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Wired

WIRED: DIY Laser Hacks

I wrote this for the December 2007 issue, but I didn’t have this blog then so here we are.

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WIRED: Nap Tech

Yes, technology bleeds into every little crevice of our lives, like a zombie virus. Here’s my Wired article for the June issue. I particularly enjoy the characterization of me, which is way cooler than I actually am.

Always go to wired.com or subscribe to the mag.

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2008 CES: Casio EX-F1 Camera

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2008 CES: The Neonode N2

While eating at a schmancy sushi place in the Venetian, I noticed a Nordic looking fellow when he pulled out what looked like the result of an iPhone accidentally knocking up a CB radio mic. The bastard device in question was the Neonode N2, a cellular phone of Swedish citizenship with no carrier in the [...]

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2008 CES: 3-D DLP HDTV

Samsung really impressed me this year. From the capable yet stylish Blackjack II cell phone to a powerful virtual surround Sound Bar with a wireless Bluetooth subwoofer to a new Ultra Mobile PC to RSS on your TV to OLEDs and larger smooth HDs to a freaking PERSONAL CELL TOWER, this peddler in electronic [...]

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Nitrocellulose Pwns Lance Burton

Hey, Cotton…Nitric and sulfuric acids OWN your ass! The aforementioned cellular ass-owning was recently demonstrated by Dr. Chris Schrempp and myself on Wired Science. While this experiment would have no doubt led to accusations of witchcraft and bodily crushing by stones as directed by a 17th-century Middlesex court, today’s Science has rendered its exhibitors little [...]

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Venterview

Craig Venter exists to define the word "Maverick." Drafted into Vietnam as a young surfer lacking direction, he received a crash course in battlefield surgery. Upon his return to the States, he leapfrogged his way through the education system with a number of honorable distinctions and ultimately became the guy who mapped the human genome. [...]

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What's Inside Rainn Wilson?

Many years ago, Rainn Wilson and I were skillfully carved up by Rob Zombie in a movie. Now, reunited in the name of science, we peel back the enigmatic layers of a common household item to reveal the pulpy chemical center. Rainn was kind enough to take an afternoon away from The Office to donate [...]

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Hey Ravers! Make a Glow Stick!

Going to a rave in 1993? You need a glow stick! I can’t help you with the Dr. Seuss hat and clock necklace, but I did manage to dig up some chemicals on the web that were flagged as hazardous materials three whole times before they were delivered. All you need is hundreds of dollars [...]

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Chem Lab!

This was a particularly fun segment to shoot. It’s part 1 of a 2 part series of exothermic reactions. Dr. Chris Schrempp, professor of chemistry at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucumonga, was kind enough to drop by and make the most of the WiSci flask and hot plate set.

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