ay 'Give Zombies a Chance,' Says Walking Dead Creator By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Robert Kirkman, creator of the Walking Dead comic book series brings zombies to TV. We ask him why he thinks zombies are the new vampires. Full Article
ay Hack, Slash and Chop Your Way to Safety By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Worried about the impending zombie apocalypse? Well have no fear, Gerber's survival gear is here. We check out two machetes and an axe that will not only help prevent your brains from being digested, but also make camping a whole lot easier. Full Article
ay Danger Room Video Ops: Spencer Ackerman Zapped by 'Pain Ray' By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ay Wired Bike Camp: Day 1 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 "Hey you guys ride bikes?!" Welcome to Wired Bike Camp: Day 1Wired's Bike Team tackles Nothern California's tough terrain. Full Article
ay Wired Bike Camp: Day 2 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Through Cows, Wind and Drive-Bys, Wired Bike Team Plows Through All Obstacles. Full Article
ay Wired Bike Camp: Day 3 By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Worng Turns, False Flats, Give Wired Bike Team Some Fresh Challenges Full Article
ay Wired Bike Camp: Day 4 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A look back at the final day of Wired Bike Camp and some footage that was left on the cutting room floor. Full Article
ay Author Gives Away DeLorean (with Flux Capacitor) By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Ready Player One author, Ernest Cline, discusses his book, video games, 80s pop culture and a DeLorean giveaway. Full Article
ay McAfee Says He Is Innocent By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 John McAfee declares his innocence regarding recent murder accusations in an interview with Wired's Joshua Davis. Full Article
ay Winter Camp 2012: Day 1 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 For the snow enthusiast, the first day of the season is more exciting than Christmas morning. And we're about to experience it. Welcome to Wired's 2012 Winter Camp test excursion. Full Article
ay Winter Camp 2012: Day 2 By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 On the second day of our Lake Tahoe trip, we tested skis, boards, clothing, helmets -- and each other's patience. Full Article
ay Winter Camp 2012: Day 3 By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 After shaking off the soreness of our first day on the slopes, we hit the terrain park to practice our moves. Full Article
ay CES 2013: Mist-Powered Interactive Display By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Water mist shoots out of a stand to create a moving, unique display. Your computer or tablet screen is projected onto the display, and you interact with it just as you would with a touchscreen. Full Article
ay The Future That Never Happened: The Ray Gun By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2013 05:59:56 +0000 Where are the ray guns we were promised? Will Ferrell reveals "The Future That Never Happened" for Wired Magazine. Full Article
ay The Window - Barclays Center Part 1: From Concert Venue to Basketball Arena in 8 Hours By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Go behind the scenes at one of America's most technologically advanced arenas, as an overnight conversion crew transforms Barclays Center from a sold-out concert venue to a basketball stadium for the Brooklyn Nets in only eight hours. Full Article
ay The Window - Barclays Center Part 2: Inside on The Catwalk By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 In this episode of The Window, we take you high above the arena floor into the rafters of Barclays Center for a rare view of what it all looks like from the lights. Full Article
ay The Window - Barclays Center Part 3: The Conversion Crew That Transforms the Venue for Events By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Get up close and personal with the folks behind Barclays Center's spectacular overnight conversions. Learn what it takes for their 40-person crew to radically transform this hi-tech arena from a sold-out concert venue into the Brooklyn Nets' basketball stadium overnight. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Cosplay Weapons Check By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:54:00 +0000 Angry Nerd throws down his rant at Comic Con, he's madder than ever cause this time he can't bring his weapons! Full Article
ay San Diego Comic Con 2013: Day 1 Recap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:08:00 +0000 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. Full Article
ay What's Inside - Play-Doh By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Learn the magic formula inside that classic yellow tub. Hint: there’s more to it than flour and water. Full Article
ay Fragments - Taylor-Ruth Baldwin - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:30:00 +0000 Taylor-Ruth Baldwin gives us a glimpse of why she creates her art. Full Article
