All of Andy Jordan's videos

Istanbul's Yearning

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:47:00 -0800

As Turkey's government looks to a possible future in the European Union, those fearful of an open border with Armenia say too much of Turkey's past stands in the way. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from Istanbul.

A High Tech DIY Renaissance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:00 -0800

From hacker spaces to profitable businesses, tinkering is experiencing a renaissance. WSJ's Andy Jordan explores some of the "stuff" people are making with new devices that encourage hacking and creativity.

Remaking Making

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:46:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan heads to the "Maker Faire" in Silicon Valley, California to see how tinkerers are remaking the notion of manufacturing. (Originally published 05/12/08)

Fabbing At Home

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:33:00 -0800

WSJ's Andy Jordan heads to a lab at Cornell University to see how students are creating 3D Printing kits for consumers, and allowing them to (in theory) make anything. (Originally published 11/29/07).

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: The Future of Typing

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a look at three "futuristic" keyboards and wonders how much we'll even need a keyboard in the future.

Geithner at IMF: Recovery Still Fragile

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:34:00 -0700

G7 Financial Leaders issue a communique in Istanbul saying it's too early to withdraw from fiscal stimulus plans. WSJ's Andy Jordan and Bob Davis report from Istanbul.

Geithner at IMF: Recovery Still Fragile

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:59:00 -0700

G7 Financial Leaders issue a communique in Istanbul saying it's too early to withdraw from fiscal stimulus plans. WSJ's Andy Jordan and Bob Davis report from Istanbul.

Tech Diary: Walkman's Enduring Legacy

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700

On the 30th anniversary of the original Sony Walkman, which was cutting edge technology at the time, Andy Jordan looks back at its role in fueling amateurs' rockstar wishes.

Cockney ATMs? Your Money is Mash!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:31:00 -0700

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary heads to London where some cash machines offer an option to transact in the totally unintelligible cockney dialect. It's on the bloody Wall Field of Wheat Journal!

The Coming Currency Revolution

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:00 -0700

A digital currency for Microsoft Outlook? Social Networks? WSJ's Andy Jordan talks to currency renegades tired of big-government centralized cash, and desperate to make their own (legal) money systems.

The Kennedy Repose: Uncommon Mourners

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:43:00 -0700

Mourners who joked and cheered as much as they cried greeted Kennedy family members at the JFK Library and Museum in Boston. WSJ's Andy Jordan finds a silver lining to the loss (literally).

NYC's Bravest Giving Geek a Go

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:30:00 -0700

New York City firefighters are giving geek a go, having built a video infrastructure that looks a lot like a TV news crew. They're trying to get smarter about fighting fires, as WSJ's Andy Jordan discovers.

Iceland Meltdown

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

WSJ's Andy Jordan reports on the anatomy of a financial crisis. After spending a week in Iceland, Jordan reports on those responsible and those affected by the financial meltdown in the island nation.

Old Beijing Gives Way to Wrecking Ball

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:00 -0700

Andy Jordan looks at how Beijing's cultural icons - the alleys called hutongs and courtyard houses - are giving way to progress via the wrecking ball. (June 27)

One World, One Dream

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:05:00 -0700

With numerous Olympics logos tattooed on his chest, one Chinese man has spent the last year biking around China to support "One World, One Dream." WSJ's Andy Jordan catches up with him in Beijing.

The Dotorg Blues

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:59:00 -0700

It's not easy being Andy Jordan. Especially when other Andy Jordans have snapped up all the good Internet addresses.

3D Printing

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:04:00 -0800

Printing a cocktail snack from your desktop? WSJ.com's Andy Jordan explores how that is possible with a cheaper form of 3D printing.

Making Music With Slime

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:02:00 -0800

WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a tour of LEMUR, a collective of technologists and artists creating robotic musical instruments out of strange materials, including slime.

Steampunk Workshop

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:44:00 -0700

Peak into a 'Steampunk' Workshop. Technophiles are tapping into a movement known as steampunk, as WSJ's Andy Jordan reports.

iPhone Lovin'

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:56:00 -0700

Can an iPhone improve your social life? WSJ's Andy Jordan finds one new iPhone owner willing to find out.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Online Gaming Goes Real World

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:58:00 -0700

An online gaming community takes its adventures offline. WSJ.com's Andy Jordan looks at SFZero.

Mandarin Manners

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Beijingers learn how to form a line, and not to spit as the city welcomes the western world and its ways for the Olympics. WSJ.com's Andy Jordan reports from Beijing. (Aug. 6)

One World, One Dream, One Bike

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

With numerous Olympics logos tattooed on his chest, one Chinese man has spent the last year biking around China to support "One World, One Dream." WSJ's Andy Jordan catches up with him in Beijing. (July 8)

Old Beijing Gives Way to Wrecking Ball

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Andy Jordan looks at how Beijing's cultural icons - the alleys called hutongs and courtyard houses - are giving way to progress via the wrecking ball. (June 27)

Remaking Making

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:24:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan heads to a "do-it-yourself" festival in California where robots sing, harps glow and people drive cupcakes. He finds out how garage-tinkerers could impact the future of manufacturing. (May 12)

TD11 High-Tech Potty Training

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:18:00 -0700

Andy Jordan puts a new high-tech public toilet through its paces, and comes out hazed and confused. (April 16)

