v How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:05:00 +0000 Exploring everything from the radars and camera to the Mario Kart easter egg, our roadtrip shows Tesla’s autopilot works well—but it's no self-driving wunderkind. Full Article
v Meet the Many Insects That Insist on Being Sticks and Leaves By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection. Full Article
v Six Scientists Lived in a Tiny Pod for a Year Pretending They Were on Mars By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:56:58 +0000 It sounds nuts, and maybe you have to be, but six scientists completed a yearlong NASA-funded Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation. Full Article
v What It Takes to Turn a Vintage Wreck Into a Racecar By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:23:54 +0000 Dave Hogye spent four and a half years turning a rusted out 1959 Triumph into a beautiful race car. He then risked all that hard work, took it to the track and pushed it full throttle. Full Article
v Garmin's New Action Cam Versus GoPro's Hero4 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Must be action cam season again and now Garmin has stepped into the game with it's Virb Ultra 30. It doesn't do a bad job when matched against the GoPro Hero4. Full Article
v These Aren’t Minions. They’re Robots That Swim Around Solving Mysteries By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:44:17 +0000 Scientists just released robots that look like Minions into the Pacific Ocean. The little bots are on a mission to unravel one of the great mysteries of the sea: what the hell are marine larvae up to? Full Article
v Buckle Up for a First-Person View of a Pro Drone Pilot By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:26:26 +0000 Charpu is one of the best drone pilot's in the world. WIRED spent an afternoon with him capturing some of his craziest drone stunts. Full Article
v Everything Apple Just Debuted, From the iPhone 7 to a New Watch By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:27:07 +0000 From a new version of the Apple Watch to the jet black iPhone 7, here's everything the tech giant announced at its latest event. Full Article
v Design FX - Inside Pete’s Dragon's Amazing Visual Effects By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of Pete's Dragon. How were the team at WETA able to make Elliot (the titular dragon) appear invisible? Mike Seymour breaks down the techniques used to accomplish this spectacular effect. Full Article
v The Crabs That Stick Camouflage All Over Their Bodies? It’s Called Fashion By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Meet the decorator and urchin crabs, crafty little critters that don’t just sit around waiting to get eaten. They deck themselves out with some serious outfits. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Chelsea Handler Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Chelsea Handler hangs with WIRED to answer the internet’s most Googled questions about herself. Full Article
v The WIRED review: The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 While the iPhone 7 may seem like just a faster, brighter, splash-proof version of the 6s, there are some serious improvements. Here's our take on Apple's latest offering. Full Article
v Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley Say Privacy Is No Longer A Human Right By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 'Snowden' stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley discuss the making of their new movie, and talk about how technology has essentially taken away our right to privacy. Full Article
v 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
v Climb Inside Uber's Self-Driving Car—Its Next Big Disruption By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The ride-sharing giant is in Pittsburgh for its latest big move: the country’s first autonomous taxi service. Select Uber users can now ride in self-driving cars, with humans at the wheel for an emergency. Full Article
v 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
v Design FX - How Orphan Black Creates Convincing Clones By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:40:00 +0000 Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of BBC America's Orphan Black. Mike Seymour breaks down how the team at Intelligent Creatures and Emmy Award nominated actress Tatiana Maslany work together to create convincing clones; with a combination of visual effects, rotoscoping, and incredible acting ability. Full Article
v Tinker Hatfield Draws WIRED's October Cover By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Nike shoe guru Tinker Hatfield draws WIRED's October cover featuring his design inspirations for the power-lacing HyperAdapt 1.0 shoe. Full Article
v Food Myths: Do Carrots Improve Your Eyesight? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Your parents always told you to eat your veggies, especially carrots if you want good eyesight. But can they really improve your vision? WIRED takes a look. Full Article
v First Look: Here’s How Tesla Improved its UI and Autopilot By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000 One push of a button and 140,000 Tesla owners get a new user interface, improved Autopilot, and some clever new abilities. WIRED takes Tesla's new system for a spin. Full Article
v Tinashe on MTV’s First Live Music Show in 20 Years By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:34:17 +0000 MTV's new live music show 'Wonderland' is their first return to live music programming in 20 years. Headliner Tinashe talks about how the multi-platform broadcast of the show reflects our present media landscape. Full Article
v Review: We Filmed This Entire Video Using the iPhone 7 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The iPhone 7 Plus is touted as *the* mobile low-light camera. It’s got dual lenses, an f/1.8 aperture, image stabilization, and an even brighter flash. But how much better is it? We tested it out by filming this entire video with iPhone 7. Full Article
v 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
v NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:35:46 +0000 It's not aliens. So everyone calm the heck down. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA caught sight of water plumes bursting out from Europa’s icy surface. If any Europeans are lurking beneath the moon's surface, they just got a whole lot easier to reach. Full Article
v NASA's Starshade Is Like a Giant Visor for the Stars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has come up with an ingenious solution to take better photographs of ultra-bright stars; a baseball diamond-sized folding shade that blocks out a star's powerful rays. Full Article
