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Apple iPad vs. Cinder Block-WIRED’s Battle Damage

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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.

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Apple iPad vs. Cinder Block-WIRED’s Battle Damage

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Extreme Tech Tests with The Indie Machines-WIRED's Battle Damage

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The Indie Machines’ Erik Beck and Justin Johnson are here to destroy your electronics—all in the name of science. Watch as they put each gadget through a 3-part destruction test, like taking a sled...

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Apple iPad vs. Cinder Block-WIRED’s Battle Damage

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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...
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The Window Play

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A New Airship Takes to the Skies-WIRED

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How to Make a Giant Creature Play

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It's Back! Watch a Teaser of the Biggest, Baddest Creature Coming to Life for Comic-Con

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See Which Tricked-Out Giant Creature Will Be Brought to Life At San Diego Comic-Con 2014-WIRED

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How Do You Scale Up the Design of a Giant Creature?-WIRED

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Watch the Full-Body Mechanics of the 2,000-Pound Giant Creature in Action-WIRED

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Jimmy Kimmel take the fully formed giant creature for a ride down Hollywood Blvd.

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The Most Wanted Man in the World Play

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The Most Wanted Man in the World: Behind the Scenes with Edward Snowden - WIRED

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It took almost a year to arrange to interview and photograph Edward Snowden in Moscow, where he has sought asylum. Author James Bamford and photographer Platon reflect back on their encounters with...

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The Most Wanted Man in the World: Edward Snowden in His Own Words - WIRED

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Dispatched to Moscow, famed portrait photographer Platon captured a never-before-seen side of Edward Snowden for WIRED. In this riveting montage, the elusive whistleblower explains the thinking beh...
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Teens Move into One House to Pursue Their Dreams in Silicon Valley as the 2014 Thiel Fellows

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Are You an Adult or a Kid? The Thiel Fellows Gear Up for Orientation ... and Adulthood

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The Thiel Fellows Get an Inside Look at Silicon Valley as They Tour Google-Teen Technorati-WIRED

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The Thiel Fellows Visit TechShop in SF & Gain Access to Innovative Equipment & Technology-WIRED

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Brilliant Teens Shack Up in the Bay Area to Bring Their $100K Ideas to Life-Teen Technorati-WIRED

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To Infinity & Beyond: The Fellows Visit NASA & Learn About the Future of Life on the Moon-WIRED

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Design FX Play

Ever wonder what it takes to bring monsters, robots, and zombies to life on the silver screen? Go behind the scenes, into the making of Hollywood's biggest movies, to see how visual effects artists are using the latest technology to create some of your favorite characters.

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Hercules: Creating Mythical Creatures with Advanced Special Effects-Design FX-WIRED

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In Brett Ratner's new big-budget flick Hercules, the title star portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson battles mythical creatures, including a three-headed dog, giant boars and lions, and multi-hea...

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Game of Thrones: Using CGI & Live Action to Create the Dragons & Fights Scenes in Season 4-WIRED

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In season four of Game of Thrones a combination of CGI and live character action were used to create impressive fight scenes and stunning visual effects. Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind th...

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Transforming Human Motion-Capture Performances Into Realistic Apes

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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 ...

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X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Sentinels' Complicated Follicle Animation-Design FX-WIRED

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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...

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Disney's Maleficent: Re-creating Fully Digital Characters-Design FX-WIRED

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Angelina Jolie stars in Disney's new Maleficent, featuring a forest world of detailed visual effects. Mike Seymour delves into how facial movement experts Digital Domain, worked to re-create realis...

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Godzilla: Creating the Animalistic and Masculine Kaiju Monster-Design FX-WIRED

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After Roland Emmerich missed the mark with Godzilla in 1998, we had reason to be skeptical of Gareth Edwards' new remake. Fxguide's Mike Seymour goes inside the special effects behind the latest in...
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The Portable PC Computer from 1984-RetroGrade-WIRED's Comedic Look at Old School Gadgets

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'78 Mattel Football2 Handheld Video Game-RetroGrade-WIRED's Comedic Look @ Old School Gadgets

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The '77 Atari 2600 Video Game Console-RetroGrade-WIRED's Comedic Look at Old School Gadgets

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The '83 Apple IIe Personal Computer-RetroGrade-WIRED's Comedic Look at Old School Gadgets

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The '86 JVC Camcorder-RetroGrade-WIRED's Comedic Look at Old School Gadgets

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Angry Nerd Play

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Angry Nerd: Why Body Swapping Is Awesome on TV, But Crappy in Movies-WIRED

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n/aBBC 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...

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Angry Nerd: Why the Best Comic-Book-to-Film Adaptations Are Not Always the Most Faithful

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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 ...

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Angry Nerd: What Makes "Doctor Who" Great Are the Sidekicks, Not the Time Lord-WIRED

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Scripts for upcoming episodes of Doctor Who have leaked online, but should you read them before they air? It doesn't matter! The scripts aren't the secret to the Doctor's longevity. It's the compan...

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Angry Nerd: Luc Besson can give us "Lucy" but Marvel and DC can't give us She-Hulk or Black Widow?

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Scarlett Johansson stars as the ass-kicking, nearly superhuman protagonist in the new sci-fi action flick Lucy. But while the French—namely the film's writer and director Luc Besson—continue to put...

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Angry Nerd: Reboots We Need Way More Than "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"-WIRED

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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?

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Angry Nerd: Give Me a Standalone Comic-Book Movie or Give Me Death-WIRED

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Is it too much to ask for a comic-book flick that doesn't rely on three crappy prequels for the plot to make sense? Let's lose the complicated, interwoven story lines and focus on quality standalon...
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What's Inside Play

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What's Inside: An Average Cup of Coffee-WIRED

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Codefellas Play

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Codefellas S1 EP1: When Topple met Winters-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP2: Meet Big Data-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP3: How to Hack a Website-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP4: The AntiSocial Network-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP5: Spy vs. Spy-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP7: 25 Reasons the NSA Should Hire Buzzfeed Staffers-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP9: How to Hack a Telegram-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP10: How to Cheat to Win-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP11: Shout to All My Lost Spies-WIRED

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Codefellas S1 EP12: The Cougar Lies with Spanish Moss-WIRED

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