The Seattle Mariners will be playing in a hometown stadium with a new name this season, and so will the team’s Class A affiliate up north. Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture products, announced that Funko Field will be the newly named home for the Everett Aquasox minor league baseball team. Funko bought the naming rights for the next six years, and will add signage around the stadium and branding on ballpark staff uniforms. The Everett Herald newspaper reported that the deal will cost the company up to $1.1 million and required approval of the Everett School Board.… Read More
The Seattle Mariners have a bunch of new faces on the field, a new name on the stadium and an increasingly new way to get tickets to a game as the Major League Baseball franchise is following others in the move to mobile ticket technology. The Mariners announced a mobile-only ticket promotion on Friday called Ballpark Pass. The offering was tested in a limited run last season and this year will allow fans to get standing-room access to all home games at T-Mobile Park for $99 a month. The team is following other Seattle franchises, including the Seahawks and Sounders… Read More
Russell Wilson won’t suit up on Super Bowl Sunday but he’s still staying busy off the field in Atlanta this weekend. Russell Wilson’s TraceMe celebrity app cuts staff, closes L.A. office, pivots to sports prediction game The Seahawks star quarterback has been making the rounds all week, jumping from media interviews to sponsor events to high-profile parties before today’s big game. Top of mind for Wilson is Tally, a new sports prediction app developed by his Seattle startup that he’s been touting to reporters this week. The free-to-play app debuted a few months ago and offers real cash prize payouts to… Read More
The Seahawks aren’t playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but there’s another Seattle-area team doing its own type of winning this weekend in Atlanta. Seattle-based company Solius won a $20,000 second place prize on Saturday at the NFL’s 1st and Future startup competition designed to promote innovation in player health, safety, and performance. Founded in 2013 and led by CEO Rick Hennessey, Solius has developed light therapy that can stimulate the production of critical hormones and peptides. Last year it started rolling out light therapy kiosks in Vancouver, B.C., that help users increase vitamin D levels. An estimated 1… Read More
One of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, Super Bowl LIII, is coming up on Sunday, Feb. 3. If you’re planning to buy a new TV for your next watch party, tech reviewer Andru Edwards has some recommendations. On the latest episode of Geared Up, our podcast and live video show, Andru shares three of his top TV picks from Samsung, LG and TCL. Click on the video above to watch an archived livestream of the segment, listen to the full podcast above, and continue reading to learn more. Samsung’s 8K QLED TV Samsung’s 85-inch 8K QLED… Read More
