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Battle Damage - Season 2 Requests! What Do YOU Want to See Get Smashed?

Justin and Erik ask fans for their picks on upcoming items to smash.




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Battle Damage F*** Ups!

From high five fails to chainsaw mishaps, a few things didn’t make it into the first season of Battle Damage. Go behind the scenes with hosts Justin and Erik to see the hilarious outtakes, including a new “spin-off” called #BattleTampon.




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Battle Damage - Valentine's Day Destroyed at 1000 Frames Per Second

Love is in the air—literally, 15 feet in the air. Erik and Justin get in the Valentine's Day spirit by doing what they do best—smashing stuff, in this case a box of chocolates, a vase of roses, and a bottle of wine.




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Craziest Battle Damage Moments from Season 1

Hosts Justin and Erik smashed a lot of stuff in season 1. Check out the best highlights, including never-before-seen footage, and get ready because season 2 is going to be bigger and more destructive than ever before.




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Battle Damage - Mac vs PC Ultimate Showdown

It’s one of the biggest tech rivalries of all time and we finally put it to the test. See which portable device comes out on top: Apple’s MacBook Air or Microsoft's Surface Pro 3.




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Battle Damage - iPhone Deathmatch

We’ve rounded up every generation of iPhone for the ultimate smartphone face-off. From the iPhone 6 to the original devices that are so old they pre-date numbering, we put each one to the test, including a 2-gallon coffee dunk.




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3D-Printing a Custom Battle Damage Drop-O-Matic

Go inside Erik’s workshop to find out how he created a drop-o-matic device for the iPhone Battle Royale challenge using a 3D printer and a whole lot of creativity.




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Battle Damage - Samsung Galaxy Deathmatch

Justin and Erik are equal opportunity destroyers. So after testing every generation of the iPhone it only made sense to see how android devices hold up. See what happens when Samsung’s Galaxy S series gets put to the test.




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Battle Damage - iPhone 6 Plus vs. Galaxy Note 4

You’re either #TeamiPhone or #TeamGalaxy but at the end of the day only one of the devices can be named the toughest. Find out which phablet comes out on top when Erik and Justin put them up against a toilet.




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Battle Damage - Video Game Console Wars

From Sega Genesis to Playstation 3, Justin and Erik rounded up the most beloved video game consoles of our youth. Everyone has a favorite, but which one is the toughest when it comes to Sega, Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox?




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Battle Damage - 50-pound Safe Folds iPhone in Half

We stack up four popular iPhone cases, including the OtterBox Defender, the Lunatik TAKTIK Extreme, the Griffin Survivor + Catalyst (note: corrected), and the Lifeproof Fre to see which design will actually keep your smartphone safe.




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Battle Damage - Easter Candy Destroyed in Slow Mo

What better way to celebrate Easter than by destroying a basket of candy, painted eggs, and a giant chocolate bunny? Experience the holiday the Battle Damage way.




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Angry Nerd - Will Netflix’s Daredevil Fly or Flop?

If Netflix’s new Daredevil series is anything like Ben Affleck’s Daredevil film, we’re all in trouble. Angry Nerd explains what the latest incarnation needs to get right to make sure the man without fear doesn’t turn into a total flop.




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Battle Damage - Smash Testing a GoPro

Action cams can handle a lot—or so they say. See which camera comes out on top when we put the GoPro Hero4 Silver, Sony HDRAS20/B, and Contour Roam3 up against one another.




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Data Attack - How Tech Companies Avoid Taxes Explained with Magic

Publicly traded U.S. tech companies have stashed as much as $530 billion in offshore tax havens. How’d they do it? Find out what magic tricks companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft have up their sleeves.




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Battle Damage - Oculus Rift vs Samsung Gear VR vs Virtual Boy

Some virtual reality headsets are better than others. But which one is actually the toughest? Find out as we give the Oculus Rift DK2, Samsung Gear VR, and Nintendo Virtual Boy a dose of real-world damage.




