The owner of San Francisco's City Beer Store demonstrates how not to look like a schmuck while tapping a keg of beer. To top it off, she shows how to master the perfect pour with just the right amount of foam.

Zombie Bashing and Other Apps for the iPad

The Red Snap'r fence electrifier is designed to dispense 5,000 volts to wayward livestock. Wired editors use it to protect their desk accessories.

A pound of tiny metal balls hidden inside Shomer-Tec's normal-looking baseball cap turns it into the ultimate stealth cudgel.

Andy Serkis and Rupert Wyatt stopped by the Wired Cafe at Comic Con in San Diego to talk about the new film and how it's been updated for today'saudience.

The Bellicon mini trampoline isn't an ordinary trampoline -- it uses individual bungee cords to attach the jumpnig surface to the metal frame, creating an impact-absorbing surface thats great for exercise.

Worried about the zombie apocalypse, earthquakes or government take-over?  No problem, these guys have everything you need to survive Armageddon.

Wired.com senior writer Spencer Ackerman volunteered to step in front of the military's microwave pain ray. The unconventional weapon, known as the Active Denial System, fried Ackerman from 750 meters away without so much as a flash or bang.

Ready Player One author, Ernest Cline, discusses his book, video games, 80s pop culture and a DeLorean giveaway.

Wired spends some time on the job with bioremediation and hoarding experts, Steri-Clean, Inc.  This video may disturb some viewers.

Ben Cohen wanted to take on the man. He enlisted the San Francisco maker community, and built a noisy, carnivalesque, vaudeville-style device, full of bright-colored wood and plastic and metal, to drive around the country and stamp slogans on money.

Wired interviews Andy Serkis, the actor who plays Gollum, about reprising the role, and how far motion capture has come since 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.

We spend one last day on the mountain testing skis, snowboards and other winter gear -- and an insane, snow-ready mountain bike.

Jeff Bezos Recovers Apollo Engines

It's a hot trend. Tapping the power of cold to shed pounds. But will science ever catch up with the hype?

What ever happened to food pills, sexbots and ray guns?  Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine.

Where are the ray guns we were promised?  Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine.

Where are the Roboservants we were promised?  Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine.

Where are the foodpills we were promised?  Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine.

Where are the jetpacks we were promised?  Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine.

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?

Chris Kohler and Peter Rubin wrap-up the major highlights from this year's E3.

Chris Kohler digs into his collection to show off his a couple rarities, and gives some tips on building your own cache of hard-to-find games.

Angry Nerd throws down his rant at Comic Con, he's madder than ever cause this time he can't bring his weapons!

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.

Wired Senior Editor Peter Rubin and Special Correspondent Cara Santa Maria recap day two of San Diego Comic Con.

Chris Baker got Angry and Nerdy about Zynga making board games out of online games out of board games. Commenters commented. Baker defends his purchase of said games. And gets Angry.

Angry Nerd used to love Pixar. Then they got lazy, churning out one tired sequel after another. Has this once shining beacon of creativity totally sold out?

As if the lamestream media didn't have enough problems—dopey, dated graphics and cutaways have become standard visuals for stories about computers. And the Angry Nerd ain't having it. Next time ridiculous images of keyboards, cables, and binary code flash across your TV screen, remember: That's how those shows see you.

Yoshimio, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, and Ryan Saywer join forces for a music mashup; later, we get a sneak peek of the dance medley from Jonah Boakaer and AIRLOCKS for the New York stop of Station to Station.

Kate Casanova discusses what drives the concept of her art, and how it blurs the lines of humans and nature.

James Turrell, in Conversation with Doug Aitken, discusses Roden Crater and his ideology on the horizontal landscape.

Watch highlights of the Chicago stop of Station to Station.

See how the chefs at the Momofuku Culinary Lab create dishes packed with umami flavor!

Watch highlights of the Pittsburgh stop of Station to Station.

Miss the Santa Fe stop of Station to Station? Don't fret, we have a recap of all great performances and art installations from the event. Art by Urs Fischer, Ernesto Neto, Liz Glynn, and Kenneth Anger; and performances by Eleanor Friedberger, Cat Power, THEESatisfaction, Nite Jewel, The Handsome Family, and much more.

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.

Agent Topple attempts to get some holiday spirit.

Amazon’s turned a new page with its latest Paperwhite e-reader. See what’s been upgraded and what’s been ditched in favor of the new model.

Solar, wind, and nuclear don’t make climate change worse, but they don’t meet the world’s energy needs. What can? Coal, and in the April issue Charles C. Mann writes about cleaning up the dirty, cheap fuel. Also this month: keeping your garden green, how mobile messaging captured our kids (and $19 billion from Facebook), and Mike Judge takes on Silicon Valley.

Angry Nerd is ready to demote Captain America from his current rank to lieutenant. In the Marvel superhero’s newest movie adaptation, his vibranium shield defies everything that physics and materials science has taught us. Angry Nerd calls blasphemy on the ingredient-altered shield.

And on the eighth day, we got apps. Fxguide’s Mike Seymour details the how the upcoming blockbuster, Noah, was able to control the mechanics of a giant custom rain machine in a studio that size of two football fields with the use of a single iPad app.

Industrial Light & Magic was tasked with updating the helicarriers in the new film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. FXguide’s Mike Seymour talks to the visual effects company to find out what new details were added to the S.H.I.E.L.D. aircrafts, and how the effects team created a digital modeling environment for the epic helicarrier crash scene.

Sorry Apple, sometimes your standard iPhone weather app just doesn’t cut it. Aside from the expected temperature and humidity metrics, Netatmo’s Weather Station app also offers data on sound pollution and CO2 concentration.

Is it possible to scientifically prevent depression? In this World Economic Forum discussion, University of Oxford molecular psychiatrist Jonathan Flint explains the research he’s doing to uncover the genetic and biological basis of disorders like depression, in order to help develop better therapies.

Remember when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the new kids on the block? In the early ’80s they debuted the Apple IIe, blowing away the competition. RetroGrade takes a look at the “modern” technology that helped set the industry benchmark for personal computing.

It’s more than just a prop. Vic Mignogna, who stars as Captain Kirk in “Star Trek Continues,” shows us the famous Captain’s chair and explains how the set designer re-created a replica of the original version, down to the hand-poured control buttons.

The color is striking, but beauty is more than skin-deep with the JVC GR-C7U camcorder. You can record picture and sound in one unit and watch your masterpiece immediately on instant-playback. Watch out, John Hughes—there’s a new era of filmmakers on the horizon.

Ever wonder what you'd do if a gang of genetically engineered apes took over the planet? Host Quinn Beswick talks to scientists, sociologists, and survivalists for tips on what to do if you find yourself in a real-life Dawn of the Planet of the Apes situation.