developed “smart tags” that connect golfers, caddies, carts, flagsticks, maintenance equipment, and staff together on a private network. The idea is to give courses an air traffic control-like overhead view of what’s going on across hundreds of acres in… Read More
The Spectacles made it into the sports world. Snap Inc., formerly known as Snapchat, has caused a stir with its new camera-embedded sunglasses that are only available on a limited basis via pop-up vending machines. The Minnesota Wild managed to get its hands on a pair and became the first NHL squad to test the device during Wednesday’s game versus Winnipeg. The Wild, which partnered with marketing agency space150 for the experiment, pushed out a variety of fun content by utilizing the $130 Spectacles, which have a small camera on the upper right part of the glasses that allows users to easily film… Read More