v Meet the Kinkajou, the Tree-Loving Mammal With an Identity Problem By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:48:28 +0000 It may look like a monkey, with its prehensile tail and predilection for chewing with its mouth open—but don't be fooled. Full Article
v Google Home Is The Assistant That Will Never Leave You Alone By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:38:34 +0000 Google Home is part Bluetooth speaker, part Google Assistant, all Amazon Echo competitor. For $129, it brings super-powered voice control into every nook and cranny of your house. Full Article
v Google's Daydream View Is a VR Eye Pillow By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:43:22 +0000 Google's new $80 Daydream View isn't just a more integrated VR headset for mobile devices, it's also way comfy. Full Article
v Google's Self-Driving Cars Have Clocked 2 Million Miles By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:05:16 +0000 By this point, self driving cars are a common sight in Silicon Valley and Google’s fleet of nearly 60 autonomous cars hit a milestone: They have now clocked more than two million miles of driving on public streets. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Blindspot's Jaimie Alexander Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:52:00 +0000 Jaimie Alexander hangs with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about herself. Full Article
v Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro's New Cameras (Hero5 Black and Session) Full Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:30:00 +0000 GoPro's new 4K cameras, the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session, aim to deliver the best GoPro experience yet. Brent Rose takes them through their paces, and compares the Hero5 to Garmin's impressive Virb Ultra 30. Full Article
v Predators: Chameleons Have Killer Fast Tongues By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:58:08 +0000 Chameleons are deceptively great hunters, with a tongue that can snipe prey in a split-second. Full Article
v The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama Guest-Edits WIRED's November Issue By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:55:00 +0000 Like WIRED, our 44th president is a relentless optimist. President Barack Obama focuses on the future and the next hurdles that humanity will need to overcome to move forward. Full Article
v The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Fixing Government With Technology By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama discusses what he’d like to see technology solve in government with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito. Full Article
v The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Bureaucracy VS. Moonshots 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 where the center of artificial intelligence research is and where it might be. Full Article
v The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars 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 ethical concerns around artificial intelligence used in self-driving cars. Full Article
v Data Reveals the American Dream Is Alive and Well—in Canada By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:01:58 +0000 At the White House Frontiers Conference, Raj Chetty, an economist at Stanford University described where the 'American dream' is thriving the most and seems like it's across US the border. Full Article
v Musket vs. AR-15: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The Brown Bess musket was a staple during the Revolutionary War, and the AR-15 is currently one of the most popular semi-automatic rifles in the world. What's changed since then? Full Article
v Elon Musk Says Every New Tesla Will Drive Itself By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:22:23 +0000 Elon Musk wants you to take your hands off the wheel, foot off the gas, and let him do the driving. Rather, let his cars take over. Full Article
v 3 Amazing Robots You’ve Never Seen By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 UCLA Robotics lab shows off their newest and most innovative projects, including robots who search for mines and cannot fall down. Full Article
v WIRED Movie Review: Jack Reacher, Never Go Back By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Jack Reacher, Never Go Back is worth checking out if you like hammy, uncomplicated action films. Full Article
v Uber's Self-Driving Truck Delivers 50,000 Beers By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A truck carrying 50,000 beers spent two hours driving itself down a Colorado highway. Full Article
v The Future of Driverless Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Our future may be filled with driverless cars. Here's a look at some of the ingenious ways we can make riding in a driverless car a more engaging experience. Full Article
v Picking Pumpkins, The Pumpkin Harvest Process By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 McGrath Brothers Great Pacific Pumpkins produce over a million pounds of pumpkins a year. A McGrath Brothers farmhand takes us through a pumpkin's journey; from seed to the store shelves. Full Article
v 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
v NASA Engineers Show You How To Carve a Pumpkin By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:36:04 +0000 NASA can build rockets and land on the moon, but can they carve the ultimate Halloween pumpkin? Full Article
v How Fast Are Bats? Faster Than You Even Know By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 You know bats---the flighty mammals that find their way around with sonar and eat bugs. But bats have a little secret I'd like to share with you: They can be astonishingly fast. Full Article
v Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic Pro Full Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:53:00 +0000 *UPDATE* We have looked into the focus issues and have altered our choice accordingly. Please read the updated review at WIRED.com for the full explanation: https://www.wired.com/2016/11/gopro-karma-vs-dji-mavic-pro/ GoPro has entered the drone game, delivering a sleek, foldable device that can fit inside a backpack. Brent Rose compares GoPro's offering with the Mavic Pro; DJI's impressive new foldable drone. Full Article
v This Robot Smokes Cigarettes So Rats Don't Have To By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have built a robot that can smoke cigarettes just like a human to better understand lung diseases. You're welcome, smoking lab rats. Full Article
v The Middle Class Is in Trouble, and These Numbers Prove It By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The 45th President of the United States has a big task ahead. Something is happening to the middle class and it's not good. Full Article