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Wired Checks Out the Hexa - the Facinating Yet Unsettling Six-Legged Robot  Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment and Wired From The Scene's Wired channel, Wired's Matt Simon reports on HEXA - a six legged robot. It's maker, Vincross, is creating an open market place to give it some special moves. Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and Wired  for showing us nerds how six legs are better than two.

Wired Channel on The Scene Releases Update on the Hyperloop Photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment and Wired Hyperloop - Hype or Real? Hyperloop, as promoted on the website ,   is a promise to move people and things at airline speeds for the price of a bus ticket. Sounds sweet, huh?  On July 12,  Hyperloop One   announced the successful completion of the world's first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment.  The  Wired channel on The Scene   just released a video update on the the hyperloop. Still there is some hurdles to go but as emerging technology, we need to take a step at a time. Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment  and  Wired  for showing us nerds how Hyperloop is moving to reality. Check it out! The Nerd Stalker Team

Voices in Despicable Me 3 Take a Crack at Google Most Burning Questions Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment / Wired From The Scene's Wired channel 'Despicable Me 3' stars and former The Office's Steve Carell and former SNL star Kristen Wiig answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and Wired  for showing us nerds how Dr. Kasthuri handles this challenge.

The Scene's Junkin Media Channel Shows Kid's Reaction to Going to Disneyland  Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment / Jukin Media Summer usually brings a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth?  Jukin Media puts a compilation of videos together on kid's reactions to going to Disneyland .   Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and Jukin Media  for showing us nerds how Dr. Kasthuri handles this challenge.

Wired Follows Ferrari Enthusiasts Make a 308 Electric GT Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment At the  2016 Geneva Motor Show ,  Ferrari  Chairman  Sergio Marchionne  told the media clearly that Ferrari is  not   interested  in building an all-electric car.  Marchionne said "With Ferrari, it's almost an obscene concept,". He went on to say "You'd have to shoot me first." With makers, those comments make the perfect gauntlet challenge. Eric  Hutchison, of electric car conversion company -Electric GT, worked EV specialist Michael Bream at EV West to engineer and design an electric powerplant that can be integrated into a late 70's 308GT. This beast has more torque than the original V8 and may even have a better 0-60 time. Thanks to the Wired Channel of Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene  for documenting this gem of a Ferrari maker paradise.

Director Werner Hertzog Discusses Texting, Emojis and Selfies Images courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment Last year, Filmmaker Werner Herzog released a investigative documentary on the current state digital world called Lo and Behold - Reveries of the Connected World . Filmmaker Werner Herzog talks to Wired about the his digital world. Is he on Facebook, Twitter or even has a mobile phone? Watch this to find out. Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and WIRED for showing us the digital side of Werner Herzog.

Wired Asks a Neurologist to Explain E xplain a Scientific Topic from a 5 year-old to a Neural Entrepreneur. Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment Can an expert neuroscientist explain complicated neurological concepts to a five year old?  WIRED  asked neuroscientist   Bobby Kasthuri to explain neuroscience research of mapping the brain called Connectome  to a people of five age ranges.  Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and WIRED for showing us nerds how Dr. Kasthuri handles this challenge.

Wired Gets Seniors to React to Bottle Flipping Seniors React To Bottle Flipping (photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) Based on all accounts, kids love bottle flipping, parents hate it. But what  about  seniors? WIRED  asked a group of seniors what they know about bottle flipping, then gives them an opportunity to show off their flipping skills.  Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment and WIRED for what these cool seniors think.

Toyota Made a Tiny Robot To Keep You Company On Your Commute Kirobo Mini by Toyota (photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene) Toyota bills this as their "vision of a future where humans and artificial intelligence work together for a better world" Enter the $400, 10cm high, packed with tons of cuteness - Kirobo Mini. Toyota says "He can talk to you, gesture at you, and detect and respond to your emotions, but his mission as your new portable friend doesn’t end there." With people spending an average of 4.3 years of our lives in our cars (which equates to traveling to the moon and back three times) Toyota believes that much can be learnt about our behavior and emotion while driving. And that’s where Kirobo Mini could help. Thanks to  Conde Nast Entertainment and N EWSY for a peek into this cool robot driving companion.

The Scene's The New Yorker Channel Explores Challenges to Night Star-gazing In a Big City The Weekend Must Watch (photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer) Live in city? Do you stargaze on a clear night?  Thanks to  The New Yorker channel on Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene , The New Yorker's senior video producer, Sky Dylan Robbins, in The End of Darkness  takes you with The Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, to find dark areas in New York which in most major cities is getting more difficult to find.   Check it out!