ay San Francisco Bay Area - Station to Station By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000 Get ready for the Bay! Take a sneak peek of the artists showcased in the last leg of the Station to Station series. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Why is WWE on SyFy?! Cable Networks Straying from Their Original Missions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Cable networks are straying from their original mission, and Chris Baker isn't having it. Why is wrestling on the SyFy channel? Why is Star Trek playing on BBC America? When's the last time you saw a classic American movie on AMC? Full Article
ay Game|Life - Inside the National Museum of Play's Rare Game Collection By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 The National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. recently acquired one of the largest collections of Japanese and European video games. From Mother to Zool to Doshin the Giant, Game|Life editor Chris Kohler gets the first look at the incredible rarities. Full Article
ay Game|Life - Rare Arcade Games at the National Museum of Play By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Chris Kohler gets hands on at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., by testing out working models of rare arcade games, including a Hercules pinball machine, ActRaiser, and Nintendo Super System. Full Article
ay Game|Life - Inside the Library at the National Museum of Play By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 The library at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., boasts a rare collection of strategy guides, designs, and background materials from old-school video games. Chris Kohler takes a look at the original documents from classic games, including Wizard and the Princess, Mystery House, and King’s Quest II. Full Article
ay WIRED Live - Lili Taylor on The Conjuring By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 Actress Lili Taylor talks about starring in the horror flick The Conjuring and how she learned to nail a bloodcurdling scream. Full Article
ay Game|Life - Atari by Design and More Highlights from the Lab at the National Museum of Play By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0000 At the National Museum of Play, Chris Kohler visits an exhibit all about classic video game maker Atari, and he gets hands-on inside the museum’s lab of rare games. Full Article
ay Gadget Lab - PlayStation 4: Unboxing the New Game Console By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 We got the PlayStation 4! Sony’s new console comes out on November 15 in the US, but we went to Sony’s Tokyo HQ and asked engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori to give WIRED an exclusive look inside the new system—literally. Like, he takes it apart piece by piece and explains what all the parts do, and how they fit together. Full Article
ay Gadget Lab - PlayStation 4: Mark Cerny Breaks Down the Hardware By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Sony’s PlayStation 4 console could re-define the gaming industry. Lead system architect Mark Cerny and Sony Computer Entertainment execs Andrew House and Shuhei Yoshida explain how—with footage (including an exclusive) from the new games designed to take advantage of the new system. Full Article
ay WIRED Live - Matt Smith Says Farewell to the Cast of Doctor Who By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:30:00 +0000 After four years as the Doctor, Matt Smith is saying farewell to his time-traveling role on the hit BBC show. Now Smith, along with co-star Jenna Coleman and writer-producer Steven Moffat, debriefs about his time on the show, his departure, and what's next. Full Article
ay Happy Holidays from Codefellas By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Agent Topple attempts to get some holiday spirit. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - The Big Bang Theory’s Shortcomings and Inaccurate Portrayal of Geek Culture By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:30:00 +0000 You'd think the Angry Nerd would be square in the targeting sights of The Big Bang Theory. You'd think he'd love the show. And yet…and yet…. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Today’s Remakes of Classic Cartoons By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Pertinent question about the Mr. Peabody and Sherman cartoon: Why? It's a half-century-old cartoon with no brand recognition. But more to the point, all these expensive reboots tend to take away the things that made the original kids' shows…weird. Full Article
ay May 2014 Business Issue: Trust Me By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:30:00 +0000 From Airbnb to Lyft, the sharing economy is rewiring the way we interact with each other. In the May issue, Executive Editor Jason Tanz delves into the phenomenon of entrusting strangers with our most valuable possessions, personal experiences - and our very lives. Also this month: an inside look at the algorithms and formulas that Twitter and Facebook use to build the perfect feed, the story of a Silicon Valley startup struggling to survive, and the oral history of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Networks Somehow Find Another Way to Resurrect Old Shows By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 May 2014 10:30:00 +0000 When a TV show goes off the air, it's supposed to stay dead. Unless it gets syndicated. But networks don't seem aware of this rule anymore, with resurrections of "24" and "Heroes" on the way. Angry Nerd does not approve of this turn of events. Full Article
