Think the Flash ad banners on certain websites are annoying? A new display technology promises to put pulsating electronic signs on everything from cereal boxes to medicine vials. By Bruce Gain.
A research breakthrough duplicates the security benefits of quantum cryptography using conventional electronics and copper wires. Making it practical is another matter. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
Victorian England has been sexed up at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, where the public can experience olde England while parting with their modern American money. By Lore Sjöberg.
LaCie's Carte Orange challenges tiny, pricey drives. <strong>Plus:</strong> Citizen and E Ink produce 4-foot-wide, flexible digital clock. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor.
The hit game's creator goes subtle for new garment line. <strong>Plus:</strong> G4 slinks quietly away from "TV for gamers" concept. From the Wired News blog Game|Life.
Automaker integrates Microsoft game console into its new concept car, the Urge. <strong>Plus:</strong> Foreign car manufacturers make Motor City home. From the Wired News blog Autopia.
Can we power the world with Florida lightning strikes? Will offshore windmills fuel New York's taxis and buses? The hydrogen boom is inspiring a wealth of inventions, but experts say most are a little goofy. By Dan Orzech.
Election officials in North Carolina face a lawsuit for allegedly violating a much-lauded state law designed to protect the integrity of elections and electronic voting machines. By Kim Zetter.
The Casual Courier could put a few extra bucks in your pocket for the holidays, or deliver your present on the cheap -- as long as you can stomach a certain amount of risk. By Rachel Metz.
It might feel like a hole being drilled into the head, but it could be a hole in the heart that causes migraines. Now, a California company wants to treat the killer headaches by "welding" shut heart defects. By Jenny Cutraro.
With a new version of the open-source browser out, we offer our guide to the nifty, fun Firefox extensions that will change your life. By Quinn Norton.
If bird flu becomes a pandemic, we're going to need more health-care workers fast. Luckily, we can beef up the ranks quickly -- training volunteers with video games. By Abby Christopher.