ess Neon Future Sessions - Stan Lee Thinks the World Is Going to Blow Itself Up, Steve Aoki Finds Out Why By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:00:00 +0000 Comic-book legend Stan Lee sits down with Steve Aoki to talk about the future, science, the origins of Marvel, and why the world just might blow itself up one day. Full Article
ess Out of Office with Brent Rose - Fitness Trackers vs. Smartphones: Why Wearables Win By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:00:00 +0000 Tech writer Brent Rose debunks a study claiming smartphones are as good as wearables at tracking activity. From the Fitbit Charge HR to the iPhone 6, Brent's stress tests uncover compelling results that demonstrate why wearables with heart rate monitors win. Full Article
ess Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Funniest Video Game of All Time By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:00:00 +0000 WIRED editor Chris Kohler breaks down why Sam & Max Hit the Road is the funniest video game of all time. What’s not to love about a duo of anthropomorphic “freelance police”? Full Article
ess Exoskeletons Will Make Work Weightless By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:00:00 +0000 Ekso Bionics, known for its powered therapeutic exoskeletons, is getting into the construction business with a new exoskeleton suit that makes hefting heavy tools a breeze. WIRED's Adam Rogers suits up for a test drive. Full Article
ess Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Important Video Game of All Time: Super Mario Bros. By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 WIRED editor Chris Kohler explains why Super Mario Bros. is the most important video game in history. From rich graphics to expertly composed music to innovative game design, Super Mario Bros. set the standard for what makes a great video game. Full Article
ess Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - Best Music Game of All Time: Elite Beat Agents By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Elite Beat Agents is based off a Japanese video game for Nintendo DS. But instead of male cheerleaders and Japanese pop songs, the U.S. version relies on “Men In Black”-like agents and good ol’ fashioned American hits from the Jackson 5 and Madonna. Chris Kohler explains why the stateside edition is the best music game of all time. Full Article
ess WIRED Business Conference - The Best Pieces of Fan Art Dedicated to Breakout Wattpad Writer Anna Todd By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 At the 2015 Wired Business conference, WIRED editor-at-large Jason Tanz interviews breakout fanfic author Anna Todd, who writes novels entirely on her smartphone then uploads them to Wattpad, a wildly popular digital publishing platform and writers community. Full Article
ess WIRED Business Conference - Why drones will be much safer than you think By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 At the 2015 Wired Business conference, WIRED Business editor Cade Metz interviews Helen Greiner, the CEO of drone maker CyPhy Works about the future of drones and how they may make the world a safer place. Full Article
ess WIRED Business Conference - Instagram Wants to Make It Easier for You to Find What You Want By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 Instagram wants to make it easier for users to find what they want. Mike Krieger acknowledged that the discovery opportunities for finding new stuff on Instagram is still somewhat limited, but they're developing their search functionality (and explore tab) with Facebook to help users. Full Article
ess Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Disgusting Video Game of All Time: Hotline Miami By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 It’s reminiscent of old Grand Theft Auto games, but Hotline Miami is in a league of its own. It tricks you into thinking it’s cute, but don’t be fooled, it's one of the most gruesome and bloody video games of all time. Full Article
ess Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Difficult Video Game of All Time: Super Hexagon By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Super Hexagon is not a video game for the easily discouraged. You die early and often until eventually (hopefully) you get into the swing of things. WIRED editor Chris Kohler explains why it’s the most difficult video game of all time. Full Article
ess Out of Office with Brent Rose - Mini GoPro! Hero4 Session: Full Review, Tests, Comparison Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:23:00 +0000 If you hate GoPro's rectangular shape, your prayers have been answered! Sort of. We took the new Hero4 Session into rivers, lakes, and surf, off cliffs and platforms, through trees and go kart courses. Our full review will tell you everything you need to know. Full Article
ess 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
ess 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
ess Microsoft's Surface Pro 4: A Hybrid on Its Way to Greatness By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 The laptop-tablet hybrid is clearly the future of Windows mobility, so it makes sense that Microsoft is trying to corner the market. Full Article
