w HardWIRED: So, What Is a Robot Really? By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Introducing HardWIRED, a new video series about the robots that are poised to take over the world. In the first episode WIRED explores what qualifies as a robot in the first place. Full Article
w Why It's Almost Impossible to Hold Your Breath for 24 Minutes By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Spanish freediver Aleix Segura held his breath for 24 minutes and 3 seconds in 2016. How is that possible? Here's how. Full Article
w Inside the Studio Where Aerial Photography Turns into Prints That Last Forever | My Space By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Artist Justin Guariglia uses a high-tech printer to create art that documents Earth's melting glaciers. Full Article
w Out of Office with Brent Rose - What High-Tech Gear is Best for the Ultimate Camping Trip By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Want to take your upcoming camping trip to the next level? Brent Rose packs a car full of high-tech gear and attempts to pull off the ultimate camping trip. Correction: The jacket is actually called Eddie Bauer EverTherm Down Jacket. We regret the error. Full Article
w Tech Support - Bungie's Luke Smith Answers Destiny Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Bungie's Luke Smith, design director of Destiny 2, answers Twitter's burning questions about the Destiny franchise. What if the loot cave still existed? How will characters transfer to Destiny 2? Did the wizard really come from the moon? Full Article
w Why Two-Legged Robots Aren't a Total Disaster | HardWIRED By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:49:29 +0000 Nothing in robotics is as unintentionally hilarious as watching a biped fall. But roboticists are making progress- like with this machine named Cassie. Full Article
w How Nuclear Weapons Have Evolved Since the 1940's By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Today’s bombs are smaller in size but more powerful. They are also more likely to be delivered via intercontinental ballistic missiles, rather than dropped from aircraft. Here's how they've evolved into weapons that could wipe out entire cities. Full Article
w 'The Current War' First Trailer By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:39:08 +0000 Electricity powerhouses Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse race to bring electricity to the world in 'The Current War,' hitting theaters Nov. 24. Full Article
w Bye-Bye, Blob! Say Hello to the New Google Emoji By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Google is updating its old gum-drop shaped emoji on Android in favor of a more universal set of pictograms that will make it that much easier to say "winking tongue out face" than ever before. Full Article
w Google Maps Is Upgrading Street View and You Can Help By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Expect to see a new fleet of Google Street View cameras on the road. Their new images, and possibly yours, are helping the company's artificial intelligence index the world's places. Full Article
w First Drive Review of Nissan's New Leaf Electric Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:03:32 +0000 Nissan’s new Leaf is an OK electric car—and that’s a great thing. The original Leaf was a global best seller. Now the 2018 LEAF has to compete with Chevy's Bolt and Tesla's Model 3. WIRED takes the car, and its semi-autonomous features, for a spin. Full Article
w Everything From the Apple Event: iPhone X and 8, Watch, and Apple TV By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:50:44 +0000 All of the big announcements from the 2017 Apple event including the iPhone X, the iPhone 8, the series 3 cellular Watch and 4K Apple TV. Full Article
w Up Close and Personal With the New iPhone X By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:44:13 +0000 The New iPhone X packs more new stuff into any device since the original iPhone. It's the most complete redesign of the product ever, and even offers a glimpse at what the iPhone might become when the world no longer wants smartphones. Full Article
w iPhone 8 Review: The Best Yet, For Now By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000 David Pierce reviews the new iPhone 8. No you can't unlock it with your face, but it's still a very nice phone with a great camera. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani and Fred Armisen Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000 The LEGO Ninjago Movie stars Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, and Kumail Nanjiani take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
w How Brett the Robot is Learning by Failing By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Brett, a robot at UC Berkeley, is learning to put a square peg in a square hole the same way that a child does. Slowly and with trial and error. Full Article
w Tech Support - Jackie Chan & Olivia Munn Answer Martial Arts Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:06:00 +0000 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn use the power of Twitter to answer some common martial arts questions. Jackie also teaches Olivia how to karate chop some pieces of wood and defend herself from knife attacks. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Tom Cruise & Doug Liman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000 'American Made' star Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
w The Zippy Microbots That Swarm to Build Structures By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 These tiny robots take a cue from ant colonies to cooperatively build. Some do the glue work, and some assemble scaffolding that could make for stronger 3D printing. Someday armies of microscopic bots might even roam our bodies to capture unwanted cells. Full Article
w Tech Support - Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk' host Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about our universe. What is a quark? Is there a limit to the expansion of the universe? Tune into 'StarTalk' airing Sundays at 11pm/10c on National Geographic. Full Article
w Visit an Audio Installation That Surrounds You With Sound By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Envelop at the Midway is an experimental sound installation that promotes technology for making spatial audio. It’s also a performance space that fosters listening as a community. Full Article
w Watch a Heavy Lift Ship Pick Up a Navy Destroyer By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:22:48 +0000 Here's how a heavy lift vessel will scoop up the damaged USS John S. McCain and ferry it to Japan for repairs. Full Article
w Inside the Studio Where Paint and Water Create Mesmerizing Photos | My Space By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Kim Keever squeezes paint into a 200 gallon fish tank to make his art. The resulting photographs are vibrant odes to physics. Full Article
w Watch Us Build a 7,500 Piece Lego Millennium Falcon By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000 WIRED staffers, and some family, built the largest and most expensive lego set to date, the Millennium Falcon. Of course, we made a time-lapse of us putting this behemoth together. Full Article
w The Unrelenting Weirdness of Interacting With Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Welcome to the world of human-robot interaction, in which people have to adapt to the machines as much as the machines have to adapt to us. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Josh Brolin & Taylor Kitsch Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 'Only the Brave' stars Josh Brolin and Taylor Kitsch take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. 'Only the Brave' premieres in theaters October 20th. Full Article