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Battle Damage - 36 Tech Gadgets, 2 Days, Total Destruction

Go behind the scenes to see how Justin and Erik used nine cameras to film 36 gadgets over two days for season two’s total destruction.




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Data Attack - The Future of Legal Marijuana Explained with Marijuana

Twenty-three states have decriminalized marijuana to some degree. And with privateer holdings investing nearly $82 million in weed startups, the industry is poised to pull in a lucrative—and legal—profit.




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Data Attack - The Female Orgasm, Explained with Science Projects

The male orgasm is an explosive affair, but the female orgasm? Now, that’s a different story. Find out what’s really going down when a woman gets off.




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Battle Damage - Giant Star Wars LEGO Super Star Destroyer Shattered

What better way to celebrate the upcoming Star Wars Day than by watching a Super Star Destroyer shatter in slow-motion?




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Gadget Lab - Easier Pedaling With the Faraday E-Bike

More people are using bikes for transportation and electric bikes can make the trip a lot easier. While expensive, the Faraday Porteur is one of the most elegant and zippy e-bikes we’ve tried.




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Data Attack - How Huge is Minecraft? We Explain, in 8-bit

With more than 100,000,000 players and 54,000,000 units sold, Minecraft is one of the biggest video games on the planet. Just how big? We break down the numbers behind the wildly popular game.




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WIRED Issue Preview – July 2015 – All Work & All Play, With Rashida Jones

WIRED presents the essential manual to finding happiness at work, with your career coach, Rashida Jones. Optimize your brain, your relationships, and your stuff to achieve a state of occupational bliss. Also this month: How Ebola survivors’ DNA could help treat other deadly viruses, billionaire VCs battle to capture massive ROI, one family’s epic quest to cure their son’s epilepsy, and more.




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All Work and All Play With Career Coach Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones works. A lot! She took a break from acting, producing and writing to talk to WIRED about how to stay inspired at the office, good career advice and her fantasy jobs.




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Andre Iguodala Talks Tech on and off the Court

NBA Finals MVP small forward Andre Iguodala visited WIRED to talk with Mark McClusky, Head of Operations, about the tech, including a card game app, that helped the Golden State Warriors win the 2015 championship.




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Massive Black Holes Whip Dark Matter Into a Frenzy

Inside a simulation of the universe's particle accelerator with WIRED Science writer Nick Stockton.




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Darth Vader Chokes Comic Con

Few could resist the asphyxiating grip of the Dark Side when Dupree Jones, who cosplays as Darth Vader, tried out the Sith lord's famous Force choke on the rebel scum of San Diego Comic Con 2015.




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Behind the Mask: Darth Vader at Comic Con

You saw him choke Comic Con goers at this year's SDCC. Get to know cosplayer Dupree Jones as he shows us what it takes to transform into Darth Vader.




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NASA Data Viz Wizards Model the Movement of Ocean Garbage Patches

Ocean Currents Create Garbage Patches.




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Data Attack - Your Guide to Ashley Madison, Explained with Bad Stock Footage

What did we really find out from the Ashley Madison hack? For starters, there were only three zip codes in the U.S. with no registered users, plus the company netted $1.7 million from a full-delete feature (that didn’t actually delete). Find out what else was revealed in the hack, as told by bad stock footage.




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All the Pluto Photos from New Horizons' First Big Data Dump

It'll take a year for New Horizons to send back all the information it gathered on Pluto when it flew by in July.




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Data Attack - Are You the Most Average Person in America?

Do you get 8.7 hours of sleep every night? Spend a daily total of 30 minutes in the bathroom? Use Facebook for 40 minutes (and Tinder for 77 minutes) each day? If so, you just might be the most average person in the U.S.




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Director Danny Boyle on Why “Steve Jobs” Is Not a Biopic

“Steve Jobs” is more than just a biopic. Director Danny Boyle explains the unique approach he took by shooting the movie in three different film formats to capture the life and achievements of the Apple co-founder.




