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on November 1, 2015
The subscription is 5 stars but the 2015 Kindle no longer supports the Wired App which means there is no way to read or download past issues that were already purchased.
on January 5, 2014
Wired used to be a lot better than it is now. They seem to be more formulaic with their selection of articles these days whereas 5 or 7 years ago they where more organic and risky. there may have been a dud issue once in a while but their topics made me contemplate ideas and parts of society or technologies that I either didn't know to exist or wrongly thought that I wouldn't be interested in. Now they have some mandatory topic categories that they need to cover in every issue. They even have an obligatory crime/suspense article which while mildly interesting seems to have no place in wired. The media/entertainment section is tired. I skip it completely. I think Wired doesn't know what it wants to be. Is it for geeks or nerds? I serves both of us better than any other magazine out there, don't get me wrong, but I fear it is on a trajectory that will ultimately cause me to not renew one year.
If you are trying to decide wither or not to subscribe, just go to a bookstore and read a copy. If you like it, it is pretty much the same every issue. different content but same formula.
If you are trying to decide wither or not to subscribe, just go to a bookstore and read a copy. If you like it, it is pretty much the same every issue. different content but same formula.
on April 9, 2014
Yea, sometimes Wired gets it wrong. Go back four years and some of their "100%" prediction fail to come to pass.
And, I am old school. I like the touch and feel of a real magazine. And Wired is cool for those who prefer that. But the digital edition for Kindle is exactly what a digital magazine should be.
Animated or video ads, they actually keep my attention. Video segments as an added element to articles? Far better on the digital edition.
Either way, Wired and Fast Company are two magazines you need to subscribe to; dead tree or digital-if you want to keep up.
Take it from a guy who spent three decades in banking, reading the WSJ and Business Week. They can't touch Wired and Fast Company.
And, I am old school. I like the touch and feel of a real magazine. And Wired is cool for those who prefer that. But the digital edition for Kindle is exactly what a digital magazine should be.
Animated or video ads, they actually keep my attention. Video segments as an added element to articles? Far better on the digital edition.
Either way, Wired and Fast Company are two magazines you need to subscribe to; dead tree or digital-if you want to keep up.
Take it from a guy who spent three decades in banking, reading the WSJ and Business Week. They can't touch Wired and Fast Company.
on November 7, 2015
For modern-day man! --and woman!
Insightful, jam packed with articles, blurbs and information on cutting edge topics, technology, and the future--great investigative stories--like 10 magazines in one! Get this magazine if you want to have a chance on keeping up with the future.
"And There I Was" by DH Koester
Insightful, jam packed with articles, blurbs and information on cutting edge topics, technology, and the future--great investigative stories--like 10 magazines in one! Get this magazine if you want to have a chance on keeping up with the future.
"And There I Was" by DH Koester
on January 15, 2011
I have been a subscriber for 3 years and have enjoyed every issue of WIRED. Wired (1-year auto-renewal) It is well worth the subscription price. I like the writing, the articles are written so that anyone can understand the subject matter without seeming condescending. The graphics, layout and photos are appealing, too. Overall, it has a nice, glossy, catchy, NOW feeling, not too heavy, not too fluffy. Just right on the science and heavy subject matter. My sons, ages 27 and 22, both liked it so well (my magazines kept wandering off BEFORE I got to read them) that I got them their own subscription. There is a column on the Top 10 newest coolest. There are articles about the future of technology--without being too uber-geeky. Although there are articles about gaming and computing, it is NOT a gamers mag nor is it a computing magazine. It really is about technology and art and science and basically our brave, new world, to borrow a title. I never fail to learn SOMETHING, neither does my Uber-Geek son. That should tell you something right there. There is a regular feature where they test new technology/products and review & rate it. Wired even has Endgame, a puzzle/game/think test each month--a real challenge, usually.
Wired is a magazine that almost anyone can enjoy if they are interested in modern life, technology or what's new/coming. If you like to be in the know, want to have something to amaze and amuse at the water cooler or just want to sound like you KNOW about what's going on outside the headlines, then WIRED might just fill the void for you...it also makes a GREAT gift for almost any age--from High School and beyond!
The price is right, too--you can't get this much entertainment and knowledge for such a low price anywhere else (ok, except the internet, but who has time to get sucked in for HOURS on the net? WIRED puts it all together for you in 1 place and in a very user friendly way) No app to download. Just sign up TODAY!
Wired is a magazine that almost anyone can enjoy if they are interested in modern life, technology or what's new/coming. If you like to be in the know, want to have something to amaze and amuse at the water cooler or just want to sound like you KNOW about what's going on outside the headlines, then WIRED might just fill the void for you...it also makes a GREAT gift for almost any age--from High School and beyond!
