Photographer Clay Enos goes from shooting super heroes on the set of Watchmen to taking random street portraits. He shows us how to do a street-studio portrait session with a sheet of white paper, some tape, and a camera.

Kristen Bell stopped by the Wired Cafe at Comic-Con to discuss her upcoming lead role as the brand new character 'Cora' in 'Astro Boy'.

What is Inside a Winning Battle Bot

Zombie Bashing and Other Apps for the iPad

It's a chore to stand up and crane your neck whenever you want to see what's going on in the world outside your cubicle. But thanks to this mini jackhammer, we don't have that problem anymore.

Seems like everyone is bringing out their own line of headphones these day.  Entering into the fray is Ludacris.  We asked Ludacris about his 'Soul' line of headphones, which come out in Spring 2011.

Some people use the Lee Production Pot metal melter to make bullets. Wired's editors are pleased with their hand-forged paper clips.

Marco Cochrane is the sculptor of the 40-foot-high "Bliss Dance" sculpture, created on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.  We head to his studio to see how he built this massive, beautiful structure.

Engineer and inventor Greg Leyh tells us about his new Kickstarter project -- constructing two 10-story Tesla coils designed to create a lightning bolt 260 feet long.

A quick powdery blast of vitamin B, niacin, and caffeine courtesy of Breathable Foods could be just the (legal) pick-me-up you need.

Wired product reviews editor Michael Calore looks at the Galaxy Note from Samsung.

A peek at 2 all-weather notebooks from Rite in the Rain.

San Francisco based Lit Motors presents their fully electric motorcycle the C1.  Autopia Editor Damon Lavrinc takes a look at a prototype vehicle that may revolutionize how we commute.

Robotic worm crawls through simple obstacle course.

And we're off! Comic-Con is just starting and if we're to judge by this video, already super awesome! Check out a glimpse of whats to come...

Senior Editor Peter Rubin gets an up close look at the new gear Colin Farell and co. uses in the adapted version of "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"

Check out the Solowheel Motorized Unicycle in action.

Dax Shepard acts, writes and directs 'Hit and Run'.  It's a comedy about witness protection gone wrong.

Inside the Mansion -- and Mind -- of Kim Dotcom

Check out the PET Bottle Launcher in action.

Canon's new Powershot N is a point and shoot camera that lets you share your images with your smartphone.

i-Wei Huang hacks together bit and peices to make beautiful steam powered robots and techno bugs. You may have seen his work before, at his day job Huang develops toys and characters for Skylanders.

Star Wars:  Behind the scenes of the WIRED cover shoot

Fred Armisen stopped by the Wired office after the SF Sketchfest tribute to his Peabody Award-winning show Portlandia, and we decided to let our robot Rob-EE do the talking.

To test Sony's new POV camera, I strapped it to my editor's head and had him ride around on his bike.

On the red carpet , Martin told Wired that his potential cameo would occur not in Season 3, but rather in Season 4 - though he acknowledged that HBO had not yet officially announced the next season of the hugely popular fantasy epic.

It's a hot trend. Tapping the power of cold to shed pounds. But will science ever catch up with the hype?

See how NASA tests a robotic gas station attendant for outer space.

In the rugged backwoods of Vermont, inventor Jaimie Mantzel is constructing a monstrous spiderlike walking bot and shaping every piece by hand.

Get a bots'-eye view of the "human exclusion zone" in a massive warehouse where an army of high-tech robots finds and fulfills up to 30,000 orders a day.

Follow a robot as it works its day job—transforming the world of e-commerce by hustling packages around the giant warehouses that propel the modern economy. New robot minions: Welcome to the team.

If founder Elon Musk is right, Tesla Motors just might reinvent the American auto industry—with specialized robots building slick electric cars in a factory straight from the future. That's where the battery-powered Model S is born.

It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston School, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. And who better to announce it than Adam Savage, of Tested and Mythbusters. It is ready to blow your mind. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built.

Comic book legend Stan Lee gets an up close and personal meeting with the giant robot from San Diego Comic Con 2013. It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston Studios, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. It is ready to blow your mind. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built.

iJustine, one of the biggest personalities on the Web, stumbles on the biggest thing at San Diego Comic Con 2013 -- the "Giant Robot." It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston School, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. And coming soon to YouTube's Geek Week ... a huge mini-series showing how this colossus was built.

Tesla Motors is challenging the giants of the global auto industry with all-electric cars—and a new approach to building them. Take a look at their assembly lines, and the philosophy behind them.

WIRED built a giant robot mech in partnership with YouTube, Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects. And now you get to see how we did it. From design to tech, prototype to insanely detailed finished product, you'll find out how to build your very own. Just bring a lot of friends and a ton of parts.

Check out how the experts at Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects came up with the mind blowing design for WIRED's 9 foot 9 inch giant robot mech that stormed this year's San Diego Comic Con. It's a rare chance to see how the biggest practical effects for Hollywood's blockbusters are built.

If you thought our finished 9' 9" Giant Robot Mech that stormed Comic Con was impressive, wait until you see the engineering that was required to make it come "alive." In this amazingly detailed part 2 of our "making-of the giant robot mech" series, Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects research and construct a working prototype exoskeleton.

It's time to build the armor and weapons for WIRED's giant robot mech and give it a paint job with realistic battle scarring. Watch as Stan Winston School and the artists from Legacy Effects turn our hulking friend into an incredible work of art ... a work of art that you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley.

The WIRED giant robot mech is STANDING TALL and looking good after it's assembly and paint job ... now it's time to BRING IT TO LIFE with Arduinos, radio controls, servos, lighting effects, voice modulators, and hidden surprises. Watch as Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects put the finishing touches on the mother of all mechs just days before it's big unveiling ...

All systems are online and it's time to test WIRED'S Giant Robot Mech ... just days before its big unveiling at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con by Adam Savage from MythBusters and Tested. Watch as Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects put the finishing touches on the Big Guy in this penultimate episode of our Geek Week exclusive series.

WIRED’s Angry Nerd Chris Baker takes on the WIRED robot at Comic Con for a trivia test about all things robot-related. Find out how many rounds you could go with the robot and who wins.

In the CONCLUSION to WIRED's guide to building a 9 foot 9 inch tall walking, talking, mini-cannon totting GIANT ROBOT MECH, the crew from Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects reflect on a job well done. From concept to unveiling at Comic-Con, this was a labor of love, representing 2000+ man hours of work. Rest up guys, because next year ... we are bringing the Mech's BIGGER BROTHER to the show.

Preorder a Tesla today—but don’t expect to get behind the wheel for another 2-3 months. We go inside Tesla’s rigorous quality testing that each of its vehicles must undergo before hitting the road. From water and drive tests to a 101-point checklist, see the exhaustive inspection these electric beauties go through.

The robot Keepon (developed by Hideki Kozima and programmed by Marek Michalowski) dancing to the Spoon song, "Don't You Evah."

The combination of the strips, sweet potatoes, and chipotle makes for a hearty and full-flavored dish. Want the recipe? Check out WIRED for this recipe and more in the October issue!

The Transformer known as Bumblebee keeps changing his alternative automobile form, and Chris Baker is issuing a moving violation. Is the Autobot a VW Bug? Or a mustang? A station wagon? A Zamboni?! Stop the madness!

Velvet Revolver and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash, sits down to talk about scoring Anthony Leonardi III’s new horror flick, Nothing Left to Fear.

Early technology to enable the channel-surfer.