The Scene's Forbes Channel Explores What You Spend to Go to Work and Offers Tips The Weekend Must Watch (photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer) Do you know what work costs you yearly? To spend money you have to make money, right? Well there are costs associated with your employment.  Thanks to the Forbes channel on Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene , Forbes takes you on a video infographic about areas in your work life that costs you money (Transportation, Lunch, Coffee, Pet Care, Day Care, Clothing, etc.) and some tips on how to make it less of a hit on the pocketbook. Check it out!

Wired Looks At the Science of Track & Field  The Science of Sports- Track & Field (photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) Now that the olympics is in the books, all you couch potato olympians can start training for Tokyo be the next Usain Bolt. Maybe? Possibly? In this video form "The Science of Sports" on The Scene's Wired Channel, olympians give you some tips and talk about the dynamics of running. See you in four years.

Wired's Digital Series 'Tech Guts' tears down Nokia 3310 and iPhone6s Classic Nokia 3310 and Apple iPhone 6s (photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) The classic Nokia 3310 was introduced in Y2K and the Apple iPhone6 was released almost a year ago. That's a whopping 15 years of technology. We would like to say that the indestructable Nokia 3310 was the predecessor to the popular "Chocolate bar" series of phones. You can learn a lot from TechRadar's memorial article on the 3310 . Wired's digital video series Tech Guts tears down the phone duo to show how technology has progressed in 15 years. Check it out!

Steve Utaski's Short Satirizes Email Opt-Outs Opting Out (photo courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) Steve Utaski wrote and directed this satirical short of a common frustration - Opting out of an email subscription. An office guy, played by Randy Scholtz, tries to opt-out of a email subscription only to be treated like going through a bitter relationship breakup. Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment for the opportunity to review. Check it out below!

Mike Seymour breaks down Star Trek Beyond Special Effects Star Trek Beyond Title (Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment) The Nerd Stalkers love special effects (FX). Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment for the opportunity to review.  fxguide.com 's Mike Seymour takes viewers into a deep dive as he breaks down  Star Trek Beyond FX  in the latest episode of WIRED’s  Design FX . From the digital construction of the Starship Enterprise all the way down to the creation of the extraterrestrials, WIRED’s popular digital video series has all the secrets of the film’s incredible special effects. Check it out this weekend.

Wired Tries Out the Ultimate Maker Iron Man Glove Iron Man Glove replicated by serious maker (photo courtesy of The Scene/Wired) What happens when you turn a maker on to a high power laser? Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene for a fun look at all the things that are possible when wielding the powerful Iron Man glove with a blue 3W laser(3000x more powerful than a laser pointer). The Iron Man glove was designed and built by Patrick Priebe of Laser Gadgets .  WIRED tested a real-life Iron Man glove. Here’s a look at all the everyday things (balloons, lighting a match, lighting a candle, etc.) that they subjected to this powerful glove. Check out the video!

Wired Premieres Series 'Tech Guts' Shows How Far Apple Desktop Technology Has Evolved in Three Plus Decades Mac: 1983 to 2016 (Courtesy of Wired) Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment for the preview. WIRED's new digital video series  Tech Guts  tears down two different pieces of beloved mac tech: one classic and one current. In the premiere episode,  Wired presents Apple’s IIe and 27” iMac. Watch as they pull them apart, compare them and offer a few cultural details, stats and tech bits long the way. A quick view of how far desktop technology has come in 3+ decades. Give it a view!

WIRED and Conde Nast Entertainment Brings 4 Entertaining Star Wars Videos Finally, it’s almost here - today is the years-long anticipated premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and people fighting for line position to the box office. We have some great Star Wars videos on the WIRED channel of Condé Nast Entertainment's   The Scene to help you wait out long waiting lines. Thanks to Conde Nast Entertainment for sharing the force with us.

Wired's Channel on Conde Nast Entertainment's "The Scene" Reports on this Exciting New Sport Welcome to the world of FPV Drone Racing. FPV means First Person View where the pilot and spectator  wear goggles and experience the race from the drone’s attached camera . You can call it a new industry, but the world of drone racing is quickly becoming a popular sport. This year was marked by the US  Drone Racing Nationals held at the California State Fairgrounds and covered by the national media. Poised to make its mainstream debut in 2016, The Drone Racing League is like car racing but features drones flying in mid-air at speeds of 90mph.  Check out WIRED Staff Writer Tim Moynihan  as he explores the world of drone racing in two new videos giving the viewer an overview of the sport and the technology behind it. Both videos just went live on WIRED’s channel on  THE SCENE ,  the premiere digital video storytelling platform from  Condé ...

WIRED uses Lego to re-create the iconic scenes and structures from the original “Star Wars” trilogy, and then smash them into tiny pieces You nerds like seeing things blown up, right? In  Star Wars Episode III , the TIE starfighter suffered a devastating blow from asteroid impact.  In the latest episode of WIRED’s “Star Wars Lego Destruction” digital video series,  a slo-mo Lego replica of the crushing scene has been made. Check out the Tie Fighter in the video!