rt How Motorola Made Modular Smartphones a Reality By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A team within Motorola has been working on a crazy plan: to let users decide how their smartphone should look, and how it should work. The result is called the Moto Z, and it’s about to hit stores. Full Article
rt Flight Mode | What It’s Like to Narrowly Avert Disaster in an $18M Simulator By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Pilots spend hours in multi-million dollar simulators, preparing for the worst cast scenario. In this episode Flight Mode, WIRED's Jack Stewart gets a taste of what pilots go through. Full Article
rt Want to Save the Whales? Start Studying Krill By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Scientists aboard the NOAA research vessel Fulmar study the marine heath of the waters off San Francisco by sampling water and krill–humpback and blue whales' favorite meal. Full Article
rt The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla—It's a Converted Corvette By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A 2006 Corvette Z06 has been converted to an all electric drivetrain and it just beat the land speed record for an street legal EV at 205.6 mph. You can buy one, but it's gonna cost you. Full Article
rt The Long-Awaited DB11 Is Aston Martin's Bid for the Digital Age By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:15:00 +0000 The $212,000 coupe is the first all-new model from a new regime leading the famed British automaker. Full Article
rt Science of Sport: Gymnastics By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:14:05 +0000 Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about the skill, precision, and control they employ when performing various Gymnastic moves and when training for the Olympics. Full Article
rt Science of Sport: Swimming By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:05:00 +0000 What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? WIRED takes in-depth look at the mechanics behind the athletes featuring Conor Dwyer, Elizabeth Biesel, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Rayler Clary, and Ryan Lochte. Full Article
rt Science of Sport: Archery By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED takes an in-depth look at the science and mathematics behind Olympic Archery with Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown. Full Article
rt Sausage Party Ain't Great, But It'll Be a Stoner Classic By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The raunchy animated feature from the minds of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hll unfortunately lives up its name, but there's enough gleeful filth and silliness to guarantee plenty of smoke-filled midnight movie sessions. Full Article
rt Science of Sport: Track & Field By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 What does it take to be an Olympic sprinter? Power and aggression. WIRED talks to Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace, and Dawn Harper about the science behind the sport, and the mechanics behind propelling their bodies from the blocks to the finish line. Full Article
rt Science of Sport: BMX By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED explores the science behind what it really takes to be an olympic BMX athlete, featuring Alise Post and Connor Fields. Full Article
rt The Art of Animating Kubo's Epic Opening Scene By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The first moments of the new animated film Kubo are breathtaking. WIRED spoke to LAIKA animation studio about how they made it all possible. Full Article
rt Teens Explain How to Flirt on Social Media By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Teens explain how to use snaps, likes, emojis, and follows to get the attention of a crush. Full Article
rt Your First Look at Jupiter’s Gorgeous North Pole By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:40:00 +0000 The Juno spacecraft has snapped the first photo ever of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing some intriguing surprises. Full Article
rt Chevy's Electric Car Travels Farther Per Charge Than Tesla's Model S By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000 General Motors has promised that the Chevrolet Bolt, its affordable, long-range electric car, would deliver at least 200 miles on a charge and cost no more than $30,000. WIRED put it to the test. Full Article
rt Virtual Boy vs Oculus Rift Throwdown By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 In this episode, watch as we tear down Nintendo's Virtual Boy and the Oculus Rift. Virtual reality of the 90's versus virtual reality of today! Full Article
rt Meet the Artist: Tom Sachs By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 03:29:09 +0000 Artist Tom Sachs discusses his latest space program--Mission to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon. His expansive sculpture exhibition will fill Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco from the 16th of September until the 15th of January 2017. Full Article
rt Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart & Mamrie Hart Show Us The Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Stars of the upcoming film "Dirty 30", Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart show us the last thing they did on their phones. The Holy Trinity unveils what they last googled, how many alarms they have, and their favorite emojis. Full Article
rt Building Games For Virtual Reality Storytelling | Breaking Through By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Virtual Reality is the next frontier in entertainment, but it’s so new that the rules are still being written. No one knows the best way to develop, advertise, or create yet – and that’s what makes it so exciting. Full Article
rt Did NASA Find a Second Earth? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 An exoplanet expert tells us if Proxima Centauri B could be another Earth. Full Article
rt The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Jobs By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss how artificial intelligence might up-end economies and how societies can adapt. Full Article
rt NASA Explains Jupiter's Wild North & South Poles By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 We speak with the Juno mission's lead scientist to find out what lies under Jupiter's poles. Full Article
rt Robotics Expert Breaks Down Movie Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Wall-E, Terminator, Eva. Which beloved moves robots are realistic to create and which are a far stretch? Our expert breaks it down. Full Article
rt The Art of Designing Public Transit for Anti-Social Commuters By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Subway commuters traveling between San Francisco and Oakland got tired of looking each other in eye. So, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency redesigned their train cars to give commuters more space. Full Article
