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Motorola Thinks Their Tablet Will Be Best of All Time

Looking forward to the unveiling of their Honeycomb-having tablet at CES, Motorola made this teaser outlining the shortcomings of some older slabs. The iPad? Just a big iPhone! The Rosetta Stone? Too low-res! And no Angry Birds. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/android-3-0-aka-honeycomb-makes-a-surprise-appearance-o-5707803

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Watch a $200 Camera and a Mirror Effect Turn a Short Drive Into a Journey through Waterworld

Click to viewUh, whoa. Flickr user cshimala mounted a GoPro Hero HD camera to his windshield and took a drive across an overcast Chicago. A simple mirror effect transformed it into a surreal journey through some dreamlike waterworld. [Flickr via Reddit]

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The Low(er) Tech Way to Share Your Camera’s Photos

It’s sad to say, but when it comes to quickly sharing photos, point-and-shoots really can’t compete with the phones in our pockets. This camera concept has a unique solution: it saves photos to three USB memory sticks for easy distribution. If your sharees are in the immediate vicinity, the UCIM concept, designed by Jung Eun…

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Buy an iPad at Best Buy, Get a Free Mi-Fi

If you buy a new iPad from Best Buy, you’ll get the chance to walk away with a free Mi-Fi from Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T (with new 2-year contract). A decent deal if you know you’ll need the bandwidth. 9to5Mac discovered the deal, which seems nice if you were planning on going the Mi-Fi route…

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This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s wintery app mix: translating, made magical; spooky old games, ported; contacts, managed; other contacts, stalked; Monkey Island, revisited; music videos, rediscovered; your friends’ Tweets and Facebook updates, beautified, and a whole lot more! iPhone To view these on one page, click here https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-december-18-5714880 iPad To view these on one page, click here…

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iPad Apps December 18

Flipboard: Flipboard’s been celebrated as one of the iPad’s finest apps, and deservedly so-it does a great job of taking the torrent of text links that occupy our Facebook and Twitter feeds and arranging them into a beautiful little pseudo magazine. The new Flipboard update crunches and beautifies even more content-a small but cool stable…

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iPhone Apps December 18

Word Lens: Here’s what I said when it dropped: https://gizmodo.com/app-of-the-day-word-lens-for-iphone-5714696 Word Lens, an app that translates English text to and from Spanish on the fly, is a reminder of just how powerful apps can be. But how’s it really work? It ain’t perfect, but it’s still pretty damn amazing. I pointed Word Lens at all…

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The Easy Way to Keep Trucks From Hitting Bridges

I’ll admit that I’m not intimately familiar with whatever system of maps, measurements, signs and stations is currently keeping trucks from slamming into overpasses, but it has to be a hell of a lot more complicated than this. [Reddit]

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App of the Day: Word Lens for iPhone

Word Lens, an app that translates English text to and from Spanish on the fly, is a reminder of just how powerful apps can be. But how’s it really work? It ain’t perfect, but it’s still pretty damn amazing. I pointed Word Lens at all the Spanish I could find—the taco truck down the street,…

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Let Comedians Teach You How To Be Funny on Twitter

Over at Splitsider, new home of our dear friend Adam Frucci, Phil Davidson interviews some comedians (including Giz favorite Peter Serafinowicz) about how their kind uses Twitter. The answer: pretty much like the rest of us! Just much funnier. Davidson talked to Rob Delaney, Doug Benson, Todd Barry, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Huebel and Kevin Biggins…

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Mother Nature Has Her Way With a Lighthouse

Click to view If you think winter weather’s got you cold, consider the plight of this Ohio lighthouse—freezing lake spray has it lookin’ like some crazy-ass ice castle. Which I guess isn’t a plight so much as an excellent upgrade? [Awl]

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App of the Day: Flipboard for iPad

Apple named Flipboard the best iPad app of the year, but its developers aren’t resting on their laurels. Flipboard 1.1 brings a slew of updates, including support for Google Reader, Flickr, and new ways to interact with Twitter and Facebook. What is it? Flipboard, iPad, Free. Flipboard’s been celebrated as one of the iPad’s finest…

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Ghost Urns Bring Your Sense of Humor Into the Afterlife

