ap Bonus Content: Could A "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" Disaster Actually Happen? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:43:35 +0000 Now you know what to do if a Planet of the Apes situation occurs, but is an ape takeover actually plausible? Host Quinn Beswick breaks down the likelihood of a primate invasion. Full Article
ap What's Inside - Tap Water By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:00:00 +0000 You can't see it, but there's a lot going on inside a glass of tap water. The faucet aqua is essentially an invisible cocktail of sulfates, resins, varying levels of lead, and so much more. Find out what else is inside. Full Article
ap Design FX - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Transforming Human Motion-Capture Performances Into Realistic-Looking Apes By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:00:00 +0000 In the latest incarnation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell deliver human motion-capture performances to help bring the realistic apes to life. Shot with a combination of high-speed cameras, Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind shooting the motion-capture scenes on location versus on a sound stage. Full Article
ap Angry Nerd - Why the Best Comic-Book-to-Film Adaptations Are Not Always the Most Faithful By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 When it comes to film adaptations of comic-books, the source material should always be treated as gospel, right? Wrong. Angry Nerd explains why, and shares his concerns for Frank Miller's upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For—which could end up being too faithful for its own good. Full Article
ap Angry Nerd - Why Body Swapping Is Awesome on TV, But Crappy in Movies By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 BBC America is hedging their bets on Intruders, a new show about a secret society whose members can jump into other people's bodies. And while body swapping is nothing new in the cinematic world, the trope tends to work better on TV, than on film. Angry Nerd explains why. Full Article
ap Battle Damage - Apple iPad vs. Cinder Block By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Sure, it's got a sleek design and a user-friendly operating system, but just how durable is the Apple iPad? We put the touchscreen gadget through three challenges to find out how much it can really take. Full Article
ap What's Inside - Diaper Cream By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Hell hath no fury like a baby's bowel movements. Find out what anti-bacterial and moisturizing agents are in triple-paste diaper cream, helping to keep bums healthy and clean-ish. Full Article
ap WIRED Live - ABC's Dan Harris on How Meditation Can Make You Happier By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 ABC News correspondent and Nightline co-anchor Dan Harris explains how meditation helped him feel better—and how corporations are using it for their workforce, too. Full Article
ap RetroGrade - Skip the Apple Watch, Go for the Casio Timepiece Calculator By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Apple recently announced its new timepiece, but the tech giant was hardly the first to make a foray into smartwatches. In the early '80s Casio debuted a dual watch-calculator, paving the way for multipurpose, wearable gadgets. Full Article
ap WIRED by Design - What Power Plant Software Can Learn From Consumer Apps Like iTunes By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Greg Petroff at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
ap WIRED by Design - How Metaphors Make Us Love Some Designs and Not Others By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Michael Hendrix at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
ap Meet the Mapmakers Who Are Changing the NBA By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 From what shots are the most efficient to how defenders alter offense in the post to placing a value on every action on the court, they’re helping bring hoops into the big data era. See here how they do it. Full Article
ap WIRED by Design - A Photographer's Quest for the Perfect Space Shuttle Shot By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Dan Winters at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
ap WIRED by Design - Capturing The Invisible World of Technology With Graphic Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Carl de Torres at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
ap Angry Nerd - Is SpongeBob Ready to Move from a Pineapple to the Real World? By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:30:00 +0000 SpongeBob Squarepants is about to upgrade from a television cartoon to a movie cartoon—alongside real, non-cartoon people. It’s a tough combo to pull off. For every “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” there’s a “Space Jam.” Or “Chipmunks.” Or “Smurfs.” Actually there’s more in the red column. Anyway, Angry Nerd is cautiously optimistic—for now. Full Article
ap Angry Nerd - Chappie & the Taxonomy of Movie Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:30:00 +0000 Movie robots fall into one of three categories: the cutesy ones who do repairs (C3PO), the menacing bad guys designed to inflict pain (Mechagodzilla), and the child-like naifs who learn about the wonders and horrors of the world through experience. Angry Nerd explains why Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi flick “Chappie” falls into the third group and he breaks down why we need more movies that cast robots as the wide-eyed outsider. Full Article