ay WIRED Live - eBay’s R.J. Pittman on the Future of Shopping By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:00:00 +0000 WIRED senior writer Steven Levy talks with eBay’s R.J. Pittman on the future of shopping, the growth of mobile, and how to build an engaging experience in the digital marketplace. Full Article
ay Design FX - X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Sentinels’ Complicated Follicle Animation By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:30:00 +0000 In X-Men: Days of Future Past, the mutant clan goes head-to-head with the Sentinels—a group of dystopian-era robots. Effects experts MPC created the Sentinels’ special effects using a follicle-like animation, comprised of tiny scales. Mike Seymour explains how they accomplished the technically complicated designs. Full Article
ay Teen Technorati - Meet Catherine Ray—A 2014 Thiel Fellow and Mathematics Wunderkind By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:59:41 +0000 Seventeen-year-old Catherine Ray just received a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship. Armed with a B.S. in computational physics, the mathematics whiz is planning to fix everything that’s wrong with wheelchairs. Get to know the teen technorati. Full Article
ay Teen Technorati - Say Hello to Rebecca Jolitz, the 19-year-old Thiel Fellow Who Wants to Disrupt the Satellite Industry By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:30:00 +0000 With degrees in mathematics and physics from U.C. Berkeley, 19-year-old Rebecca Jolitz is planning to revolutionize the satellite development industry. Get to know the 2014 Thiel Fellow and find out what first inspired her love of science. Full Article
ay Teen Technorati - Brilliant Teens Shack Up in the Bay Area to Bring Their $100K Ideas to Life By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000 A bunch of talented teens all under 20 years old move in together. Sounds like the plot of a new MTV show, but for the winners of the $100,000 Thiel Fellowship, it’s reality. In this episode of Teen Technorati, the fellows give us a tour of their San Francisco and Oakland apartments, where they’re working on their projects and bringing their ideas to life. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Reboots We Need Way More Than "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000 The upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake is completely unnecessary. Instead of fixing flicks that ain't broke, why not reboot the films that can actually be improved upon? Full Article
ay Teen Technorati - He's Only 17 Years Old, But He's Well On His Way to Curing Cancer By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:00:00 +0000 Seventeen-year-old Thomas Hunt isn't old enough to vote, but he's conducting research that may one day cure cancer. Get to know the Thiel Fellow, take a tour of the lab where he's working to help make history, and find out what inspired him to get involved in cancer research. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd Takes on the Avengers Cast, Cosplay Superheroes, and More at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:02:17 +0000 Angry Nerd is on location at #SDCC2014, and he's got a bone to pick with cosplay fans waiting to get into the coveted Hall H. Plus, he stops by a signing with the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron to give Marvel a piece of his mind about the new Ant-Man movie. Full Article
ay 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
ay Neon Future Sessions - Ray Kurzweil & Steve Aoki Talk Technology, the Future & Humanity By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Steve Aoki talks with famed futurist Ray Kurzweil about how technology will shape our future, in terms of creativity, consciousness, and the coming singularity. Full Article
ay Array of Things: A Fitbit for the City By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:30:00 +0000 The Array of Things project in Chicago, led by the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, the Computation Institute, and the School of the Art Institute Chicago, is installing hundreds of sensors across the city, in hopes of providing a new breed of data-fueled urban planning. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Hate to Say It, But "Dumb and Dumber To" Is Destined to Fail By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 The original came out nearly 20 years ago, yet now is when we’re finally getting the follow up to “Dumb and Dumber.” Angry Nerd explains why the new Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels release has already missed the mark in terms of historical relevancy, and why it’s destined to fall victim to the curse of the long-delayed movie sequel. Full Article
ay RetroGrade - Remember When People Used VHS Players? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Watching video on the go just got easier with the portable VHS player Rampage VBP1000. With a built-in dual stereo and a battery life of up to 50 minutes, you can watch (part of a) movie anywhere, anytime. Full Article
ay Angry Nerd - Nerdiest Animated Holiday Specials By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 It’s that time of the year when networks drop sickly sweet holiday cartoons. When it comes to animated specials Angry Nerd typically loathes them, but will things change when he gets a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Specials Past? Full Article