Why should cremation be so somber? And why should your eternal resting place be some giant flower pot? Anna Marinenko’s ghost urns are perhaps the only way to be certain you’ll become a ghost after you pass away. The Daily Undertaker (yes!) describes them as “Part Tupperware, part spaceship, part tchochke, part reliquary.” I might…

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App of the Day: Friends for iPhone

You probably have more friends scattered across more social networks than you can even think of right now. Friends wants to be the place where you can find them all—and see what they’re saying, wherever they’re saying it. What is it? Friends, iPhone, $2. A contacts manager to end all contacts managers, Friends lumps your…

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Criterion Covers For Movies That Really Don’t Deserve Them

The Criterion Collection! Nothing quite distinguishes a film like induction into its elite ranks. It’s typically an occasion marked by meticulous remastering and gorgeously designed packaging. Here’s what the Criterion cover art might look like for some decidedly unworthy movies. https://gizmodo.com/how-criterion-hones-its-restoration-magic-for-hd-5052324 The ongoing exercise in cognitive dissonance is taking place over at the Fake Criterions…

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Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest

Watch this gentleman, who seems to be under the influence of drugs of some sort, flee a police officer by jumping off California’s Bixby Bridge. I think the only thing more satisfying would be escape by jetpack. [Reddit]

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Surfline App Helps Surf Bums Avoid Lame Waves

I guess there’s supposed to be some sort of zen element to surfing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t obsessively check your smartphone for the surf report beforehand. The Surfline app’s extended forecasts and live cameras should do the trick. The companion app to the popular surf site claims to be the only one with…

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Dear Neighbor, Why Are You Still Using My Wi-Fi?

Last week, my next-door neighbor rang my bell and asked if he could use my Wi-Fi for the night. Sure! No problem! But he’s still poking around on my network right now. Why are you still on my network, neighbor? Let’s get one thing straight: I’m fully committed to being a good neighbor. I make…

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The First Tales of Monkey Island Adventure Swings Rakishly Onto iPads

After having reinvigorated our love for old Monkey Island favorites, the iPad now has fresh high seas adventures in the form of Tales of Monkey Island. The first installment of five is available now for $7. Swashbucklin’ ain’t cheap. [iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/monkey-island-2-is-what-all-ipad-gaming-should-be-5584814

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The First Google TV Update Brings New Netflix, Customizable Dual View and Android Remote App

The first over-the-air update for Google TV is currently rolling out, bringing a handful of improvements to the fledgling platform. Two of the more exciting ones: support for the freshly-released Android remote app and customizable Dual View. A post on GoogleTV’s blog enumerates the four primary updates: 1. Better Netflix searching and browsing with a…

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Motorola Thinks Their Tablet Will Be Best of All Time

Watch a $200 Camera and a Mirror Effect Turn a Short Drive Into a Journey through Waterworld

The Low(er) Tech Way to Share Your Camera’s Photos

Buy an iPad at Best Buy, Get a Free Mi-Fi

This Week’s Best Apps

iPad Apps December 18

iPhone Apps December 18

The Easy Way to Keep Trucks From Hitting Bridges

App of the Day: Word Lens for iPhone

Let Comedians Teach You How To Be Funny on Twitter

Mother Nature Has Her Way With a Lighthouse

App of the Day: Flipboard for iPad

Ghost Urns Bring Your Sense of Humor Into the Afterlife

App of the Day: Friends for iPhone

Criterion Covers For Movies That Really Don’t Deserve Them

Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest

Surfline App Helps Surf Bums Avoid Lame Waves

Dear Neighbor, Why Are You Still Using My Wi-Fi?

The First Tales of Monkey Island Adventure Swings Rakishly Onto iPads

The First Google TV Update Brings New Netflix, Customizable Dual View and Android Remote App

Michael B. Jordan’s First Post-Oscars Film Looks Way Cuter Than ‘Sinners’

LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn’t Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot

Revisiting the Ending of ‘Chainsaw Man’ Through the Lens of Japanese Folklore

U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

Samsung’s New Frame TVs Look Even More Like Actual Paintings

You Can Now Watch Rocky From ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sleep With the Perfect Accompaniment

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30 Unpublished Poems From Iconic Greek Philosopher Discovered in Cairo

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Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?