Segway's S-Pod brings the hoverchairs from 'WALL-E' to life

PLUS: A phone with a disappearing camera, the physics of dropping stuff, and a trans Marvel character. View this email in your browser  01.03.20   EYES WIDE SHUT OnePlus Shows Off a Phone With a Disappearing Rear Camera BY LAUREN GOODE The Concept One uses electrochromic glass to pull off its vanishing act. Just don't expect to get your hands on one anytime soon.   OPINION Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages BY ESTHER NGUMBI Exhausting, expensive, and exclusive, these conferences needs to be modernized. The future of science depends on it.   GRAVITY How the Extreme Art of Dropping Stuff Could Upend Physics BY SOPHIA CHEN Scientists are going to great lengths to try to make gravity fail, so as to link Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics.   RECLINING Segway's S-Pod Brings the Hoverchairs From WALL-E to Life BY ADRIENNE SO You'll soon be able to scoot around town—at 24 mph—without even having to stand up. GET WIRED   Get exclusive access to our extended New Year's Sale   For a limited time, get a full year of the print magazine + digital access to wired.com for just $5.   Subscribe Today   THE MONITOR The Marvel Cinematic Universe May Have a Trans Character 'Very Soon' BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The studio's head honcho, Kevin Feige, reportedly said one of the films he's working on will feature a trans character. But he may have been misunderstood.   MOVIES 1917 Is a Movie That Feels Like a Videogame—in a Good Way BY TYLER COATES Director Sam Mendes' World War I epic is edited to look like one continuous shot. The strange thing is, that totally works.   CHINA TikTok's First Transparency Report Doesn't Tell the Full Story BY LOUISE MATSAKIS The app says it didn't receive any requests for user information from China during the first half of 2019. That might not reassure skeptics.   GADGET LAB PODCAST Sex Toys, AI Toothbrushes, and More in the CES Forecast BY WIRED STAFF The Gadget Lab crew discusses what they expect to see next week in Las Vegas: facial-recognition tech, 5G everywhere, and self-driving scooters galore.   Get the Gadget Lab Newsletter Sweet deals and tasty recommendations in your inbox on Thursdays and Saturdays every week. Sign up!     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions