v Polaroid SX-70 vs Canon Rebel T5: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The Polaroid SX-70 was the go-to camera for instant photography, and the Canon Rebel T5 is currently one of the most popular DSLRs on the market. What's changed since then? Full Article
v Voting From the ISS Is a Cinch. Mars? Not So Much By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 23:23:41 +0000 NASA Astronauts voted from the International Space Station thanks to some nifty legislation, but what about when they are 34 million miles away on Mars? Full Article
v 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
v Inside Facebook's Quest to Beam the Internet Via Solar Drone By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 A WIRED exclusive look at how Facebook will beam the internet with Aquila, a stratospheric solar-powered drone equipped with millimeter wave communications technology. Full Article
v WIRED Review: The New Macbook Pro With Touch Bar By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000 The new Macbook Pro is great, but it isn't worth rushing to the Apple store to drop $1,800 if you don't need a new computer this minute. Here's why. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Reggie Watts Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:34:00 +0000 Reggie Watts answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. REGGIE WATTS: SPATIAL premieres on Netflix Dec 6 Full Article
v How Social Media Is Shaping Activism in America By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Within the space of 72 hours, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and five Dallas police officers were shot and killed. WIRED looks the three days that shook America and the role live-streaming, video and social media played in the tragedies. Full Article
v 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
v These Self-Flying Helicopters Team Up to Fight Fires and Save Lives By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Two Lockheed Martin helicopters, with help from a pair of drones, join forces to fight fires and save lives. Full Article
v Worried About Your Privacy Now? Here's How to Protect It By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 America has a new president who is, how should we say, unpredictable. There’s no telling how the NSA and the surveillance state will evolve in the next four years. So, if you’re worried about keeping your private communications private, here’s what to do. Full Article
v What Do You Get When a Pig and a Monkey Have a Baby? A Coati By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The coati is kind of a raccoon but also maybe a monkey with the nose of a pig. In other words, a critter that can’t seem to figure out what it wants to be. Full Article
v Bumped Off Your Flight? Know Your Travel Rights By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:00 +0000 It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray. Full Article
v Why Banning Kratom May Make the Opioid Epidemic Even Worse By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:00:00 +0000 In August the DEA announced plans to ban Kratom, a herbal substance used to treat pain, anxiety and in some cases opioid addiction. A group of tenacious users got the agency to back down and extend public comment until December 1st. Now a tough decision lies before the DEA. Full Article
v How Oculus Designed Its Touch VR Controllers By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Oculus Touch controllers are here – finally putting our hands in the same virtual space as our heads. Touch was years and scores of prototypes in the making. Watch to see how the form and function came together. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Office Christmas Party stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
v Design FX - The Amazing Visual Effects of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, finds Eddie Redmayne performing a mating ritual in front of a massive computer-generated beast. Using a combination of puppets and CGI, a slew of effects houses were able to craft convincing monsters to populate J.K. Rowling's imaginative world. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Kate McKinnon & Vanessa Bayer Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Office Christmas Party stars Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
v 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
v Mr. Coffee vs Keurig: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Which coffee maker is king? We teardown the Mr. Coffee 12-Cup automatic and Keurig K55; two coffee machines built decades apart. Full Article
v Surviving Family Occasions with Tips From Google's Mindfulness Mentor By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:48:45 +0000 Family occasions are stressful especially around the holidays.Google's Chade-Meng Tan shares some mindfulness tricks that'll keep you sane. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - The Cast of "Rogue One" Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:57:00 +0000 "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
v Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:30:00 +0000 Google is getting serious about self-driving cars. So serious that it put a legally blind man in one that drove him around safely on his own. The successful trip means that the tech giant can now launch its own self-driving car company, which it's calling Waymo. Full Article
v Out of Office with Brent Rose - Brent Rose's Ultimate Survival Bag By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent's. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you'll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you'll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent's kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you'll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:27:00 +0000 "Passengers" stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
v See Everything That Happens When a Package is Shipped By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Ever wonder what happens to a package when it gets shipped? We stuck a GoPro in a clear acrylic box, had it filming the entire time, and got a chance to see what the package went through on its way to your doorstep. Full Article
v Hyundai's Exo-Skeleton Makes Everyone an Iron Man By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Hyundai, the car manufacturer, is getting into other forms of mobility and work with its two new exo-skeletons. Full Article