ap Design FX - Chappie: Bringing an A.I. Robot to Life By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Neill Blomkamp's new dystopian sci-fi thriller "Chappie" stars a fully digital A.I. robot as the title character, acted out by Sharlto Copley. Mike Seymour goes behind the scenes of the CG robots. Full Article
ap WIRED April 2015 Issue Preview - The Plot to Take Down a Tyrant By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:30:00 +0000 In the April issue of WIRED, senior writer Andy Greenberg explores how North Korean dissidents are trying to undermine Kim Jong-un—with bootleg copies of Titanic and old episodes of Friends. Also this month: Reimagining the iconic Tucker Torpedo, What’s Inside: Jell-O, inside China’s toxic gadget factories, resurrecting the LA river, the biggest crowdfunding campaign ever, and more. Music - "By The Roots" - YZ Full Article
ap Gadget Lab - Apple’s New MacBook Hands On Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:00:00 +0000 Despite an underpowered processor and only one port, it may herald the future of notebooks. Full Article
ap Split Screen - Silicon Valley's Gender Gap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Peter and Kelli Rubin love TV, movies, and games but don’t always see eye to eye—and the return of Mike Judge's HBO satire is no exception. Full Article
ap Comedians Go to Virtual Therapy By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Ellie is the world’s first virtual therapist. Designed to read and analyze body language, vocal patterns, and facial expressions, we introduced her to a few comedians to see if she could handle their sarcasm, jokes, and self-deprecating humor. Full Article
ap 3-D Mapping The World's Coral -- to Save It By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Coral reefs are under threat, but measuring the loss has been difficult. To get a better and faster picture of coral health, researchers developed a new incredibly accurate 3D mapping system. Music - "I Still Really Love You" By Abjo (http://abjo.bandcamp.com/) Full Article
ap Design FX - Mad Max Fury Road: Choreographing Complex Stunts & Car Chases By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Shot mostly in Africa with real vehicles and complex stunts, “Mad Max: Fury Road” brings a high intensity to the post-apocalyptic franchise. Mike Seymour breaks down the complicated camerawork and VFX behind the action-adventure flick. Full Article
ap Three Things to Know About Apple Music By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:12:31 +0000 WIRED senior writer David Pierce explains how Apple, the most powerful company in music, is shaking up listening again with its new Music platform which combines streaming audio, worldwide human-curated radio and a social network of artists and fans. Full Article
ap Gadget Lab - Video Recap: Apple’s Biggest Announcements From WWDC By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:00:00 +0000 THE BIGGEST APPLE developer event of the year kicked off this morning at Moscone Center in San Francisco. WIRED’s David Pierce attended the WWDC keynote, and he gives us a quick recap on all the news. There are enhancements coming to Apple’s desktop OS, it’s iOS software, and a big update to the three-months-old Apple Watch that includes support for native apps. Full Article
ap Design FX - Jurassic World: Using Motion-Capture to Create Realistic Dinosaurs By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000 “Jurassic World” debuted with a record-shattering opening weekend, netting nearly half a billion dollars. See how Industrial Light & Magic used motion capture to help design the complex dinosaurs, including the genetically modified Indominus rex. Full Article
ap Alpha Geek | Capt. Katie Higgins of The Blue Angels By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Marine captain Katie Higgins is the first female pilot to fly in the Blue Angels stunning air shows. She pilots “Fat Albert” a C-130 cargo transporter that is a crowd favorite for its low passes, dives and backwards taxi. Full Article
ap Talking Pictures | The Icy Surf Photography of Chris Burkard By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Photographer Chris Burkard doesn't make the usual images of surfers. He and his crew don thick wetsuits and head for the poles to make photos of surfers paddling out in slushy cold waters off of Norway, Iceland and Chile. Full Article
ap Here's All the New Stuff From Apple's Big iPhone Event By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:20:54 +0000 Apple presented new a Watch partnership, its new iPad Pro and Pencil stylus, a new Apple TV and of course, the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus with 3D Touch, 4K video and Live Photo features. Full Article
ap Design FX - Maze Runner: Scorch Trials—Building a Post-Apocalyptic City By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:11:45 +0000 The second installment of “The Maze Runner” takes place in a mythical post-apocalyptic city. Find out how Weta Digital took an unusual approach to creating the vast, ruined landscape by building the entire city first, then destroying it. Full Article
ap Absurd Creatures | This Tiny Adorable Critter Is Half Kangaroo, Half Velociraptor By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 The jerboa looks like a cross between a mouse and a tiny kangaroo and wow, can it hop! The rodents' elongated, powerful legs can propel the little fur balls as far as six feet. Full Article
ap This Beautiful App Is Like a Stress-Relieving Lava Lamp By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:04:54 +0000 Pause, a new $1.99 app isn't a typical game. There's no score and no competition. It's designed to help you zone out and relax by slowly chasing a beautiful blob of dots across your screen. Full Article
