ge Split Screen - Silicon Valley's Gender Gap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Peter and Kelli Rubin love TV, movies, and games but don’t always see eye to eye—and the return of Mike Judge's HBO satire is no exception. Full Article
ge Battle Damage - 36 Tech Gadgets, 2 Days, Total Destruction By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ge WIRED Issue Preview May 2015 – Unsung Geniuses By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:30:00 +0000 The Next List. You don’t know them, but you know their work. WIRED presents the unsung geniuses who are shaping the future of business. Also this month: What it takes to create the most nonstop-action-packed movie ever, how Apple created a watch to finally free us from our phones, Ross Ulbricht’s journey from libertarian idealist to savage kingpin and more. Full Article
ge Angry Nerd - The Avengers Get Voice Acting Wrong By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Computer-generated characters are looking better every year, but there’s one thing that’s not up to technological snuff: the voices. The new Avengers film is no exception—Angry Nerd explains the problem with having Ultron sound exactly like James Spader instead of an evil robot. Full Article
ge Nerf's new challenge By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Nerf is aiming its new shooters at girls. But do kids care about the marketing? Full Article
ge Design FX - Avengers: Age of Ultron By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2015 10:30:00 +0000 The Avengers return in Age of Ultron. Mike Seymour sat down with the men behind the special effects. Full Article
ge Battle Damage - Giant Star Wars LEGO Super Star Destroyer Shattered By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2015 14:00:00 +0000 What better way to celebrate the upcoming Star Wars Day than by watching a Super Star Destroyer shatter in slow-motion? Full Article
ge Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - Best Music Game of All Time: Elite Beat Agents By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Elite Beat Agents is based off a Japanese video game for Nintendo DS. But instead of male cheerleaders and Japanese pop songs, the U.S. version relies on “Men In Black”-like agents and good ol’ fashioned American hits from the Jackson 5 and Madonna. Chris Kohler explains why the stateside edition is the best music game of all time. Full Article
ge Gadget Lab - Digital Amps to Revive Analog Audio Gear By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2015 17:30:00 +0000 Have some old speakers or an unconnected stereo? The Gramofon and the Griffin Twenty make streaming audio a breeze, even if your gear dates to the days of disco. Full Article
ge Gadget Lab - Easier Pedaling With the Faraday E-Bike By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2015 23:35:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ge Data Attack - How Huge is Minecraft? We Explain, in 8-bit By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ge Gadget Lab - Video Recap: Apple’s Biggest Announcements From WWDC By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:00:00 +0000 THE BIGGEST APPLE developer event of the year kicked off this morning at Moscone Center in San Francisco. WIRED’s David Pierce attended the WWDC keynote, and he gives us a quick recap on all the news. There are enhancements coming to Apple’s desktop OS, it’s iOS software, and a big update to the three-months-old Apple Watch that includes support for native apps. Full Article
ge Creating Jurassic World’s New Genetically Modified Dinosaur By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:45:26 +0000 Legendary paleontologist Jack Horner—the real-life inspiration behind original “Jurassic Park” protagonist Alan Grant—explains how they conceived the genetically modified dino, Indominus rex, in the new film “Jurassic World." Full Article
ge Gadget Lab - Smooth Moves: Riding Insanely Fun Hoverboards By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:30:00 +0000 You’ve seen Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner and JR Smith cruising on these things. What are they exactly? Are they safe? Can I buy one? WIRED Senior Writer David Pierce has the answers and tips for riding The Scoot, even the knockoffs of the knockoffs. Full Article
ge Out of Office with Brent Rose - Mini GoPro! Hero4 Session: Full Review, Tests, Comparison Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:23:00 +0000 If you hate GoPro's rectangular shape, your prayers have been answered! Sort of. We took the new Hero4 Session into rivers, lakes, and surf, off cliffs and platforms, through trees and go kart courses. Our full review will tell you everything you need to know. Full Article
ge "Geeks Who Drink" Teaser By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Time to turn up and represent your inner nerd. Watch #GeeksWhoDrink on @Syfy this Thursday, starting at 11/10c. Full Article
ge "Geeks Who Drink" Teaser 2 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Sharpen your minds with @Syfy's latest nerdy trivia gameshow #GeeksWhoDrink. Tune in this Thursday at 11/10c. Full Article