rt Google's New VR Headset Is Like Cardboard—Except Comfortable (and Cozy) By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000 Daydream View, the first mobile headset of Google's new virtual-reality platform, is rock-solid VR at low cost. Full Article
rt Technique Critique - Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors' Accents By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really? Full Article
rt Scientists Create a Light-Guided Robotic Stingray Using Rat Parts By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 A team of scientists at Harvard created an artificial stingray out of rat parts, which can be remote-controlled around a tank using light beams as part of the team's ongoing research on how to make artificial organs. Full Article
rt Science of Teams: How Prologue Brings Its Visual Effects to Virtual Reality By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Visual Effects house Prologue has worked on some of the biggest movie franchises around. The different teams at Prologue deftly work together to bring some of their most familiar assets over to the virtual space. Full Article
rt WIRED's Top Transportation Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was a wild year in transportation ¬– from self-driving cars to smarter cities – WIRED looks back at some of the biggest stories about getting around. Full Article
rt CES 2017 - One Remote to Control All Your Smart Devices By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:04:03 +0000 The Smart Remote is an intuitive and simple solution to controlling all the smart devices in the modern home. Full Article
rt The Fiddler Crab: One Part Giant Claw, Two Parts Attitude By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 The fiddler crab has one small claw and one big ol' one. Why? All the better to woo the lady crabs and throw down with the dude crabs. Full Article
rt Project Fifth Mode - Episode 2: It's Going to Be Worth It By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:11:23 +0000 As rLoop’s virtual and physical worlds come together, the team is met with various challenges – all while trying to build something that’s never technologically been done before. Full Article
rt If the Tin Man Actually Had a Heart, It'd Look Like This By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 A robotic heart points the way to a future where soft robots help us heal. Full Article
rt How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Hurt Silicon Valley By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:04:07 +0000 Immigrants founded half of the billion dollar startups in the US. Now many worry that Trump's current travel ban and any future restrictions to work visas could hamper growth in Silicon Valley. Full Article
rt Robot Queen Simone Giertz Tours Her Mad Laboratory By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Swedish robotics enthusiast Simone Giertz is known for her inventive contraptions that may or may not work as intended. Simone takes us through her workshop and gives an extended look at some of her most outlandish machines. Full Article
rt Here Are LG’s New Smartwatches By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000 The Watch Sport and Watch Style from LG are the first to market with the newest improvements from Android Wear 2.0. Full Article
rt How Hyperloop Can Reshape the Future of Transportation By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:25:00 +0000 Hyperloop: a bunch of tubes, right? Well, that, plus some crazy engineering, magnetic levitation, giant vacuums and yep, tubes that could someday fling us around at near supersonic speeds. Full Article
rt Tech Support - Gordon Ramsay Answers Cooking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Gordon Ramsay uses the power of Twitter to answer some common cooking questions. Full Article
rt Planet Earth II : Exclusive Clip From Episode 3 ‘Jungles’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000 An exclusive clip from the upcoming BBC America film Planet Earth II. Full Article
rt Blackjack Expert Explains How Card Counting Works By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:00:00 +0000 There's a lot more to counting cards in Blackjack than meets the eye. Mike Aponte, former member of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team, takes us through the complicated process of counting cards. Full Article
rt Tech Support - Ken Jeong Answers Medical Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Ken Jeong uses the power of Twitter to answer some common medical questions. Full Article
rt Technique Critique - Accent Expert Breaks Down 6 Fictional Languages From Film & TV By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki? Full Article
rt Tech Support - Bill Nye Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Bill Nye uses the power of Twitter to answer some common science questions. Check out Bill's new show on Netflix "Bill Nye Saves The World" premiering April 21st! Full Article
rt How to Get Started with Encrypted Messaging By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It’s time to start using an encrypted messaging app. Why? Using end-to-end encryption means that no one can see what you’re sharing back and forth. Full Article
rt Inside LAX During the Most Ambitious Airport Move, Ever By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 14 May 2017 23:33:40 +0000 We’re behind-the-scenes at Los Angeles’ airport, which is in the middle of five days of upheaval as 21 airlines swap terminals in the dead of night. Full Article
rt Watch Steve Jobs Pitch the Cupertino City Council on Apple Park By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:00 +0000 In his last public appearance, Steve Jobs makes his pitch for Apple's new campus at a June 2011 Cupertino City Council meeting. Full Article
rt Tech Support - Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan Answers Overwatch Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Game designer Jeff Kaplan uses the power of Twitter to answer some common "Overwatch" questions. Full Article
rt Out of Office with Brent Rose - Trying Stand-Up Comedy Using Only Siri, Echo, Cortana and Google Assistant By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Brent Rose takes Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Cortana and Apple's Siri out for the ultimate test drive; which AI has the best sense of humor? How will a human audience respond to a stand-up set written entirely by smart gadgets? Full Article
rt Time To Ditch Our Cars and Start Riding Cargo Bikes By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Utility bikes really have the potential to be the future of transport in American cities. Here's why. Full Article
rt Tech Support - Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Nick Offerman uses the power of Twitter to answer some common woodworking questions. Nick's book Good Clean Fun and film The Hero are both out now. Full Article