ap App Uses Kids' Obsession With Phones to Teach Coding By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Tiny Bop makes beautiful apps like Everything Machine which uses a smartphone's camera, gyroscope, light, speakers and microphone to teach coding through games. Full Article
ap Inside the Making of the Apatosaurus from ‘Jurassic World’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +0000 In this behind-the-scenes video from the making of ‘Jurassic World,’ director Colin Trevorrow explains why he needed an animatronic dinosaur for one key scene. Full Article
ap The Surface Book Really Is the Ultimate Laptop By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 WIRED's David Pierce reviews the Surface Book, Microsoft's kick-ass laptop that the company figured out how to turn into a convertible hybrid PC. Full Article
ap How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Logan Miller and Joey Morgan from "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" show you how to hack together an arsenal of weapons to fend off the walking dead. Full Article
ap A New List App Takes You Inside Celebrities'... Lists By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Actor B.J. Novak has a new app for making lists of anything you want. But the real fun is in browsing the lists of celebrities like Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, and Snoop Dogg. Full Article
ap Instagram and VSCO Go Head to Head With New Gif Apps By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Both Instagram and VSCO have new GIF apps out---so which one deserves your download? We tested them by recording lightsabers, drones, and cute dogs, of course! Full Article
ap Gear Review | Apple Pencil By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's new $99 Pencil stylus changes the tablet drawing game. It really is like you're putting ink on paper, says WIRED's David Pierce. It does a better job than almost any other stylus, ever, at sensing and responding to pressure, or angle. Full Article
ap Gear Review | Apple iPad Pro By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 This tablet does things your phone and your laptop can't do. Are they solutions in search of a problem? Perhaps. But the iPad Pro is the best tablet, and the best case for tablets, anyone's ever made says WIRED's David Pierce. Full Article
ap Gear Review | WIRED's Creative Team Tests Apple's iPad Pro and Pencil By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's new iPad Pro is designed for professional creative work, so we put it to the test. A WIRED photographer, designer and video producer tried using the tablet and Apple's new Pencil stylus to retouch images, draw and edit video. Full Article
ap Think Like a Tree - What Termites Can Teach Architects About Skyscraper Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000 Sure, they’re pesky critters but termites can teach architects a thing or two when it comes building design. When creating giant mounds the insects build channels within them to help with ventilation. See how architects are attempting to replicate that process to create better heating and air conditioning systems in giant skyscrapers. Full Article
ap App Pack | VR Apps For Google Cardboard By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:55:00 +0000 Google Cardboard and a smartphone are all you need to experience the immersive world of virtual reality. WIRED's Molly McHugh explores apps for news, gaming, and thrills. Full Article
ap The Clothing of the Future Could Shift Shape With Just a Glance By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Designer Behnaz Farahi's 3-D printed vest can say "back off" without ever uttering a word thanks to eye-tracking controlled movement. Full Article
ap New Social App Peach Lets You Throw Cake By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:07:57 +0000 The new social mobile app Peach is like a mashup of Twitter and a Slack group chat with some nice integration to other features on your phone like fitness, weather and music. Also, it lets you throw cake at friends. Full Article
ap App Pack | The Best Mobile Apps for Watching the Super Bowl By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Load up your phone with some crucial apps that'll help you better enjoy the biggest game of the year. Full Article
ap WIRED Lab - This Asteroid Could’ve Caused an Apocalypse—Now It’s Barely Missing Earth By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:00:00 +0000 In 2004 scientists discovered a large, near-earth asteroid named Apophis. Initially, it was predicted to impact the earth in 2029, leading to global devastation. Thankfully, it’s now expected to miss. Physicist Marina Brozovic from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains how her team used measurements and statistics to track the potentially catastrophic mass. Full Article
ap App Pack | Apps To Help You Survive and Conquer Valentine's Day By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day with a long-term partner or just trying to spare your single self a little heartache, there's an app to go along with your plans. Full Article
ap App Pack | The Best Mobile Apps for Skiing and Snowboarding By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Hit the slopes with these apps that give you snow forecasts, buddy tracking, and resort maps all at your fingertips. Full Article
ap Forget Filters - 19th Century Tintype Photography Still Rules By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Filters are fun and yes, quick. But as an Oakland tintype portrait photographer proves filters can't come close to the original craft developed in the mid 1800's. It'll cost you around $60 to get your portrait done, that's a bit more than a filter pack, but so worth it. Full Article