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20:09

Subtext®: It Knows What You’re Thinking Stop Thinking

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2016/12/15

Lately this feeling or maybe it's a thought what's the difference great another thing to think about add it to the list. Hard. To feel. Sure about anything it's in the CUPBOARD. NEXT TO THE MOUTHWASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:22

Shinola’s Quest to Make the Best Turntable You’ve...

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2016/12/14

If you want to know what's coming next from Shinola, the hipster-chic brand of watches, bikes, and seemingly all things leather, walk into the company's store in midtown Detroit. Go through the minimalist cafe; around the table of branded footballs, briefcases, and ping-pong paddles; and past the jewelry case. Then look right, through the floor-to-ceiling panes of glass. That's where I findSteve Welbourn, a quiet guy with wispy facial hair and a navy hoodie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:40

Stop Trying to Kill Smartphones. You Can’t Kill...

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2016/12/13

That five-inch phone in your pocket, the one you absolutely can't live without, does damn near anything these days.It is the Great Usurper, rendering everything from newspapers to music players to actual human interaction all but obsolete. People embraced smartphones faster than any other gadget in the history of the world, creating a trillion-dollar industry that is expected to reach more than six billion people in the next four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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4:38

United Won’t Be the Last Airline to Charge for...

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2016/12/12

Do you love getting onto an airplane? Because, let’s be honest, nobody is their best self when trying to muscle an overstuffed rolling bag down a narrow aisle and then up into an overhead bin that’s exactly, precisely, slightly too small for it. Well, you don’t have to worry about that anymore! Because starting in 2017, United Airlines is taking away your right to put a bag in the overhead altogether. OK, not exactly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:09

How to Make UV Light Out of Your Phone’s LED Flash

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2016/12/09

What is a blacklight and how do you make one? This is the topic of a recent MacGyver episode in which he quickly creates an improvised blacklight to find hidden messages on a wall. You can watch the scene here-and a disclaimer, I am currently the Technical Consultant for the show. But still, there's lots a great science in this one little scene. What is "Blacklight"? OK, it's not really a black light. It's better to call it what it is: ultraviolet light. Let's start with a quick overview of

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5:41

Review: Oculus Touch

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2016/12/08

Virtual reality needs motion controls, period. If you're an Oculus Rift owner, you may have had some fun times playing games that use the Xbox One controller packed in the box. Eagle Flight's pretty good. But eagles don't got no hands anyway. Any other situation, you're gonna want hands, and that means motion controls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:43

Review: Wacom Bamboo Slate

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2016/12/07

Pen-to-paper digital capturing tools like Wacom’s Bamboo Slate ($150) have been around for a while now, but they still seem like magic. There should be no way that you can draw a picture on a pad of paper, press a button, and have a perfect facsimile almost instantly pop up on your phone or your iPad. It defies the laws of… everything. Even if you know how it works, it still seems like it shouldn’t be possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:54

Defending Awful Christmas Films, and the Week’s Other...

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2016/12/06

Editor's note: We're proud to bring NextDraft-the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web-to WIRED.com. Every Friday you'll get a roundup of the week's most popular must-read stories from around the internet, courtesy of mastermind Dave Pell. So dig in and geek out. The Mile Spry Club Like the US and many other countries, Britain has a childhood obesity problem. One teacher witnessed the issue firsthand when she watched a group of 11-year-olds struggle to complete a lap. Learn more

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4:16

Review: Ozobot Evo

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2016/12/05

Playtime meets programming tool in Ozobot’s Evo, “the smart and social robot toy.” Well, let’s not get too carried away. Evo responds to programming, but that doesn’t exactly make it smart. I’m not sure a bunch of flashing lights, beeps, and whirrs qualify as social, but I suppose I’ve seen worse on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:48

Review: Como Audio Solo

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2016/12/02

When I was a young pup, I spent my first income tax refund on a pair of Cambridge SoundWorks bookshelf speakers. Those were my only speakers for more than ten years; they moved with me to six different cities. Later, I remember walking through the audio area of CES and stopping dead at the Tivoli Audio booth, impressed by how cool and retro the company’s little clock radios looked, and how surprisingly good they sounded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:50

