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WIRED December 2008: Issue Highlights


To interview the editors, or for more information on the stories below, please contact Jenna Landry at jenna_landry@wired, 212-286-6877 or Christina Valencia at christina_valencia@wired.com, 415-276-5190



COVER: Saving Microsoft—Can Ray Ozzie Fix the House that Bill Built?, pg. 170 | Download Cover PDF (296 KB)

Bill Gates is gone and Microsoft is bleeding, but new chief software architect Ray Ozzie has a plan: Embrace the web, smash Google, and get his company to act like a startup again. From inside Microsoft, Wired senior editor Steven Levy reports what Ozzie has accomplished so far, and his plans to keep the world's mightiest software company relevant.



Wired Wish List 2008, pg. 85 | Download PDF (3.5 MB)

What to give? What to get? In our 2008 holiday gift guide, Wired editors answer your questions about the coolest gear for everyone on your shopping list. Follow their advice and you'll end up with the perfect "wired" holiday. Top picks on this year's must-have gift list include:

  • Roku NextFlix Player: The video box that can summon more than 15,000 titles—at no extra charge for Netflix subscribers. ($100)
  • PlantSense EasyBloom: A gizmo that measures soil conditions, sunlight, temperature and humidity, comparing the results with an online database to recommend species that will thrive in your planting area. ($60)
  • Garmin Edge 705 Cycling Computer: This top-tier GPS-enabled computer tells you exactly where you are on your ride and, thanks to heart rate, distance, and elevation tracking, exactly how you got there. ($500)
  • Brammo Enertia Limited Edition: An electric motorcycle that will take you 45 miles on one three-hour charge. The silent 13-KW motor take the electro-cycle from zero to 30 mph in 3.8 seconds, to a top speed of 53 mph. ($15,000)


PLUS: The Ultimate Gadget Gift Bag, pg. 115
It's not all work for the Wired editors: Outside the office they have their favorite gadgets for serious play, too. The gear they reach for on the go includes a GPS navigator, tricked-out headphones, and a titanium spork!



Reinventing Henry, pg. 206 | Download PDF (364 KB)

Henry Blodget—yeah, that guy from the dot-com bubble—is back, this time working as an Internet entrepreneur. The haters are still angry, but Wired senior writer Daniel Roth explains why Blodget's straight-talking analysis is winning him fans.



Back to the Garage, pg. 23 | Download PDF (384 KB)

When the economy hits the skids, the smart money starts to innovate. Daniel Roth talks to Tom Siebel of Siebel Systems about how his company will survive the downturn and trounce the competition, too. Siebel isn't wringing his hands just because the market's in the tank: He's collecting resumes and scouting office space for a new startup. When bad times hit, writes Roth, "people are hungry and work cheap. For the bravest inventors and entrepreneurs, conditions are ideal to pounce on a business opportunity."