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PRANKS!#%^@!
September 2008 Popular Science Magazine
Canadian student pranksters have turned city lights into Morse code, covered the mayor's house in fake paint, and dangled a car beneath the Golden Gate Bridge--just to show they can. Our writer risked injury and arrest to join the cult.

Wired Tool -- A Monthly Story on Surprising + Dangerous Devices
Hydraulic Car Cracker (July 2008)
Head Stapler (June 2008)
Diving Helmet for Fierce Waters (May 2008)
Powerful Torch (April 2008)
Nuclear Tongs (January 2008)
Explosives Detonator (November 2007)

My Book Still Rocks!!!
Makers: All Kinds of People Making Things in Garages, Basements, and Backyards (O'Reilly Media)

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry -
Smart Home: Green + Wired
(May 2008 Debut)
The museum's demonstration home shows the latest in architecture, home design, and technology, making this 2,500 square-foot space energy efficient and fully automated. Bob worked as the museum's editorial consultant, helping to choose the automation systems, energy technologies, consumer electronics products, and technology services that went into the green home. The home was built on museum grounds, and the exhibit runs from May through January 2009.

Wired Science Tours the LivingHome on PBS
December 26, 2007, 8 p.m., PBS
Bob takes the show's co-hosts on a tour of the LivingHome.

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