| 10 Free Road Trip Apps for a Smooth Vacation | | Out of all the possible summer vacations, road trips have the unique ability to crumble apart as soon as they begin. What you predict will be a long, character-building family trip through the countryside quickly dissolves into a car of hungry, screaming relatives — if you're not careful.
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| Google Pays Tribute to Antoni Gaudí With A Barely Recognizable Doodle | | If today was your first contact with the internet, and you saw Google's homepage, you'd likely have trouble recognizing the company's name from its logo. The colorful, stylized Doodle today celebrates the 161st birthday of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, born on June 25, 1852. Gaudi is best known for his colorful buildings and out-of-this-world parks and gardens in Barcelona, Spain.
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| Restroom Attendant Pranks Gas Station Patrons | | 2:10:18 AM | Quenton Narcisse |
| A restroom attendant can be convenient if you're attending a particularly fancy event, such as an award show or concert. However, in this restroom, things get a little uncomfortable. The folks at OfficialComedy placed the attendant in a tiny, single person bathroom at a small town gas station. Much to the patrons' surprise, they were politely greeted by the man who looked to "assist" in any way he could.
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| What if John Lennon Auditioned on 'The Voice'? | | What if John Lennon auditioned on The Voice? Although the legendary musician and Beatles member died 33 years ago, one viral video imagines how Lennon would've fared on the singing competition show. Posted to YouTube on Monday, it's edited to show Lennon performing his classic song "Imagine," while judges Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher and Blake Shelton respond with cringes and bored stares.
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| Don't Believe the 'Google Award' Email Scam | | Google turns 15 this September. The multibillion-dollar tech giant will probably celebrate with a cute Google Doodle and maybe even — we're just throwing out suggestions here — a new Android operating system. "Birthday Cake," anyone? In any case, one thing Google definitely won't be doing to mark the occasion is giving you free money. That's the premise of a new email scam detected by security blog Hoax-Slayer.
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| Techies Trade Smartphones for Sing-Alongs at Digital Detox | | Monday, June 24, 2013 10:58 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| More than 320 people attended The Digital Detox's no-technology summer camp for adults, "Camp Grounded," from June 14 to 17 in a rural part of Northern California. I previously wrote about my own experiences at the camp, but I wanted to find out what fellow campers thought about the unique digital detox weekend.
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| 'Star Wars' Translated Into Navajo Language | | Monday, June 24, 2013 9:58 PM | The Daily Dot |
| Star Wars has become the first major motion picture to be translated into a Native American language. NPR chronicled the story of a Navajo family in New Mexico trying to keep the language alive in their home, so their children will speak their cultural tongue.
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| 'Toy Story' Meets 'Grand Theft Auto' to Ruin Your Childhood | | Monday, June 24, 2013 9:30 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| Warning: Videos include violent imagery. Viewer discretion is advised. What happens when your favorite childhood movie meets one of the most controversial video games of our generation? Bittersweet destruction. An online user created a character mod of Grand Theft Auto using Toy Story's most recognizable figure, Woody. And it's every bit as creepy as you think.
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| Manchester Museum Statue Eerily Spins by Itself | | Monday, June 24, 2013 9:09 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| Nothing like a little magic to spice up a casual museum visit. Over several months, employees at the Manchester Museum noticed one of their statues spinning slowly while sitting in its glass case. The odd thing was that it had no physical contact with anything while on the shelf.
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| Shape-Shifting Dresses Respond to Stares | | Monday, June 24, 2013 8:28 PM | Discovery News |
| A great dress can easily catch the eyes of strangers on the street. But now, stares of admiration -- or envy -- can actually affect a dress.
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| Twitter's Future: Commerce, Dinner Reservations and More TV Tie-Ins | | Monday, June 24, 2013 8:06 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| As one ad exec noted, last week's Cannes Lions festival was a great advertising vehicle for both Facebook and Twitter, both of which dominated discussion this year. While both companies made pitches during the event, the consensus seemed to be that what Twitter lacked in scale, it made up for in agility.
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are First to Rock Empire State Building in 'Despair' | | Monday, June 24, 2013 7:34 PM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| The indie rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs have expressed that they're not too fond of having people record them when they perform — but they don't seem to mind being filmed on top of the Empire State Building in their new music video. The official video for "Despair," the second single off the band's latest album, Mosquito, was released Monday in collaboration with New York City's monstrous 1,454-foot symbol and VICE's music channel Noisey.
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| 27 Songs to Soundtrack Your Summer | | Monday, June 24, 2013 6:16 PM | Marissa Cetin |
| At the beach. At a barbecue. In the sun. At night. At a picnic. At a party. No matter the setting, some songs just feel like summer.
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| Volvo Is Developing Self-Parking Cars | | Monday, June 24, 2013 5:36 PM | Dhiya Kuriakose |
| We've been dreaming about self-driving cars for a while — but what what about self-parking cars? According to a Volvo press release, the company's newest concept car will find a vacant space and park there — even without a driver. Its smart car can interact safely with other cars, pedestrians and curbs.