ess Surviving Your Trip Without Data | Good As Gold Presented By American Express By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:08:32 +0000 No foreign data while traveling abroad? No problem. From navigating map apps in offline mode, to saving digital copies of your important travel documents, this episode of Good As Gold has you covered. Use these tips from travel vlogger Peter Bragiel (pdrop) to survive abroad when your data doesn’t follow you. Full Article
ess A Tech-Lover’s Travel Guide | Good As Gold Presented By American Express By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:40:00 +0000 Robot museum guides, bitcoin ATMS, and levitation trains – no this isn’t a sci-fi movie, its a travel guide. In this episode of Good As Gold, we give tech-lovers the thing they’ve been missing: tech-centric travel recommendations. Get a closer look at two of the most advanced cities in the world with the help of travel pros Claire Marshall and Peter Bragiel. Full Article
ess How to be the Fastest Man on the Planet: Jesse Owens & “Race” By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Stephan James, star of the new Jesse Owens biopic “Race,” explains how he prepared to star as the once-fastest man on the planet. Co-star Jason Sudeikis and Owens two daughters also talk about the superstar athlete who broke numerous records and won four gold medals at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics. Full Article
ess Message in a Bottle By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 01:04:11 +0000 What if you could raise awareness of the oceans’ trash problem by throwing a message in a bottle into the sea? That’s one artist’s mission. Full Article
ess Angela Bassett Answers Your Pressing Google Questions About Angela Bassett By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:00:00 +0000 “London Has Fallen” actress Angela Bassett is still alive, thank you very much. The Oscar-nominated actress answers the most googled questions about herself, including whether she’s a vegan and if she starred in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video—(hint: No.) Full Article
ess Why Women Earn Less Than Men By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 We’ve all heard about the Gender Pay Gap, but how prevalent is it? Find out how women compare to men in workplace compensation and what we can do about the glass ceiling. Directed/Produced by Jared Neumark Animated by Yoriko Murakami and Kim Blanchette Shot by Mika Levin Written by Roya Rastegar Edited by Mike Russell Full Article
ess Seniors React to Driverless Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED takes ten seniors for a ride in a self-driving shuttle around UCSD's campus. How do they feel about this cutting edge technology? Directed and produced by Jared Neumark Shot by Benji Dell Sound by Kara Johnson Edited by Josh VanBurskirk Special thanks to Serving Seniors and Varden Labs Full Article
ess Say "Hello" to Allo, Google's New AI-Powered Messaging App By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 May 2016 22:49:39 +0000 Google's new Ai-powered messaging app, Allo, lets you chat with Google while you chat with your friends. It's the first step toward making Google truly conversational. Full Article
ess The Next List: The Future of Business Is Anything But Bleak By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Tech bubble? What tech bubble. The future looks bright, especially when you sit down to talk with these four people. Full Article
ess Facebook Messenger Gets an Upgrade By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:59:48 +0000 Need an Uber? Need to make a restaurant reservation? Facebook wants you to do everything in its new messaging app. Full Article
ess Giants of the Business World Reveal What #CreativityIs By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:56:23 +0000 What is creativity to you? In the world of business it's all about bravery and collaboration. Full Article
ess Science of Food | How to Make a Latte Without Milk or a Fancy Espresso Machine By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Lactose intolerant folks rejoice! You can make a latte without milk. All you need is a bit of science and some xanthan gum. Full Article
ess How to Pressure-Cook With Steam—and Good-Old Science By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The pressure cooker. It sounds, well, terrifying. But not only is it a perfectly safe way to cook if you’re not screwing around, thanks to the laws of physics, it’s a perfectly speedy way to cook too. Full Article
ess The iPhone 7: More Camera, More Colors, Less Headphone Jack By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:52:45 +0000 The iPhone 7 is here. It has a great new camera, a bunch of new color options, but let's not talk about the headphone jack. Full Article
ess Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro's New Cameras (Hero5 Black and Session) Full Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:30:00 +0000 GoPro's new 4K cameras, the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session, aim to deliver the best GoPro experience yet. Brent Rose takes them through their paces, and compares the Hero5 to Garmin's impressive Virb Ultra 30. Full Article
ess Nikola Tesla and Wireless Charging By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Telsa was a wacky guy with some far-fetched ideas, but many of theories about how electricity could work would eventually prove to be dead on. Full Article