w Robot Love: How Design Studio Elastic Built WIRED's November Cover By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 For WIRED's November cover about love in the time of robots the magazine turned to Elastic, the design firm behind the opening credits for Game of Thrones, True Detective, and Westworld. Full Article
w Review: Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Smartphones By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000 You Can't Buy a Better Android Phone Than the Pixel 2. In almost every way, the Pixel 2 is the iPhone of Android phones. And that's a compliment. Full Article
w Tech Support - Scott Kelly Answers Astronaut Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about astronauts. How fast is the international space station? Can you see the eclipse from space? Scott Kelly's book 'Endurance' is now available. Full Article
w Driving Design - The Technology Shaping Tomorrow's Innovation By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Explore the tech moments that redefine what's possible with Designer Thomas Meyerhoffer, from the birth of the Internet to tomorrow's cutting-edge innovations. Full Article
w Tech Support - LaVar Ball Answers Basketball Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 LaVar Ball uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about basketball. Who has the worst attitude in NBA history? What's the least cool NBA jersey? What's with the Golden State Warriors' facial hair? Check out "Ball in the Family" on Facebook Watch. New episodes air Sundays. Full Article
w Digital Avatars and the Future of Fake News By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Digital avatars and tools like Apple's new Animoji app may forever change the way we communicate. But they're also blurring the line between reality and fantasy. We take a look at how this technology works and what can be done to prevent the spread of manipulated videos in the future. Full Article
w Andy Serkis Breaks Down His Motion Capture Performances By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:18:00 +0000 ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ star Andy Serkis is the world’s greatest motion capture performer. His abilities are so in-demand that much of the technology behind motion capture has evolved along with his performances. Andy breaks down some of the major moments of his career along with how the filmmaking tools have changed alongside it. 'War for the Planet of the Apes' is now available on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD #WarForthePlanet Full Article
w Fiery Explosions Show Why the FAA Doesn’t Want Laptops in Luggage By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 There's a good reason the FAA doesn't want passengers packing their laptops in checked luggage. There they can overheat and ignite and even explode if packed with aerosol cans. Full Article
w Stranger Things Cast Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000 'Stranger Things' stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin show us the last things they did with their phones. What was the last emoji they used? The last text message sent? What was the last thing they searched? Full Article
w Lay Your Eyes on the Most Bonkers Robot in the World By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:30:00 +0000 The Guardian GT’s 7-foot-long arms replicate human motions with incredible smoothness and accuracy. Also, each one can lift 500 pounds. Full Article
w Watch Neon Artist Shawna Peterson Make Bright, Buzzing Art By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Inside Shawna Peterson's neon tube bending studio where puffs of air, charred wood and glass tubes meet to make brilliant signs and art. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Matt Damon & Julianne Moore Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:00:00 +0000 'Suburbicon' stars Matt Damon and Julianne Moore take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
w Watch the 1000 mph Bloodhound Rocket Car's First Run By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Bloodhound is a truly super supercar. It's designed to punch right through the sound barrier to over 1,000 miles per hour. Full Article
w iPhone X Review: We Test the Phone While Bouncing On a Trampoline By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 22:09:08 +0000 The iPhone X is packed with some of the most cutting edge smartphone tech, including its camera. Naturally, we tested Face ID, its selfie mode and full HD slo-mo while bouncing around at a trampoline park. Full Article
w Hands On with the Meta AR 2 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Meta 2 AR headset brings virtual objects into your real world and is designed to replace your computer monitor altogether. Full Article
w Tech Support - Dillon Francis Answers DJ Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000 DJ Dillon Francis uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about DJing. Dillon Francis’ new single, Hello There ft. Yung Pinch, is available on all music streaming platforms. Full Article
w The iOS 11 Privacy and Security Settings You Should Set Up Right Now By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Heads up, iPhone owners. iOS 11 comes with a batch of security features that merit your attention. Full Article
w How a Bunch of Geeks and Dreamers Jump-Started the Self-Driving Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 A decade ago, the idea of self-driving cars on American city streets was almost unthinkable. But a series of contests spurred the development of software and hardware that have brought us to dawn of the next automotive revolution. Full Article
w How to Lock Down Your Facebook Security and Privacy Settings By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The only way to be truly secure on Facebook is to delete your account. But that's crazy talk! Here's how to lock down your privacy and security and bonus, keep targeted ads at bay. Full Article
w Tech Support - Tony Hawk Answers Skateboarding Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Tony Hawk uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about skateboarding. Will there ever be another Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? What skateboarding trick was the hardest to learn? Are you ever too old to start skating? Tony also demonstrates how to set up a new skateboard, how to apply griptape, how to do an ollie, how to boardslide, how to do a 540° McTwist and more. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Nick Jonas Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Nick Jonas takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about himself. What kind of car does Nick Jonas drive? Has he ever been in a fight? What do his tattoos say? Nick answers all of these and more! Full Article
w Tesla Unveils New Electric Semi-Truck and Roadster By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:10:15 +0000 Elon Musk introduces Tesla's new all electric long-haul shipping truck and surprise, a new roadster the company says could go as fast as 250 miles per hour. Full Article
w WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Stranger Things stars Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Keery take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about Stranger Things and themselves. Joe and Gaten answer hard-hitting questions like, "Is Gaten Matarazzo now?" and "Is Joe Keery legit?" Full Article
w How to Control What Alexa and Google Assistant Do With Your Voice Data By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Virtual assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa can be amazing but what are they doing with all of your questions? Here's how to control all of that data. Full Article