ge Design FX - Terminator Genisys: Creating a Fully Digital Schwarzenegger By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:27:15 +0000 He's back—this time in a time-traveling standoff. See how Arnold Schwarzenegger faced off against a digitized version of his younger self. Full Article
ge Alpha Geek | Capt. Katie Higgins of The Blue Angels By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Marine captain Katie Higgins is the first female pilot to fly in the Blue Angels stunning air shows. She pilots “Fat Albert” a C-130 cargo transporter that is a crowd favorite for its low passes, dives and backwards taxi. Full Article
ge NASA Data Viz Wizards Model the Movement of Ocean Garbage Patches By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Ocean Currents Create Garbage Patches. Full Article
ge Range Rover Transparent Trailer Concept By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +0000 Range Rover is developing a safety concept connecting a camera on the back of trailers with a driver's rearview mirror eliminating the blindspots of towing. Full Article
ge Think Like a Tree - How Coral Reefs and Carbon Dioxide Can Change the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Most people think of carbon dioxide as a poison, but in nature it’s a building block. Find out how we can imitate coral reef by using CO2 as a raw material for the creation of concrete. Full Article
ge Data Attack - Your Guide to Ashley Madison, Explained with Bad Stock Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:06:35 +0000 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. Full Article
ge Absurd Creatures | Meet the Weta, an Insect as Big as a Gerbil By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 The tree weta, which looks like a cricket, is not cricket sized, it is the heaviest confirmed insect on earth. Males throw that weight around fighting for females, mostly by trying to dismember each other with their giant pincers. Full Article
ge XtraCycle EdgeRunner: The Pickup Truck of Electric Bikes By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 The EdgeRunner by XtraCycle is a load hauling behemoth of a bike that makes pedaling that much easier with a robust electric motor assist. WIRED senior writer David Pierce puts the bike through its paces with various cargo loads. Full Article
ge Get Ready for the Supermoon Eclipse By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 Polish up that telescope! This weekend night owls will enjoy the sight of a total lunar eclipse which will just happen to occur during a supermoon, when the moon passes closest to earth's surface. Full Article
ge Data Attack - Are You the Most Average Person in America? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ge Fly Over Charon, Pluto's Biggest Moon By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:15:00 +0000 Skim the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, in this stunning animation made up of images beamed back from NASA's space probe New Horizons. Full Article
ge Ridley Scott Explains What He’d Change in “The Martian” Based on NASA’s New Discovery By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 “The Martian” director Ridley Scott explains how NASA’s latest discovery on Mars would have affected the film’s plot and why he has zero interest in traveling to the far-off planet himself. Full Article
ge The New iMac’s Biggest Changes? The Keyboard and Trackpad By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:15:00 +0000 Apple's new iMacs looks a lot like its past iMacs but with better screens and best of all, a Force Touch trackpad and a slimmer wireless keyboard. Full Article
ge Watch Battle Drones Cage Fight By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 No longer just for aerial photography and stunt aerobatics, hobbyists have found a new use for drones: making them fight. Full Article
ge Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K Aerial Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0000 To test the image quality and picture stability of the Q500's 4K camera, we flew the drone around in Athens, Georgia. Full Article
ge Talking Pictures | The Longest Night By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 02:46:30 +0000 Photographer Philip Montgomery narrates a selection of images from "The Longest Night" his project documenting protests in Ferguson, Missouri and the interaction between police and communities of color. Full Article
ge Star Wars Lego Destruction - Star Wars Lego AT-ST Walker Gets Obliterated by Swinging Logs By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 See the chicken walker get demolished in slow-motion as we bring the Ewok log smash to life, using thousands of Lego pieces. Full Article
ge Star Wars Lego Destruction - Behind the Scenes: Star Wars Lego AT-ST Walker Gets Obliterated by Swinging Logs By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 It took 1,058 pieces of Lego and three hours of build time to create a replica of an Imperial AT-ST. Go behind the scenes to see how it all came together. Full Article
