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Photos: GeekWire community celebrates summer and soccer with big rooftop Sounders Day party

Summer wasn’t quite done putting on a show in Seattle on Wednesday evening, turning the rooftop deck at Qualtrics in Pioneer Square into the perfect place to be for the annual GeekWire Sounders Day tailgate party. Under blue skies, with sweeping views of Elliott Bay and the Seattle skyline, tech geeks and soccer fans once again came together to celebrate and mingle before heading to the Sounders FC match against FC Dallas across the street at CenturyLink Field. Attendees enjoyed beers and other beverages along with plenty of BBQ as the DJ played until sunset. Sounders FC owner Adrian Hanauer… Read More

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Amazon partners with San Francisco 49ers to offer one hour Prime Now deliveries for tailgaters

San Francisco 49ers fans already watch home games at one of the most high-tech stadiums in sports, so it’s only natural that they now have access to one of the speediest tech-enabled delivery services around. In an unlikely-but-intriguing partnership, the 49ers today announced that they have teamed up with Amazon to offer tailgaters one-hour Prime Now delivery for tens of thousands of items. Yes, that’s right: 49ers fans who tailgate before games outside of Levi’s Stadium this season can order food, drinks, and more from Amazon and have it delivered in one hour or less. Prime Now is Amazon’s speedy delivery service for Prime members… Read More

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