Condom Capitalism

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:09:00 -0700

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan visits a restaurant in Bangkok that puts condoms front and center as a gateway to social entrepreneurship. (April 10)

Part 4: The Battle Begins

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:47:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan bites his nails as Team 694 takes its first shot at winning a robot battle. (March 28)

Part 3: It's Alive

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:54:00 -0700

Andy Jordan witnesses the birth of a bot -- designed to battle other robots. But will it work? (March 27)

Part 2: Beat the Clock

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:58:00 -0700

The robot kids continue their quest for a national title, battling the clock to get their bot built. (Part 2) (March 26)

Part 1: Building a Bot

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:23:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan begins his look at high school students on a quest to build a competition-ready robot. (March 25)

TD.10 One Night in Bangkok

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:48:00 -0800

Andy Jordan explores a gadget bazaar in Thailand, where unlocked iPhones, pirated DVDs and curious tourists are in ample supply. (Feb. 29)

TD.9 Gaming All Night

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:50:00 -0800

WSJ's Andy Jordan hangs out with diehard videogamers at an all-night LAN Party, where the trash talking, and the caffeine, flow freely. (Jan. 23)

Expensive Road Trip

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:54:00 -0800

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan checks out the tricked-out trucks on display at CES, which include rows of flat-panel TVs, ear-splitting speaker arrays, and other pricey extras. (Jan. 9)

Robots Have Feelings, Too

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:36:00 -0800

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan cradles (and ultimately upsets) Pleo, a $350 robot dinosaur getting attention at CES for its ability to show emotion. (Jan. 9)

A Face in a Crowd

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:17:00 -0800

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan looks at new video cameras from Sony and Panasonic that include technology to automatically focus on subjects' faces.

'Chocolate Rain' at the Intel Booth

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:42:00 -0800

Andy Jordan catches up with deep-voiced YouTube sensation Tay Zonday, who's at CES as a pitchman for Intel. (Jan. 7)

Getting Tasered, in High Style

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:15:00 -0800

Taser's new stun guns come with fashionable holsters and MP3 players, but as WSJ.com's Andy Jordan finds out, they still pack a punch. (Jan. 7)

Lost in iPhone's Shadow

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:45:00 -0700

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan tours Digital Experience, a gadget show where publicists struggled to generate buzz in the shadow of Apple's iPhone. (June 28)

Lasers Create Digital Graffiti

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:07:00 -0700

In an unusual effort to marry technology and graffiti, artists have created a computer setup that lets anyone broadcast temporary street art onto the sides of buildings. WSJ.com's Andy Jordan goes along for a public demonstration. (June 14)

YouTube Users Meet At Last

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan was there when YouTube video casters met up for the first time en masse in New York. (July 10)

Dressing Up Ugly, Efficient Bulbs

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

While the energy-saving feature of compact fluorescent light bulbs is widely touted, their aesthetics are not. WSJ.com's Andy Jordan surveys some efforts to un-ugly the CFL.

Weirdness Wins at the Webbys

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:58:00 -0700

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan talks with winners at the Webby Film and Video Awards, including stars of such YouTube fare as "Ask a Ninja" and "Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments." (June 5)

Webby Award Winners

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:30:00 -0700

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan speaks to Rob Corddry, the host of the Webby Film and Video Awards, and also to numerous award recipients, including The Beastie Boys. (June 6)

Ask a Ninja

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:00:00 -0700

WSJ's Andy Jordan interviews "Ask a Ninja" at the 11th Annual Webby Awards. (June 5)

TD.8 High-Tech Truckin'

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:22:00 -0800

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan hangs out with truckers and learns that the state of the art goes well beyond the CB, with in-rig Xboxes, HBO, wireless Internet and all manner of GPS equipment. But not everyone is happy about the new technology. (Dec. 21)

TD.4 Flying the Flirty Skies

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:59:00 -0700

Andy takes to the skies to try out the instant messaging feature on board the new Virgin America airlines.

Peek Into a 'Steampunk' Workshop

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Technophiles are tapping into a movement known as "steampunk," where computers, keyboards and other gadgets are re-imagined as if built during the Victorian era. WSJ.com's Andy Jordan reports. (Aug. 9)

TD.7 Backseat Drivers

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:58:00 -0800

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan rides along with a New York City cabbie to see what passengers think of the new GPS-equipped taxis.

Making Music with Slime

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:39:00 -0700

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan takes a tour of LEMUR, a collective of technologists and artists creating robotic musical instruments out of strange materials, including slime. (Nov. 2)

TD.6 The Dot Org Blues

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:22:00 -0700

It's not easy being Andy Jordan. Especially when other Andy Jordans have snapped up all the good Internet addresses. (Oct. 18)

TD.5 The Geek Always Rings Twice

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:54:00 -0700

Andy tags along as one of Best Buy's Geek Squad "agents" makes house calls to repair computers. (Sept. 19)

TD.3 Wi-Fi Weirdness

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:27:00 -0700

Just what do people do on their laptops in a park that offers free Wi-Fi Internet access? Some pretty strange stuff, Andy discovers.

TD.0 An Introduction to Tech Diary

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:25:00 -0700

What is Andy Jordan's Tech Diary? And who is Andy Jordan?

TD.1 iPhone Lovin'

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:24:00 -0700

Can an iPhone improve your social life? Andy finds one new owner willing to find out.