ess Secretary of State John Kerry Knows What A Messy Election Feels Like By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 When WIRED sat down with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry right after the second Presidential debate, he shared a few thoughts on what it's like to run for President. Full Article
ess The Future of Driverless Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Our future may be filled with driverless cars. Here's a look at some of the ingenious ways we can make riding in a driverless car a more engaging experience. Full Article
ess Picking Pumpkins, The Pumpkin Harvest Process By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 McGrath Brothers Great Pacific Pumpkins produce over a million pounds of pumpkins a year. A McGrath Brothers farmhand takes us through a pumpkin's journey; from seed to the store shelves. Full Article
ess Guess What Uber's Promising Now: Flying Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0000 Forget self-driving cars, Uber has a new one for you... flying cars. The company calls it Uber Elevate and within a decade it’ll be a global network of on demand urban electric aircraft that take off and land vertically. Full Article
ess WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Kate McKinnon & Vanessa Bayer Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Office Christmas Party stars Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
ess Surviving Family Occasions with Tips From Google's Mindfulness Mentor By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:48:45 +0000 Family occasions are stressful especially around the holidays.Google's Chade-Meng Tan shares some mindfulness tricks that'll keep you sane. Full Article
ess CES 2017 - Take a Spin in Hyundai's Driverless Car for the Masses By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Korean automaker Hyundai is demonstrating a prototype autonomous version of its Ioniq hatchback at CES. The car could make self-driving affordable enough for us all. Full Article
ess CES 2017 - Forget Phones, Blackberry Is Getting Into the Car Business By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The former phone maker is taking its software expertise to the world of self-driving cars. Full Article
ess 2017: The Year Ahead - WIRED's 2017 Predictions: Going Green Is Good Business, Even Under Trump By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In our new series to kick off 2017, WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon explains how businesses are still going to go green, even in the face of renewed climate change denialism. Full Article
ess If Tech Really Wants to Help the Homeless, It Should Hire Them By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:58:50 +0000 To bridge the divide between San Francisco's wealthy tech workers and their impoverished neighbors, organizations like Code Tenderloin are trying to get disadvantaged people into tech companies. They teach skills like coding and help students craft resumes, but even with all these new skills the greatest challenge facing Code Tenderloin graduates is convincing a company to take a chance on them. Full Article
ess Meet the Robot that Presses Vinyl in 30 Seconds By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 These machines are the next-gen record presses our 21st century vinyl revolution has been waiting for. Full Article
ess Celebs Guess Real or Fake Tech News at SXSW By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It's hard to tell what's real or fake today. Celebrities at SXSW sat down with WIRED and tried their best to guess which headlines from the tech news world are real and which are fake. Sad! Full Article
ess How to Get Started with Encrypted Messaging By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It’s time to start using an encrypted messaging app. Why? Using end-to-end encryption means that no one can see what you’re sharing back and forth. Full Article
ess Obsessed - Meet the 89-Year Old Who Built a Train in His Backyard By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea. Full Article
ess Techies Are Using Ketamine to Fight Their Depression By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Sean Spencer is a pretty successful entrepreneur in LA's startup community but he also struggles with depression. He and many others use ketamine to help with their lows. Full Article
ess Watch the Hyperloop Complete Its First Successful Test Ride By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:20:00 +0000 The Hyperloop is one step closer to becoming a reality. If it works, the new form of transportation could mean a journey from LA to San Francisco would take just 50 minutes. Full Article
ess Man Dresses as a Car Seat in the Name of Self-Driving Science By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:17:00 +0000 A man dressed as a car seat to fool pedestrians and drivers into believing his van was driving itself. It's hilarious, but it's all in the name of autonomous vehicle research. Full Article
ess 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
ess Obsessed - The Ultimate Paper Airplane By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Over the last decade, designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has been building an incredibly detailed model of a Boeing 777, right down to the tiny seats and moving landing gear, using only paper folders and glue. Full Article