Kohler gets his Wii out! He's even threatening to take it to the zoo. Can his journalistic integrity win over his love for this console? Plus a review of Viking: Battle For Asgard.
Artist Aaron Koblin's phalanx of 10,000 sheep, all drawn by random strangers through Amazon's labor distribution mechanism, The Mechanical Turk. Koblin's goal was to raise questions about the emergence of new labor systems in the information age.
In this animated promotional video, defense contractor BAE Systems shows off its vision for "Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology" -- tiny, swarming, bug-like robots. The Army just gave the company a $38
million contract to head up a consortium of researchers into the next-gen mini-drones.
Check out the first video blong from Game|Life, Wired's videogame channel. We review No More Heroes (Wii) and Rez HD (XBox 360), two games with no shortage of amazing graphic style. Which one comes out on top?
There are two things the Internet excels at: helping us connect with people, and helping us avoid people. Twitter fits right into the crawlspace between these functions, giving you an IV drip of tiny pseudo-interactions. Take a look at this exciting, not particularly new site with our guide to social networking.
Do you ever get in arguments on the Internet? If not, get a refund from your ISP, because you're not getting your money's worth. This handy guide to logical fallacies will aid you in any argument. It won't actually help you win, but it will allow you to keep changing the subject until your opponent gives up. And on the Web, that's just as good!
Wired's Michael Belfiore goes past Virgin's PR machine to assess the problems of Virgin Galactic's space venture. Pilot Brian Binnie and passengers talk risks and rewards.
Ever wanted to be a wizard, binding demons as easily as a human being changes a litter box? First, your neophyte wizard needs to master a few less-impressive spells.
Seeing, as it turns out, is not believing. Not if you're smart. Human visual processing is so unreliable that in the right light, a Chevy Tahoe LS can appear to be a small book of quinoa recipes. This video is a guide to some of the more well-known optical illusions out there ... or is it?
The Difference Engine was an accurate mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage in the 1840s, but was never built in its inventor's lifetime. Here, its modern builder explains how it works.
As the Cougar Ace cargo ship begins to capsize just south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the tech cowboys of Titan Salvage are called in to save the sinking vessel.
Wired visits Potenco, makers of a pull-cord power generator the company says could bring power to hundreds of millions. We put it through the paces with one of the company's founders at their headquarters inside the Alameda Naval Base near Oakland, California.
A look at Maker Faire 2008, including the Western Warship Combat Club's 1/44 scale battleships, and False Profit Laboratories' PyroCardium fire sculpture.
Game|Life's Chris Kohler shows off his Philips CDI, CD-ROM-based gaming system from the early 1990s. Wired's Chris Baker plays these old, often horrible games for your amusement. Game reviews include: Hotel Mario, Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda the Wand of Gamelon.
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