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Danny Boyle Reveals the Real Impact of Steve Jobs

"Steve Jobs" director Danny Boyle discusses how the Apple co-founder elevated the role of tech CEO to modern day storyteller. Boyle also explains his personal heroes in the technology world, from the founders of Wikipedia to Sir Tim Berners-Lee.




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Think Like a Tree - How a Dog Inspired Velcro and a Bat Inspired Radar

How can we move toward a more sustainable world? By looking to nature where many of our problems have already been solved. Find out how inventors and scientists developed things like velcro and radar by looking at—and imitating—dogs and bats.




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YouTube Star MKBHD Reviews the Best Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Techie

Not sure what to get your tech-head friends for the holidays? YouTube star MKBHD reviews the Fitbit ChargeHR, Verizon’s Droid Turbo 2, and the Bose SoundLink mini speaker so you can get the right gadget for the right guy or gal.




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Data Attack - Everything You Didn't Know About Star Wars, Explained with Action Figures

What's Darth Vader's death count? How many Lego sets has the franchise sold? Which nation accepts Star Wars collectable coins as real currency? Find out everything you didn’t know about the epic franchise, as told by Star Wars action figures.




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Darth Vader Force-Chokes Star Wars Fans in Line for The Force Awakens

Outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood unsuspecting fans find out what it’s like to get force-choked by Darth Vader.




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Surviving Your Trip Without Data | Good As Gold Presented By American Express

No foreign data while traveling abroad? No problem. From navigating map apps in offline mode, to saving digital copies of your important travel documents, this episode of Good As Gold has you covered. Use these tips from travel vlogger Peter Bragiel (pdrop) to survive abroad when your data doesn’t follow you.




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The Dark Side of Christmas, Explained with Holiday Cookies

It's not all twinkly lights, wrapped presents, and Yule logs. Uncover the darker side of Christmas from the 83 million trees that get chopped down to the $616.9 billion spent in November and December.




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CES 2016 - Polaroid's New Super-Cute, Super-Affordable Printing Camera

Print those selfies immediately! Polaroid's Snap camera is perfect for any party and it costs less than $100.




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How to Make a Stormtrooper Breakdance

Star Wars and hip hop together as they were meant to be. WIRED's Eric Steuer demonstrates how to get original trilogy action figures doing sick headspins.




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The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Women | Sponsored Content

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Blogger Christen Rochon breaks down her top three picks for the lucky lady in your life. Brought to you by eBay




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3 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Tech Guy in Your Life | Sponsored Content

Still stumped on what to get your guy for Valentine’s Day? Check out three techie-approved gifts, perfect for any guy on your list. Brought to you by eBay




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WIRED Lab - Meet the NASA Scientist Who Tracks Dangerous Asteroids in Earth’s Orbit

As a physicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Marina Brozovic studies and measures near-earth asteroids—you know, the ones that can potentially cause catastrophic damage. Watch as Brozovic explains how her team tracks the orbit of these large masses and how NASA would prepare if one were to come barreling towards earth.




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App Pack | Apps To Help You Survive and Conquer Valentine's Day

Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day with a long-term partner or just trying to spare your single self a little heartache, there's an app to go along with your plans.




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This Robo-Roach Might Someday Save Lives

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a robotic cockroach capable of squeezing through tight spaces. Someday swarms of robo-roaches could be sent into disaster areas like earthquake rubble to search for survivors.




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Data Attack - Do You Have a Normal Sex Life?

The average person will kiss 21.5 people in their lifetime. And while guys lose their virginities at 16.8 years old, women will hold out a little longer until 17.2 years old. Find out how you stack up between the sheets as we run through the stats of an average sex life, as told with sex dolls.




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How to Keep Your iPhone’s Security Countermeasure From Obliterating Your Data

One of the iPhone’s hallmark security features could leave you locked out if you forget your password too many times. Here’s how to keep your data saved, in case you can't always trust your short-term memory.




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App Pack | Don’t You Dare Vacation Without These Must-Have Apps

Got a vacation coming up this spring? WIRED has all the best apps you'll need for a fuss-free trip.