v 2016: The Year in Autonomous Driving By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was the year that self-driving vehicles really took off. WIRED looks back at how much transportation is being changed by autonomous cars, trucks, and drones. Full Article
v WIRED's Favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Revisit WIRED's favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 – the magnificent sex, food and fighting obsessed rhino beetle, the fish-bashing kingfisher bird and the aptly named peanut-head bugs. Full Article
v CES 2017 - Carnival’s High-Tech Cruise Wearable Knows Your Every Need By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Carnival's new Ocean Medallion wearable tech is designed to anticipate a cruise patron's every need – from a margarita (if that's your thing) to suggestions for activities. Full Article
v 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
v CES 2017 - Take a Spin in Hyundai's Driverless Car for the Masses By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Korean automaker Hyundai is demonstrating a prototype autonomous version of its Ioniq hatchback at CES. The car could make self-driving affordable enough for us all. Full Article
v This Simple Paper Centrifuge Could Revolutionize Global Health By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 A Stanford researcher has created a groundbreaking scientific device using paper and string. It's called a paperfuge and it may be the answer to testing blood samples in places that can’t power, afford, or transport a traditional centrifuge. Full Article
v Struggling with Dry January? Here Are Awesome Non-Alcoholic Alternatives By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 After a boozy holiday season quitting alcohol for January sounds like a good idea, but it's not that easy. We've found some legitimate, non-alcoholic drinks for your beer, wine and spirit cravings. Full Article
v The Evolution of the Phone By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:00:00 +0000 The modern telephone is ubiquitous, but it wasn't always that way. We go through the last hundred years and take a look at how the telephone has evolved. Full Article
v This Spinach Plant Can Actually Detect Explosives By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Can plants really detect explosives? At MIT, a new technology is being developed that can make dangerous chemicals in the soil easier to detect. Full Article
v 2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Self-Driving Vehicles Are Around the Corner By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment Alex Davies lays out the five biggest disruptions coming to the world of transport. Full Article
v 2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Going Green Is Good Business, Even Under Trump By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In our new series to kick off 2017, WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon explains how businesses are still going to go green, even in the face of renewed climate change denialism. Full Article
v 2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: VR Is Coming to an Arcade Near You By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 It's unlikely that you'll buy a VR rig in 2017, instead you'll go 'VRing' by buying a ticket to a virtual gaming theme park or experience. Full Article
v Tour David Byrne’s Brain-Twisting New VR Experience By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 David Byrne, former Talking Heads frontman, gives a tour of Neurosociety, his new experimental theater meets neuroscience experience in Silicon Valley. Full Article
v Behind the Scenes of MTV’s ‘Stranded With a Million Dollars’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:07:01 +0000 How do you sneakily film 10 people trapped on a remote island for 40 days? Very carefully—and with a lot of equipment. Full Article
v The Evolution of the Selfie With Nina Dobrev By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev plays tech geek Becky Clearidge. So, who better to take us through the history of selfies? Using phones like the infamous Nokia brick and the modern iPhone, Nina tries her best to snap her way through camera phone history. Full Article
v Stunning 3-D Animation Reveals How a Drone Moves Air By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Here's what air looks like when its swirling around a DJI Phantom 3 drone in flight. The 3D animation is more than just a cool rendering, it's purpose is to help designers create faster, quieter drones. Full Article
v Ever Trip Too Long on Acid? Here's What Happened in Your Brain By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000 After decades of research, scientists have finally figured out why an LSD high lasts so damn long. That could help turn it into a therapy drug in the future. Full Article
v Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenage Extravaganza That Is Beautycon By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 A look at the industry-shaking in real life meet up of beauty world influencers, their fans and the brands that compete for their attention. Full Article
v 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
v Hey Surfers, Soon Your Wetsuit May Be Covered in Fur By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 MIT researchers are taking a cue from nature to develop a revolutionary new wetsuit material that could change surfing forever. Full Article
v The Scrappy Little Mouse That Turns Venom Into a Painkiller By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The grasshopper mouse ain't like any other mouse on Earth, in the sense that it fights scorpions and turns their venom from a toxin into a painkiller. Full Article
v Meet the Robot that Presses Vinyl in 30 Seconds By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 These machines are the next-gen record presses our 21st century vinyl revolution has been waiting for. Full Article
v These Futuristic Boots Will Prevent Astronauts From Tripping on Mars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Falling can be fatal when exploring another planet, that's why these MIT researchers are creating boots that help astronauts "feel" the ground beneath them to avoid any accidents. Full Article
v WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Tracy Morgan Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:09:00 +0000 "Fist Fight" star Tracy Morgan answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. Full Article