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Expresso app will show you everything wrong with your writing

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If you want to see how well you're writing, the free text-analyzer Expresso will give you a detailed breakdown of whatever you give it. The web-based Expresso, spotted on Product Hunt, allows you to type or paste in text to see different metrics of your writing. Hit the "Analyze text" button to see things like what percentage of sentences are extra-long or short, which words are filler and which verbs are weak. After clicking different metrics, Expresso will highlight the corresponding text with different colors. You can highlight different parts of text in Expresso.


Atari’s classic ‘80s game art explored in new book

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The roots of video game box art can be traced all the way back to Atari in the '80s. The early industry player's Atari 2600 console brought video games into the living room, with artwork that stylized the lo-fi gaming experiences of the time helping to sell it. Now all of those memorable images have been collected into an upcoming book -- The Art of Atari. Arriving in Oct. 2016 from comic book house Dynamite Publishing, The Art of Atari gathers together images from game packaging and advertisements, along with concept art, photos and design documents from behind the scenes. Authors Robert V. Conte and Tim Lapetino tell a story of gaming's first major publisher and platform-holder, with insights from key figures and a broad look at the history of the company.


'What part of you hurts the most?' New Apple TV ad trolls Kobe Bryant

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Getting old sucks, just ask Kobe Bryant. But that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun at the basketball star's expense. Apple debuted a new ad for its fourth-generation Apple TV Sunday, starring Bryant and Michael B. Jordan, who does just that. In the spot, Jordan -- under the guise of preparing for a role where he will play Bryant in a biopic -- compares the aging Lakers star to Father Time. Of course, he also takes an opportunity to show off Siri's powers on the Apple TV -- with a Benjamin Button reference.


See the best 'Call of Duty' Zombies map remade in 'Minecraft'

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In Call of Duty: Black Ops, developer Treyarch's trademark Zombies mode sent up to four players scurrying through a zombie-infested German movie theater from World War II.


5 can't-miss apps: 'Disney Crossy Road,' Hippo Pics, Microsoft Translator and more

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Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. The app pulls in clips from popular movies and TV shows -- think Office Space, Adventure Time and The Office to name a few -- and allows you to turn them into shareable memes with your own text overlaid on top. Pro-tip: The app doesn't have too many choices for customizing text styles but tapping on the text icon lets you tweak the placement and style. The original Crossy Road has been a longtime favorite since its launch in 2014 so needless to say fans have been delighted to throw Disney into the mix. Pro-tip: Keep an eye out for scenes from Disney favorites, including The Haunted Mansion, Inside Out and Wreck-It Ralph, which are unlocked along with corresponding characters.


Chrissy Teigen proves she can never look bad with a John Legend face-swap

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Thanks to the terrifying powers of Snapchat's face-swapping abilities, we finally got a glimpse of what a Chrissy Teigen and John Legend baby girl might look like. SEE ALSO: Chrissy Teigen had a McDonald's themed baby shower; life is grand "I am going to vomit," Teigen captioned the video of the couple looking terribly similar to one another. Have something to add to this story?


Google's bipedal robot reveals the future of manual labor

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Google recently put up its Boston Dynamics robotics unit up for sale, but that doesn't mean that the company is getting out of the automaton business. A new bipedal robot from Google's Schaft robotics was shown off on Friday at the New Economic Summit conference in Tokyo, Japan on Friday. The small robot is shown walking in a number of situations that can be challenging even for humans, including a sandy beach, a rocky terrain, snow, and a steep, narrow staircase. At one point during the demonstration video (top of page), we even see how the robot handles random, rolling obstacles thrown under its "feet." Spoiler: It handles the surprise instability better than many humans might.


Fifth time's the charm: SpaceX finally lands on its drone ship in the ocean

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On Friday, after four near-misses, the private spaceflight company managed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. "Fifth time's the charm," one of the company's webcast hosts said during the SpaceX webcast of the launch and landing. The webcast showed a beautiful image of the stage landing as the crowd in mission control celebrated. SEE ALSO: The year in Elon Musk's highs and lows, from Tesla to SpaceX This isn't the last time SpaceX will try to land their rocket on a barge. "The next two or three flights are going to be drone ship landings -- there's no choice there, because we can't get to land," Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's vice president of flight reliability, said during a press conference ahead of the Dragon launch.


Cookie Monster and Siri bake cookies in these iPhone 6s ad outtakes

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Turns out a behind-the-scenes look at Cookie Monster's latest Apple advert is just as cute as the original. In the clip, the sugar-hungry monster bakes cookies with his friend Siri, who keeps an eye on the time as Cookie Monster waits impatiently. But unlike in the original spot, the Sesame Street star actually gets his cookies, and a restful night's sleep. Mindy Kaling calls out Stephen Colbert for his inappropriate behavior on'The Mindy Project' Baby gets spiffy new glasses, sees his mom's face for the first time Anna Camp and Jane Krakowski are cackling frenemies in this'Kimmy Schmidt' clip New scene from'Game of Thrones' gives us another clue about Jon Snow's fate


Google expands self-driving car testing to Phoenix

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Capitalizing on the area's opportunities for extreme temperature testing, Google announced Thursday that it is expanding its self-driving car testing program to Phoenix, Arizona. "The Phoenix area has distinct desert conditions, which will help us better understand how our sensors and cars handle extreme temperatures and dust in the air," said Jennifer Haroon, head of business operations for the Google Self-Driving Car project. "Driving in new cities enables our engineers to further refine our software and adapt to these different environments." Google has four Lexus RX450h crossovers driving around Phoenix digitally mapping lane markers, traffic signals, curb heights, "keep clear" zones and more. Phoenix is the expansion city in the U.S. for Google's self-driving car testing.