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Video: Federer's Incredible Shot Wows US Open Fans

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:35
In his first-round matchup last night at the US Open, Roger Federer (for the second year in a row) made an incredible, between-the-legs shot against Argentina's Brian Dabul that sent the sell-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium to its feet.


NSFW: Make My Vibrator Vintage

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:26
Lady Clankington’s Cabinet of Carnal Curiosities, a new steampunk-themed set of sex toys, is just in time for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s forthcoming comedy Hysteria, about the invention of the modern vibrator.


How Cadavers Made Your Car Safer

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:23
Automakers are loathe to discuss it, but they still use cadavers to test vehicle safety technology because dummies don't have organs and computer modeling isn't there yet.


Accessory Will Make Your Wiimote a Remote Vibrator

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:00
Mojowijo is a teledildonic accessory for the Nintendo Wiimote, which is somewhat ironic given the console's family-friendly reputation.


Startup Gives Digital Textbooks the Ol' College Try

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 16:58
With the rise of tablets and e-readers, software developers and textbook publishers are making yet another effort to take textbooks digital. The latest entrant is Inkling, a textbook app for the iPad.


OMG — MG TD EV Looks Sweet

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:00
It doesn't go very fast, and it doesn't go very far, but this home-brew EV has style to spare.


Micro-Distilleries Lead the Geek Booze Craze

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:00
The micro-distilling frenzy gets even more micro with limited-edition booze infused with geek concentrate.


Drill Down: Going Deep With NYC's Second Avenue Subway Project

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:00
In New York City, an 800-foot long, two-story-tall tunnel-boring machine is drilling the long-awaited Second Avenue Subway Line that has been 75 years in the making. Wired Science takes you underground to see the project up close.


Author Simon Singh Puts Up a Fight in the War on Science

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:00
Wired speaks to author Simon Singh, who has become a hero to those challenging the pseudoscience surrounding everything from global warming to evolution.


Aug. 31, 1920: News Radio Makes News

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:00
A Detroit station airs what is believed to be the first radio news broadcast. The exact headlines of that day are of no historical significance, but with this local newscast a nascent medium finally conveys a message so compelling that it would soon capture the world's imagination as only television and the internet would, many, many years later.


China's Secret Satellite Rendezvous 'Suggestive of a Military Program'

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:50
A pair of Chinese satellites have met in orbit. It's either a sign of China's increasingly sophisticated space program or a sign of its increasingly sophisticated space warfare program.


HP Holds Navy Network 'Hostage' for $3.3 Billion

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:04
The Navy has to pay HP billions to buy the out-of-date equipment and examine blueprints for the network. It's another example of the military's utter reliance on outside contractors.


Google Saves E-Mail With 'Priority' Message Filtering

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 04:01
Gmail users can now choose to let Google sort their inbox by the most pressing messages, thanks to a new feature called Priority Inbox — think of it as a sort of reverse spam filter which bubbles messages to the top of the queue based on what you read and respond to.


Hunt for Infinity Killer Heats Up in New <em>Dexter</em> ARG

Wired Top Stories - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:39
This year at Comic-Con, Showtime launched an alternate reality game that gives players the opportunity to hunt down a serial killer known as The Infinity Killer. This game is the newest installment in a series of viral campaigns Showtime has used over the years to promote its dark drama Dexter. Readers should be warned that some of the links in this article may lead to graphic images akin to those shown in the television series.


Dead Codebreaker Was Linked to NSA Intercept Case

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 23:00
A British codebreaker found dead under mysterious circumstances worked with the NSA on intercepted e-mails that helped convict would-be terrorist bombers.


New <cite>Tron: Legacy</cite> Billboard Spotlights Olivia Wilde

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:42
To promote Tron: Legacy's December release, Disney is juicing up the film's girl power factor with massive billboards featuring a shot of disc-carrying Quorra, played by Olivia Wilde.


Twitter Moves to OAuth: The OAuthcalypse Is Nigh

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:30
Twitter is killing support for basic user authentication in third-party apps on Tuesday morning. Instead, Twitter will now require all third-party app developers to use OAuth for user authentication.


Heaps of Fossils From Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Discovered

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:30
One of paleontology’s most revered fossil sites now has a baby brother. Scientists have discovered a group of astonishing fossils high in the Canadian Rockies, just 40 kilometers from the famous Burgess Shale location, at Stanley Glacier. About half of the animal groups found there, such as trilobites, are found at other Burgess sites in different abundances. But the creatures unearthed also include eight taxa previously unknown to science.


Alleged WikiLeaks Leaker Hires Civilian Defense Attorney

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 21:13
Alleged WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning has hired a civilian attorney to defend him.


Feds Propose Letter Grades for Vehicle Efficiency

Wired Top Stories - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:47
Electric vehicles would get an A+, your SUV would get a C+ and everyone's spared an F under the biggest proposed change to new car window stickers in 30 years.


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