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Morning Xtra: Cheap Airfare on Twitter, Japanese Emo-Bot

by Chad Mumm on May 22, 2009 at 11:59 AM



Japan's New Creepy Emo-bot
Japanese scientists from Waseda University have just introduced their KOBIAN robot, which is apparently capable of expressing emotion through body and facial movements. Judging by the pictures of KOBIAN expressing distaste (see above), we think the scientists might need to tone down the melodramatic body language a bit. Besides, what was wrong with charismatic bloops, bleeps, and whistles? [From: DVICE]

United Offering Cheap Twitter Flights
We knew something good was going to come out of all these corporations jumping on the Twitter bandwagon -- United Airlines is offering special "Twares" (that's "Twitter Fares," duh!) to followers of the airline. So hop on and get yourself a $63 flight to Des Moine! [From: Gadling]

Google Updates Chrome
It's been nine months since Google released its impressive Chrome browser, so how about a fresh new update? Introduced yesterday, the latest update for Chrome promises to speed up Javascript-heavy surfing by 30-percent and adds a new full-screen mode, alongside other assorted goodies. Hit it up here. [From: Google]

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Lands at AT&T
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a pretty sleek smartphone. Although it lacks 3G, the device's 3.2 megapixel camera, onboard GPS, new operating system, and solid keyboard give it enough of an upside to consider checking out, especially since it's now available on AT&T for $200 with a 2-year contract. [From: LaptopMag]

Rockstar Games Takes On Web Venture
We love us some 'Grand Theft Auto,' so you'd better believe we were stoked when we heard that Rockstar (the company behind GTA) is forming a new Web-distributed video game company. Dubbed 4mm Games, the new venture plans to roll out games online or through mobile platforms like the iPhone. Sweet. [From: Variety]

Evernote Reaches 1M Registered users
Congratulations to Evernote -- the useful organization/productivity application just hit one-million registered users. If you haven't had a chance to check it out for yourself, give it a look, here. One-million people can't be wrong... [From: TechCrunch]

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