The price is right, too--you can't get this much entertainment and knowledge for such a low price anywhere else (ok, except the internet, but who has time to get sucked in for HOURS on the net? WIRED puts it all together for you in 1 place and in a very user friendly way) No app to download. Just sign up TODAY!
on July 29, 2011
I received WIRED free for one year and enjoyed it so much I've renewed for two years. The first thing that surprised me was the quality of the writing. Then, I love their offbeat approach, graphics and humor.
Some months I've started reading and thought, "Gosh, this is going to be a boring issue, I'll have to e-mail them" and then the next article will be a mind blower. The writing throughout is excellent, informational, entertaining, and sprinkled with humor, irony and pops to the mind.
I'm a 68 year old woman who (born too soon) loves technology and wouldn't be without my iPad. I don't understand much of the workings of all the hardware but I'm hooked to information consumption. This magazine is good for that. Thank you, WIRED, for giving us magazine subscribers free access to the tablet edition. Love it! Keep up the good work!
I might add that many of the negative reviews have to do with delivery and not the quality of the magazine itself. I think this is unfair because it drags down the total rate.
Carolyn
Some months I've started reading and thought, "Gosh, this is going to be a boring issue, I'll have to e-mail them" and then the next article will be a mind blower. The writing throughout is excellent, informational, entertaining, and sprinkled with humor, irony and pops to the mind.
I'm a 68 year old woman who (born too soon) loves technology and wouldn't be without my iPad. I don't understand much of the workings of all the hardware but I'm hooked to information consumption. This magazine is good for that. Thank you, WIRED, for giving us magazine subscribers free access to the tablet edition. Love it! Keep up the good work!
I might add that many of the negative reviews have to do with delivery and not the quality of the magazine itself. I think this is unfair because it drags down the total rate.
Carolyn
on August 29, 2008
For many years wired was THE magazine of a technological future, presenting technologically driven material as a world changing force. This was nerdiness without submission, and one could be interested in technology without retreating from the world. The world was becoming technology.
There was plenty of technocratic bombast, many things that were written about died in the cradle, and Wired was as closely linked to the dot-com boom as any publication, but few magazines could grasp the present, and grasp ideas of the future so well as Wired.
Wired also had a countercultural edge because it, simply because the people involved with it were willing to play with, or at least touch, any interesting and new idea that fell within Wired's orbit. This was not a magazine for everyone, but it fit its niche well.
Lately something in the tone of the magazine seems to be changing. Rather than reporting from the inside of the technologically driven world, it seems as if Wired is increasingly chasing celebrities, and involving itself with things that are trendy in the media world.
Wired is not gone, per se, but frankly, when you see Martha Stewart on the cover, apparently because she is famous, and has hired people to integrate, in no novel or overwhelming way, a website with her other media activities, it is safe to say that Wired is becoming disconnected with its audience. While many articles are still interesting, the number of good ones is declining, and the tone of the magazine has shifted. One gets a strong feeling reading it that many of the staffers used to work at Cosmopolitan or Time, and are really more interested in faddish popular crisis and fashion than they are in technology. I can't yet say that Wired is bad, and there is no good substitute for it that I know about, but unfortunately, it seems as if the magazine is heading downhill.
There was plenty of technocratic bombast, many things that were written about died in the cradle, and Wired was as closely linked to the dot-com boom as any publication, but few magazines could grasp the present, and grasp ideas of the future so well as Wired.
Wired also had a countercultural edge because it, simply because the people involved with it were willing to play with, or at least touch, any interesting and new idea that fell within Wired's orbit. This was not a magazine for everyone, but it fit its niche well.
Lately something in the tone of the magazine seems to be changing. Rather than reporting from the inside of the technologically driven world, it seems as if Wired is increasingly chasing celebrities, and involving itself with things that are trendy in the media world.
Wired is not gone, per se, but frankly, when you see Martha Stewart on the cover, apparently because she is famous, and has hired people to integrate, in no novel or overwhelming way, a website with her other media activities, it is safe to say that Wired is becoming disconnected with its audience. While many articles are still interesting, the number of good ones is declining, and the tone of the magazine has shifted. One gets a strong feeling reading it that many of the staffers used to work at Cosmopolitan or Time, and are really more interested in faddish popular crisis and fashion than they are in technology. I can't yet say that Wired is bad, and there is no good substitute for it that I know about, but unfortunately, it seems as if the magazine is heading downhill.
on March 1, 2015
A little too "cutesie". If you want to lift up the covers on things like network security, social networking and data mining, this is not the publication for you. It tries to be like Vogue or Cosmopolitan, not like Good Housekeeping or Better Homes & Gardens. When you talk about Technology, I want to read about where the rubber meets the road,
VINE VOICEon January 5, 2014
As the CEO of a small tech company, there are a few go-to magazines that keep me in the know of what the near-mainstream elements of the industry are thinking, and Wired is on the short list. Sometimes a bit shallow, it nevertheless offers timely insights and is read by more people than will admit it. This is a great resource if you are NOT a techie, but need to work with them. It's written so that even old managers like me can get a modicum of a clue. Worth the time.