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| Watch Kids React to Famous GIFs and Memes | | Monday, June 24, 2013 4:30 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| There are few things more satisfying than a spot-on GIF. In the video above, YouTube duo TheFineBros asked kids for their thoughts on some the Internet's most recognizable GIFs and memes, like Surprised Patrick and super cute sloths. SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012 Which GIF reaction can you relate to most? Let us know in the comments below.
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| 13 Hot Startups With Inspired Office Design | | Monday, June 24, 2013 4:17 PM | Lauren Drell |
| Startup culture became known for several things over the years: hoodies, ping pong, beer consumption and really awesome offices. Amazing offices became a perk of startup life, perhaps thanks to the litany of amenities at the Googleplex. SEE ALSO: Are These the Best Startup Perks You've Ever Seen? But even if you're not Google, you can foster a certain vibe and inspire your team with a creative, well-designed space.
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| Snowden's Destination Ranks 119th in Global Press Freedom | | Monday, June 24, 2013 4:15 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Edward Snowden's exact status is unclear, but his final destination is believed to be Ecuador. There, he might well be welcomed with open arms by President Rafael Correa. This is certainly not because Correa has warm fuzzy feelings for the freedom of information, though; Ecuador ranks 119th out of 179 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders' 2013 Press Freedom Index.
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| 'World War Z': The Good, Bad and Funny Social Media Reviews | | Monday, June 24, 2013 3:48 PM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| Brad Pitt's zombie-apocalypse flick, World War Z, hit theaters over the weekend, giving antsy moviegoers around the country a first look at Hollywood's latest undead undertaking. SEE ALSO: Pianist Plays Killer 'Walking Dead' Theme Song — Zombies Included At time of writing, the film had raked in upward of $66 million domestically (roughly $110 million worldwide) and had notched a 67% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer.
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| Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time With MyWater | | Monday, June 24, 2013 3:31 PM | Luisa Rollenhagen |
| Many of us use more water than we really need, which can lead to unfavorable financial and environmental results. But the line between excess and necessity can often be hard to discern. So Anthony Jakubiak, a recent graduate of Northwestern University, designed a gadget intended to monitor and measure your water use. MyWater displays real-time usage and compares how much water you've used with other homes in the area.
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| If 'Game of Thrones' Starred Zooey Deschanel and Aubrey Plaza | | Monday, June 24, 2013 3:11 PM | The Mary Sue |
| Great TV is often made great by its characters — and the outstanding actors who play them. The animation above casts Zooey Deschanel as Daenerys, Aubrey Plaza as Ygritte and Michael Cera as — wait for it — Joffrey. As you'll see, cutesy, jaded and awkward don't jive well in the Seven Kingdoms. Fortunately, the Game of Thrones casting directors knew better than to give their lead roles to indie darlings.
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| New iOS 7 Beta Brings iPad Support | | Monday, June 24, 2013 2:21 PM | Christina Warren |
| Apple has seeded the second iOS 7 beta to developers and that beta now includes an iPad version. When iOS 7 was revealed onstage at WWDC earlier this month, the iPad was conspicuously missing in any of the demos. The first developer beta also omitted iPad support.
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| President Obama 'Sings' Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' | | Monday, June 24, 2013 2:13 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| Barack Obama's summer has been more scandal-filled than fun-filled, but maybe singing the season's hottest jam will lift public opinion. POTUS tackles Daft Punk's latest single "Get Lucky," with a bit of help from YouTube channel Baracksdubs. SEE ALSO: The Many Faces of Barack Obama Make sure to tune in to the end of the clip because the channel is currently on Twitter looking for suggestions for their next dub.
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| The Asus Cube Isn't Enough to Save Google TV | | Monday, June 24, 2013 2:04 PM | Christina Warren |
| More than three years after Google presented Google TV, is the platform any closer to succeeding in the set-top box space? Let's get the bad news out of the way first: The Asus Cube with Google TV is not the savior Google TV was hoping for. In fact, while the device is an improvement over earlier Google TV products, the $140 Asus Cube can't compete with existing devices such as the Apple TV, Roku or the Xbox 360.
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| Text President Obama Your Gripes About Student Debt | | Monday, June 24, 2013 1:59 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Writing letters to your congressman is so last century. Thanks to a new campaign from DoSomething.org, you can now text President Obama and he'll reply to some questions. According to the non-profit, paying for college is the biggest pain point for young people.
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| Twitter Runs Out of Red Panda Jokes | | Monday, June 24, 2013 1:43 PM | Annie Colbert |
| A Red Panda named Rusty went missing from the Smithsonian National Zoo on Monday, sending Twitter into a frenzy. There's nothing quite like a missing zoo animal to bring out the 140 character quips. Maybe everyone has summer Monday brain or the panda puns just weren't popping, but it seems Twitter may have run out of jokes. The inevitable parody accounts popped up — and up and up.
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| WikiLeaks: Missing Edward Snowden Is 'in a Safe Place' | | Monday, June 24, 2013 1:26 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| After leaving Hong Kong over the weekend, NSA leaker and whistleblower Edward Snowden went missing. But according to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, he's "in a safe place." "We are aware of where Mr. Snowden is. He's in a safe place, and his spirits are high," said Assange during a press call on Monday morning, confirming his legal team's role in helping the former intelligence contractor.
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