Review: Asus ZenBook 3

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2016/12/01

ZenBook is an awfully good name for the laptop we consider today. Careful meditation will come in handy when pondering whether to fork over a stratospheric $1,599 for a 12.5-inch ultrabook. Asus offers its latest ZenBook 3in two incarnations, both in the same 12.5-inch chassis. The $1,099 cheapie model offersstripped-down specs, while paying $500 more for theupscale version gets you all the bells and whistles: Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a high-end 512GB SSD. Learn more about your ad choices

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23:15

Meet John Knoll, the Creative Genius Who Brought...

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2016/11/30

In one corner of John Knoll’s office at Lucasfilm stand three racks of imposing black computer servers. The sleek 6-foot-tall towers, complete with mechanical switches and fans, flash blue LEDs. Each bears the insignia of the Galactic Empire from Star Wars and a name—Death Star 748, Death Star 749. Imperial computers, these are. As impressive and menacing as the machines appear, they aren’t real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:55

Don’t Look Now, But 2016 Is Resurrecting Poetry

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2016/11/29

One day in early July, the poet Claudia Rankine was working in her study when her husband walked in. "I can't watch this," he said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:03

Doctor Strange Proves Learning Magic Isn’t Strange at...

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2016/11/28

You don't even have to watch the whole movie to get the best line from Doctor Strange. Let me set this up (mostly spoiler free). Stephen Strange (Doctor Strange) ends up meeting with The Ancient One and she shows him some seriously awesome stuff. Here is the conversation they have. Strange: How do I get from here to there? The Ancient One: How did you become a doctor? Strange: Study and practice-many years of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:29

McLaren Has Big Plans for Another Utterly Insane...

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2016/11/25

In the pantheon of supercars, the McLaren F1 holds a special place. Even now, almost a quarter-century after its arrival, its 240.1 mph top speed makes it the fastest naturally aspirated production car ever. Although designed for the street, it dominated at Le Mans. And it remains a drop-dead gorgeous automobile that deserves every superlative used to describe it. A list of things that set the F1 apart from any car you’ll ever drive runs as long as your arm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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36:51

What Silicon Valley Got Wrong About the 2016 Election

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2016/11/24

Whatever your politics, whatever your background, whatever your news sources, it seems fair to say that not many people saw the 2016 election ending this way. (Including, it appears, the guy who won the thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:18

Review: Plantroincs BackBeat Pro 2

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2016/11/23

Headphones rarely have to leave your head. They make phone calls, let you query of Siri or Google Assistant, and they give you hours of bliss as you consume podcasts, books, and playlists en masse. Having a pair that can do it all well is crucial. The Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 is a very capable and pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones that will give you more than 20 hours of comfortable listening on a charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:57

Review: Nerf N-Strike Elite Terrascout Remote Control...

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2016/11/22

What’s the best way to elevate a family holiday gathering? Tactical warfare! Nerf’s latest rolling drone should win a few battles. The Nerf N-Strike Elite Terrascout Remote Control Drone Blaster is basically a little remote-controlled tank. The non-flying “drone” cruises across rough terrain and shoots Nerf darts. The drone itself comes in two parts that need to be snapped together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:44

Official Star Wars Drones Go on Sale Next Week for...

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2016/11/21

We’ve written about Propel’s official Star Wars drones before, and frankly we’d write about them every day if we could find cause. Today brings actual news, though, of the flying speeder bike, X-Wing, Millennium Falcon, and Tie fighter that will be lighting up your living room this holiday season. You can pre-order them starting Tuesday, November 22, and they’ll cost $230 each. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:31

WIRED Book Club: Sex Criminals Titillates and Teases Us

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2016/11/18

Oh, to be young and touching yourself for the first time. You orgasm, and time stops. No, seriously. For a pubescent Suzie in Sex Criminals, the comic by writer Matt Fraction and artist Chip Zdarsky, that newfound superpower is real—and a cause for both excitement and confusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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