ca Sony Action Cam Demo Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 To test Sony's new POV camera, I strapped it to my editor's head and had him ride around on his bike. Full Article
ca Maria Del Camino: The Flying Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 When Bruce Tomb realized that flying cars weren’t on the imminent horizon, he decided to make his own. Full Article
ca What Crocs on Treadmills Can Teach Us About Dinosaurs By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 What crocs on treadmills can teach us about dinosaurs. Full Article
ca The Power of Swarms Can Help Us Predict the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Swarms of bats, birds and locusts may strike fear in the heart of humans, but as scientists are discovering, we all might be following the same patterns of behavior. Full Article
ca George R. R. Martin "Game of Thrones Cameo Would Be in Season 4, Not 3" By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ca Inside Larry Ellison's Insane Plan to Turn America's Cup Into a TV Spectacle By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:13:46 +0000 Inside Larry Ellison's Insane Plan to Turn America's Cup Into a TV Spectacle Full Article
ca Kiddie Car Racing for Adults By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:12 +0000 Speed, glory, electrical fires: The new Power Racing Series pits overclocked minimobiles in tiny but heated competitions. Full Article
ca Counterfeit Car Maker By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:51 +0000 Pieced together from scavenged and scratch-built parts in Thailand, these sports car knockoffs look like the real deal, even if they don't run quite the same. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Can Star Trek Into Darkness Be Any Good? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Angry Nerd explains the “Star Trek Curse,” where every other film is either great or terrible. Can Star Trek: Into Darkness break the curse? Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - What Roland Emmerich Can Learn From Superman II By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Want to know how a real pro steals our nation's seat of power? Roland Emmerich, allow us to introduce you to General Zod. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Can Michael Shannon Trump Terrence Stamp's General Zod? By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 In the upcoming film, Man of Steel, General Zod will be played by Michael Shannon. Can Shannon trump Terrence Stamp's portrayal of Zod in the 1981 film, Superman II? Angry Nerd is skeptical, obviously. Photo Credit: General Zod artwork courtesy of Steve Oatney Full Article
ca Game|Life - Veronica Belmont on the Future of Gaming By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Video game royalty, Veronica Belmont, joins hosts Chris Kohler and Peter Rubin in the Game|Life studio. Hear this internet star of Tekzilla, The Sync Up, and Sword & Laser share her views on ColecoVision, BioShock Infinite, and the future of always-online gaming. Full Article
ca The Window - Barclays Center Part 2: Inside on The Catwalk By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 In this episode of The Window, we take you high above the arena floor into the rafters of Barclays Center for a rare view of what it all looks like from the lights. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - The Apocalypse By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 The world is ending (on TV) and Chris Baker is not a fan of pop culture’s interpretation of it. Why does the cast of NBC's Revolution act like they're stuck in the 18th century instead of a world more closely resembling the industrial revolution 2.0? How does an interspecies alien war in Syfy's Defiance result in cowboys riding motorcycles? Full Article
ca Game|Life - Veronica Belmont on Fake Geek Girls By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Veronica Belmont talks to Chris Kohler and Peter Rubin about people accusing others of being fake geek girls and her opinions on trying to keep the “nerd” or “geek” culture exclusive. Full Article
ca Mr. Know-It-All - Classical Toddler Music By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 You've heard music is good for your kid’s brain, but does it matter what tunes you spin? Mr. Know-It-All weighs in on the age-old debate: Led Zeppelin or The Wiggles? Full Article
ca Game|Life - Veronica Belmont and Jonathan Blow on the Future of Gaming By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Hosts Chris Kohler and Peter Rubin welcome internet star Veronica Belmont and indie game designer Jonathan Blow to discuss the future of game consoles, indie game distribution, and what an Apple TV would mean for gamers and developers alike. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker is no conspiracy theorist, but finds all these kids' movies where the bad guys turn out to be good guys a tad suspicious. Super villains with a sudden change of heart—or the ultimate scheme to take over the world? Full Article
