Hearing-impaired people can now communicate by video phone, thanks to a sophisticated system that recognizes American Sign Language and a network of translators on hand to complete the call. By Ryan Singel.
The pastoral sounds of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony serve to remind us, yet again, that life has gotten away from us. Let us lay our blanket alongside the brook and drink the sweet, sweet wine. Commentary by Tony Long.
The Monkees catapulted him to stardom, but he's come a long way, baby. The Grammy-winning film producer and musician who invented MTV talks about digital music, MySpace and corporate media. Wired News interview by Jason Silverman.
The telecom giant asks for the return of technical documents that purport to show how it helped the NSA install internet wiretap gear as part of a secret domestic surveillance operation. By Ryan Singel.
Snakelike robots fortified with cameras and sensors could inch up and around storm drains and pipes to help rescue victims trapped by natural disasters.
Want to swing with lovely ladies from the game series? That's just sad, but we'll hook you up anyway. Plus: The silent shame of the penultimate panel pause. In Table of Malcontents.
Pundits bash the former Van Halen singer over the appalling dearth of quality on his radio talk show. Plus: New Beatnik Filmstars MP3s.... Convert loose change into iTunes purchases. In Listening Post.
Portable gadgets are tons of fun, but hauling all those gizmos poses a style and comfort conundrum. Luckily, some contraptions let real men tote their gear without jeopardizing their masculinity. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. This column is available as a .