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For Senior Citizens, the Future of VR Lies in the Past

A new film project seeks to reconnect the elderly with the joys of everyday life. The post For Senior Citizens, the Future of VR Lies in the Past appeared first on WIRED .

Vignettes Invents a New Game Genre By Enchanting Your Phone

The iOS game, and others like it, transforms your phone into a window to a more joyful plane of reality. The post Vignettes Invents a New Game Genre By Enchanting Your Phone appeared first on WIRED .

How NASA Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them

Making space seem real and beautiful isn't just marketing. It's good for science, too. The post How NASA Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them appeared first on WIRED .

A Clever Plan to Secure the Internet of Things Could Still Have Big Drawbacks

Relying on companies to secure IoT at the device level hasn't worked. Cloudflare has a different approach. The post A Clever Plan to Secure the Internet of Things Could Still Have Big Drawbacks appeared first on WIRED .

Want Electric Airplanes? Sorry, But You Gotta Start Small and Boring

After the grandeur of Solar Impulse 2's round-the-world flight, André Borschberg is ready to start small. The post Want Electric Airplanes? Sorry, But You Gotta Start Small and Boring appeared first on WIRED .

Who’ll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics

Five years ago, the feds would never let a computer deliver a drug that could kill you. Then they approved the artificial pancreas. The post Who'll Be the First to Meld With the Machines? Diabetics appeared first on WIRED .

Let’s Do the Shocking Physics of Why Power Lines Sag

When a cable is supported by the two ends, it will hang down a bit depending on the tension in the cable. How can you model this cable sag with a computer? The post Let’s Do the Shocking Physics of Why Power Lines Sag appeared first on WIRED .

The Breast Pump Finally Joins the 21st Century

The device millions of women rely on is stuck decades behind the times. Now tech entrepreneurs are hacking this essential tool of motherhood. The post The Breast Pump Finally Joins the 21st Century appeared first on WIRED .

Handmaid’s Tale Is Somehow All the More Terrifying as a Hulu Show

The series is based on the 1985 novel, but it feels perfectly suited to 2017. The post Handmaid’s Tale Is Somehow All the More Terrifying as a Hulu Show appeared first on WIRED .

Facebook’s Race to Link Your Brain to a Computer Might Be Unwinnable

Facebook wants to beat the competition to the next big computing platform, including machine-brain interfaces. Never mind they might not work. The post Facebook's Race to Link Your Brain to a Computer Might Be Unwinnable appeared first on WIRED .

A Simple, Smart, and Elegant—Yes, Elegant—Glucose Monitor

One Drop's glucose meter is an uncommonly attractive alternative to the typical blood monitoring setup. The post A Simple, Smart, and Elegant—Yes, Elegant—Glucose Monitor appeared first on WIRED .

Meet the Brilliant Young Hackers Who’ll Soon Shape the World

They are young but not selfish. Brilliant but not dorky. Engaged but not political. The current class of college-age hackers will shape our future. The post Meet the Brilliant Young Hackers Who’ll Soon Shape the World appeared first on WIRED .

Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail

The chair of the FCC today said he would work to strip his own agency of the authority to enforce net neutrality. But the figt is far from over. The post Why the FCC’s Plans to Gut Net Neutrality Just Might Fail appeared first on WIRED .

Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too

Et tu, Alexa? The post Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too appeared first on WIRED .

Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense Is Still the Concert Film All Others Try to Be

The Talking Heads concert doc is still one of the greatest music films ever made. The post Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense Is Still the Concert Film All Others Try to Be appeared first on WIRED .