ca August 2013 Issue: Bill Hader Cheats! (and so can you!) By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:11:38 +0000 Sneaky tricks! Workarounds! Creative rule-bending! The August 2013 issue of WIRED has BILL HADER and tons of info to outwit the chumps and get what YOU want. PLUS: Inside Neill Blomkamp's incredible new movie Elysium, an eye melting visual guide to Comic-Con Cosplay, and the low down on how to load a massive container ship. Full Article
ca San Diego Comic Con 2013: Day 1 Recap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:08:00 +0000 Wired Senior Editor Peter Rubin and Special Correspondent Cara Santa Maria recap the jam packed first day of San Diego Comic Con. Featuring the giant Wired Robot, Terry Gilliam's Zero Theorem, Bill Paxton "the only guy who has been killed by the Terminator, a Predator and an Alien," Kit Harington of Game of Thrones and legendary rock star Slash. Full Article
ca San Diego Comic Con: Recap By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:40:51 +0000 Wired Senior Editor Peter Rubin and Special Correspondent Cara Santa Maria recap day two of San Diego Comic Con. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers About Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Baker is convinced that Hollywood has gone soft on super villains and responds to comments that either agree with him, or think he looks like one of them. Full Article
ca Mr. Know-It-All - Expired Medication: A Dose of Truth By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Medicine has an expiration stamp—but Is it actually, you know, serious? Or are those sell-by dates just a Big Pharma racket? Mr. Know-It-All gives you a healthy dose of the truth. Full Article
ca The Window - Tesla Motors Part 2: How Tesla Motors Builds Electric Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ca The Window - Tesla Motors Part 3: Electric Car Quality Tests By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ca Chicago - A Collage of Culture - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:15:00 +0000 "It's kind of an island; it's own cultural island." In this Chicago minute, we explore the third largest city in the country and it's impact on the arts. Full Article
ca Chicago - The Community of Chicago - Damon Locks - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:00:00 +0000 Damon Locks of the band Trenchmouth talks about his love of the city Chicago and the way it adds layers to his works of art. Full Article
ca Minneapolis - Perceived Boundaries with Kate Casanova - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:45:00 +0000 Kate Casanova discusses what drives the concept of her art, and how it blurs the lines of humans and nature. Full Article
ca James Turrell on Moving Towards a New Landscape - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 James Turrell, in Conversation with Doug Aitken, discusses Roden Crater and his ideology on the horizontal landscape. Full Article
ca Calexico - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Members of the band Calexico play an acoustic version of Crystal Frontier in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. Full Article
ca The Happening - Chicago - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Watch highlights of the Chicago stop of Station to Station. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Why is WWE on SyFy?! Cable Networks Straying from Their Original Missions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Cable networks are straying from their original mission, and Chris Baker isn't having it. Why is wrestling on the SyFy channel? Why is Star Trek playing on BBC America? When's the last time you saw a classic American movie on AMC? Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Zombie Apocalypse Survival Tactics from The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:27:00 +0000 He might play a zombie slayer on-screen, but Norman Reedus swears he’d be toast during a real apocalypse. The Walking Dead star tells WIRED about his lack of survival instincts and why he’d rely on an Uber as his getaway car. Full Article
ca Game|Life - Rare Arcade Games at the National Museum of Play By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Kohler gets hands on at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., by testing out working models of rare arcade games, including a Hercules pinball machine, ActRaiser, and Nintendo Super System. Full Article
ca Mr. Know-It-All - Serving Genetically Modified Food at Dinner Parties By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 When hosting a party where genetically modified foods are what’s for dinner, is it proper etiquette to warn your GMO-averse friends ahead of time? Mr. Know-It-All offers sage advice on how to handle. Full Article
ca Maniac Pumpkin Carvers By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:39:00 +0000 We foresee that you'll get in the Halloween spirit with Maniac Pumpkin Carvers as they show off their skills with a Gadget Lab-chosen knife and an intricate Star Wars jack-o’-lantern. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Bill Gates & President Bill Clinton: The Global Economy and the End of American Exceptionalism-Exclusive Interview By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 With American exceptionalism waning, is the U.S. destined to be left in the dust? Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton talk about the significance of building a future of shared success and responsibility in order to create a thriving global economy. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED. Full Article
