b Shaping Smarter Cities - Global Challenges By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:18:40 +0000 Mouser Electronics Brand Ambassador, Grant Imahara, sat down with our WIRED Brand Lab Editor to identify the global challenges that our major cities are facing. It’s these key challenges that will help dictate where Grant travels to and why. Produced for Mouser Electronics by the WIRED Brand Lab Full Article
b Shaping Smarter Cities - Urban Farming in Tokyo By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:23:48 +0000 How do we feed a growing population in areas where land is scarce? Produced for Mouser Electronics by the WIRED Brand Lab Full Article
b Hexa: the Fascinating Yet Unsettling Six-Legged Robot By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Hexa isn’t just an extremely entertaining robot. Its maker hopes to turn it into a full-fledged robotics platform. Full Article
b Watch London Workers Build 54 Escalators in a 2-Minute Timelapse By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The latest stage in London's Crossrail project: getting it ready for the people. Full Article
b Instagram's Bold Plan to Block Hateful Comments Using AI By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED Editor-in-chief Nick Thompson sits down with Instagram CEO, Kevin Systrom, to talk about the platform's bold plan to use AI to block hateful comments posted by trolls. Full Article
b Whistling to Direct a Border Collie By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000 Lo: move a little clockwise Lo-High: move further clockwise High-Lo-High (fast): move a little counter-clockwise High-Lo-High (slow): move further counter-clockwise High: hold that line, slow down Two mid notes: walk on to the sheep High falling: lie down Full Article
b Technique Critique - Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors Playing Real People By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln accurate? Check out more from Erik here: http://www.eriksinger.com/ Full Article
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b The Decade That Built the iPhone X By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:39:00 +0000 When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007, he said it was 5 years ahead of the competition and he was right. But after a decade, it's starting to feel like Apple needs something big again. And now, on cue, here comes something big. Full Article
b Meet Taurus, the VR Controlled Bomb Disposal Robot By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 This is Taurus, SRI’s tele-operated robot, which ventures where human beings dare not. Full Article
b Blade Runner 2049 Director Denis Villeneuve on Seeing the Original for the First Time By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:55:00 +0000 Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve reflects on seeing the original Blade Runner on the big screen and why he still loves the voice over version. Full Article
b Blade Runner 2049: Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling Talk Acting, Blade Running, and Their Pecs By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:55:00 +0000 Blade Runner 2049 stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling on their roles as Blade Runners, physically demanding parts, and the first time they met on set. Full Article
b Blade Runner 2049: Ridley Scott Dissects His Favorite Scene from the 1982 Classic By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:55:00 +0000 Blade Runner director Ridley Scott dissects the scene when replicant Rachel meets Blade Runner Deckard. The original Blade Runner is now available in 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray. Full Article
b 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
b The Strange Science of the Veggie Burger That Bleeds By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000 It's called the Impossible Burger and it looks, feels, tastes and smells like ground beef, even though it's made entirely of plants. It's all thanks to science and genetically engineered yeast. WIRED explores how close it comes so to the real thing and if it's 100% safe. Full Article
b 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
b 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
b 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
b Is It Art? The Rise of Made-for-Instagram Exhibits By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000 New pop-up exhibits like the Museum of Ice Cream and Color Factory are ditching the traditional gallery barriers and "no photography" rules for interactive, picture perfect installations. Full Article
b 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
b First Look at the 2018 Ford Mustang GT's Futuristic Dashboard By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Rev it up with a choice of gauge styles. The 2018 Ford Mustang GT has an innovative digital display that could be the future of dashboards. Full Article
b Go Inside the Lab That’s Giving Robots a Sense of Touch By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Go inside Syntouch, the laboratory developing a robotic finger that senses pressure, heat, and texture. This handy robot has huge implications for the world of prosthetics and product descriptions, and it may one day change the way we think about and describe our sense of touch. Full Article
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b The Airbus A330-900 Neo Takes Off for the First Time By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Airbus A330-900 Neo is the European answer to Boeing's 787. The company says the jet is half as noisy as its predecessor and more efficient while carrying 10 more passengers. Full Article
b The Blockchain Explained By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The blockchain. Everyone's talking about it. But what is it, how does it work, and what's it for? Full Article
b Shaping Smarter Cities - Global Solutions By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:40:50 +0000 We traveled around the world with Grant Imahara to discover global solutions to the challenges that most of our major cities are facing. Now it's time to discuss what we uncovered. Full Article
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b 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
b Hacking the Trezor Bitcoin Vault By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:00:00 +0000 Mark Frauenfelder saved 7.4 bitcoins on a Trezor electronic vault then he lost the passcode. Here he hacks the device to unlocks his funds. Full Article
b 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
b Inside a Tornado Modeled By a Supercomputer By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Leigh Orf, an an atmospheric scientist, narrates a simulation of a superstorm tornado created by one of the world's most powerful supercomputers. Full Article
b This Robot Snake Means No Harm, Really By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:00:00 +0000 The robotic snake has 16 windpipe-constricting actuators, but this serpent bot is more likely to save your life than suck it out of you. Full Article
b 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
b Meet the Clever Hospital Robot That’s Helping Save Lives By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Think of Tug as a self-driving car, only for the indoors. Oh, and it delivers drugs. Full Article
b 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
b 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
b 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
b Can These Soccer-Playing Robots Kick It? Yes They Can! By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:38:30 +0000 The only thing more impressive than these robots’ soccer skills is how they band together as a team. Full Article