Scientists are growing rat neurons in a dish to learn about human brain development. They're only clumps of brain, but they're learning. By Brandon Keim.
A new subwoofer design delivers booming bass from a slim, compact tube, bringing low-end punch to places it's never been before. TVs, iPod docks and desktop speakers could sound as rich and spacious as your home stereo. By Dan Orzech.
Forget plastic discs. Downloading games to your console is the new way to play -- and it could revive the industry. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.
The extreme summer temperatures and resulting power blackouts expose how dependent we really are on electricity. As "hotter than normal" becomes normal, it's time we considered our possible futures. Commentary by Momus.
Bill Goggins, an influential figure at Wired magazine for a decade, collapses and dies while running in the San Francisco Marathon. Colleagues remember him as a man with wide-ranging appetites who helped give the magazine its bite.
The government asks an appeals court Monday to overturn last week's landmark decision to let an anti-eavesdropping lawsuit go forward. In 27B Stroke 6.
Ignition keys with signal-emitting chips were supposed to put car thieves out of business. No such luck -- but try telling that to your insurance company. By Brad Stone from Wired magazine.
Milan city officials test a street-cleaning technique that doesn't force people to move their automobiles. Some lucky residents will get fewer parking tickets and enjoy the convenience. Nicole Martinelli reports from Milan.
Organizers of the Electronic Entertainment Expo announce that the glitzy trade show has been cancelled, to be replaced with a more "intimate, targeted" event in 2007. Reactions on the Game|Life blog.
Interactive cookbook software is helping the Nintendo DS find an untapped audience in Japan. Could this herald a Long Tail approach to the game market? Commentary by Chris Kohler.
Verizon ditches the monthly music fee and adds MP3 support to its "Chocolate" phone, but still won't let subscribers use plain old MP3 ringtones even if they're legal. In Listening Post.