ca Television Remote Control (Tuner) (ca. 1961) By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Early technology to enable the channel-surfer. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Aubrey Plaza, Maggie Carey, and Alia Shawkat Share Their “To Do List” By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza sits down with the To Do List’s writer-director Maggie Carey, and co-star Alia Shawkat to talk about starring in the coming-of-age comedy, and how she used the director’s high school diaries for inspiration in her role. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Matt Smith Says Farewell to the Cast of Doctor Who By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 After four years as the Doctor, Matt Smith is saying farewell to his time-traveling role on the hit BBC show. Now Smith, along with co-star Jenna Coleman and writer-producer Steven Moffat, debriefs about his time on the show, his departure, and what's next. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Can Ben Affleck Successfully Suit Up as the Dark Knight? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Has everyone finished panicking about Ben Affleck being cast as the Dark Knight in Batman vs. Superman? Because the Angry Nerd thinks you should chill—Affleck could totally pull this off. (Just think of Daredevil as a…starter superhero movie.) Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - Riddick and Hollywood's Failed Attempts at Using POV Cameras By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Seeing carnage through a character’s eyes used to mean something. Nowadays, Hollywood is wasting POV shots in sci-fi films like Vin Diesel’s Riddick. Angry Nerd explains why these fancy-schmancy first-person perspectives are failing, and he issues the Tinseltown execs an ultimatum. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Safety and the Self-Driving Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Udacity CEO and co-founder Sebastian Thrun explains why self-driving cars are the future and Holy Grail for road safety. In this World Economic Forum discussion, the engineer and innovator describes how the auto-cruising vehicles will transform society and save lives. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Hierarchical Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Strong and stiff and materials comprised of mostly air are well on their way to commercialization. In this World Economic Forum Discussion, Caltech materials scientist Julia Greer talks about their use in "hierarchal design," and the impact it will have on increased efficiency and the prominence of solar cells. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Online Education: Expanding and Personalizing Access By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Is the education system ready for a revolution? In this World Economic Forum discussion Jose Ferreira, CEO and founder of Knewton, explains how a more personalized, adaptive program would increase access to education and improve the quality of teaching. Full Article
ca Inside Innovation - Makey Makey: Making a Better World…One Carrot Keyboard at a Time [Sponsored Content] By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Jay Silver and his co-founder's concept was simple: Hook up everyday objects to small circuits and turn them into touchpads. See how their MaKey MaKey invention kit is changing the way we interact with the world. Brought to you by Intel. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Questlove on Record Shopping & Musical Bonding with His Dad: Love Music Again By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Check out WIRED's music issue featuring Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson at: http://www.wired.com/listen Music: "Big Headed" Performed by Kooley High Written DJ Prince, Charlie Smarts, Tab-One Full Article
ca WIRED Live - The New Frontier of Medical Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:45:00 +0000 In this World Economic Forum discussion, Carnegie Mellon roboticist Howard Choset shows how snake-like robots can perform minimally invasive surgeries, decreasing cost and patient recovery time. Full Article
ca Angry Nerd - How to Improve the Academy Awards By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:30:00 +0000 It’s excruciatingly dull and doesn’t even feature the most important awards on the telecast—highlighting best actor over best scientific and technical achievement? The nerve! Angry Nerd offers advice on how to improve this year’s Oscar awards ceremony. Full Article
ca WIRED Live - Preparation & Recovery for Catastrophes By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Can you reduce an earthquake’s impact before it strikes? In this World Economic Forum discussion, Japan’s director of land and real property market, Satoru Nishikawa, explains how better planning for natural disasters can help us manage catastrophic risk, enabling quicker recovery times. Full Article