ge Gear Review: Pebble Time Round By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:00:00 +0000 A few days after I started wearing the Time Round, Pebble's ultra-thin new smartwatch, I shut off notifications. This was partly practical---I get too many notifications, and the iPhone offers no filtering control over them---but also a thought experiment. Right now most people see a smartwatch as nothing more than a notification machine, a slightly faster way to see what that buzz in my pocket was all about. What if we took that away? What else could it be? Full Article
ge Star Wars Lego Destruction - Star Wars Lego TIE Starfighter Gets Smashed by Asteroids By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 In Star Wars Episode III the TIE starfighter suffered a devastating blow from asteroid impact. Watch a slo-mo Lego replica of the crushing scene. Full Article
ge Gear Review | Apple Pencil By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's new $99 Pencil stylus changes the tablet drawing game. It really is like you're putting ink on paper, says WIRED's David Pierce. It does a better job than almost any other stylus, ever, at sensing and responding to pressure, or angle. Full Article
ge Gear Review | Apple iPad Pro By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 This tablet does things your phone and your laptop can't do. Are they solutions in search of a problem? Perhaps. But the iPad Pro is the best tablet, and the best case for tablets, anyone's ever made says WIRED's David Pierce. Full Article
ge Gear Review | WIRED's Creative Team Tests Apple's iPad Pro and Pencil By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's new iPad Pro is designed for professional creative work, so we put it to the test. A WIRED photographer, designer and video producer tried using the tablet and Apple's new Pencil stylus to retouch images, draw and edit video. Full Article
ge Star Wars Lego Destruction - Behind the Scenes: Star Wars Lego Death Star Gets Destroyed with a Baseball Bat By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 It was already partially assembled, but it still took more than three hours to put together this Star Wars Lego Death Star. See how it all came together. Full Article
ge Star Wars Lego Destruction - Star Wars Lego Death Star Gets Destroyed with a Baseball Bat By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 It took 3,449 pieces to put together this Star Wars Lego Death Star. Watch it get destroyed in seconds with a baseball bat! Full Article
ge 9 MIT Media Lab Innovations that Changed the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000 From touchscreens to E ink and GPS to Guitar Hero, some of today’s most popular technologies all originated from the same place: the MIT Media Lab. To celebrate its 30th anniversary current and former directors count down the nine most influential innovations to come out of the future-forward lab. Full Article
ge Testing Out the Star Wars BB-8 Toy & More Gadget Gifts with YouTuber MKBHD By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:00:00 +0000 From the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch to the Star Wars Sphero BB-8 toy, Youtuber MKBHD gives a few gadgets a spin to help you figure out what to put on your wish list this holiday season. Full Article
ge Making Sense of All the New Force Awakens Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:00:00 +0000 It might seem like we've been watching the same Star Wars: The Force Awakens clips for months, but new clues emerge each time a new trailer, clip or teaser is released. Full Article
ge Gear Review: Google Pixel C By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000 The Pixel C shows Google has a lot of work left to do to compete with a growing class of multitasking work tablets says WIRED's David Pierce. Full Article
ge Coravin's Wine Gadget Lets You Drink One Glass Now, Save the Rest By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000 The $330 Coravin Wine System beats a corkscrew any day and makes sipping and saving wine easy. It slides thorough the cork and fills the bottle with an inert gas as you pour, so leftover wine won't spoil. Full Article
ge Wired's Top Five Gadgets Of 2015 By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:00:00 +0000 It's been a good year for gear heads, so we've put together our top 5 gadgets of 2015. Full Article
ge SB 100 - SB100 - How New Rules and Technology Could Change Football By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Come time for Super Bowl 100 in the year 2066, football will likely bear little resemblance to the sport we now know. Full Article
ge CES 2016 - Fridges for the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 01:03:18 +0000 LG's Signature Fridge and Samsung's Family Hub Refrigerator concepts are a glimpse of the future of connected, touchscreen and app-controlled refrigerators that might even order their own groceries. Full Article