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REGULARS

Our Favourite Streaming Video And Catch-Up TV Apps For Tablets

No matter how smart our TVs get, they can’t compete with the experience of being able to tap and swipe to select what you want to watch. Seeing your favourite movies close up on a big, beautiful, bright tablet display is just about the best experience you’ll get short of sitting back in a big-screen cinema. These are our top apps for watching streaming movies, TV and catch-up video on your Android tablet.

ONLINE

Best VPN Providers: What Australians Need To Know

LUKE HOPEWELL29 JUNE 2015 10:00 AM

Not all VPNs are created equal. Some keep logs, some cap your traffic, some don’t work on mobile, some don’t work at all. This is what you need to know about choosing a VPN provider, as well as a few recommendations to get you started.

CARS

Telsa's Model X Wishes You A Merry Christmas In This Cute Holiday Video

SPANDAS LUITODAY 9:00 AM

Watch three Tesla Model X cars rock out in the name of Christmas. It’s glorious.

GADGETS

Every Generation Gets The Santa Sleigh They Deserve

MATT NOVAKTODAY 7:30 AM

Video: With each new mode of transportation, Santa Claus has gotten an upgrade. In the 1890s, Santa got an automobile. Then in the 1900s he got flying machines. In the 1950s he even got a rocket ship. Today, Santa gets around on a hoverboard.

GADGETS

You Can Now Pre-Order This Obscenely Expensive But Working Hoverboard

ANDREW LISZEWSKITODAY 7:20 AM

It’s expected to cost a staggering $US20,000 ($27,701) if it ever goes into production, and its battery can only power the device’s 36 fans for about six minutes. But unlike all the other hoverboards grabbing the media’s attention these days, Arca Space’s hoverboard actually hovers.

SOFTWARE & DESIGN

Melbourne's New Skyscraper Looks Like A Giant Earplug

ADAM CLARK ESTESTODAY 7:15 AM

You might’ve seen Zaha Hadid’s name in the news after Japan’s Sports Council announced a design to her replace her widely loathed and alien-like Olympic stadium in Tokyo. But the real update comes in the form of a new skyscraper in Melbourne. It looks a little bit like… an earplug?

COMPUTING

Boston Dynamics' Robo-Dogs Pulling A Sleigh Is A Terrifying Glimpse Of The Future

ANDREW LISZEWSKITODAY 6:00 AM

Video: Boston Dynamics gives us a terrifying glimpse into a dystopian future where Santa’s reindeer have been replaced with (highly kickable) trotting robotic dogs.

COMPUTING

How One Australian Company Banned Internal Emails In The Workplace

SPANDAS LUITODAY 5:45 AM

Email has had a huge impact on the way we communicate and in most workplaces, it has become the preferred way for people to interact with each other. So what would you do if you weren’t allowed to use it anymore? We talk with one company that is on a mission to abolish internal emails entirely.

ENTERTAINMENT

Gizmodo Movie Night: The Best Time Travel Movies

CAMPBELL SIMPSONTODAY 5:00 AM

It’s almost the weekend, and that means you should book in another Gizmodo movie night. This week, there’s no fate but what we make — these are the best time travel movies streaming online right now.

ENTERTAINMENT

24 Of The Most Delicious Food GIFs Of 2015

CASEY CHANTODAY 4:45 AM

Our eyes got fat in 2015. With all kinds of yummy GIFs and daring food porn and meals that looked so good we considered eating our laptops and monitors in hopes of tasting the visual deliciousness, it was a hunger inducing year for eyeballs. Here are some of the best food GIFs we made in 2015.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

NASA Catches A Glimpse Of The Christmas Eve Asteroid

GEORGE DVORSKYTODAY 4:15 AM

‘Tis the night before Christmas, and Asteroid 2003 SD220 is making its closest approach to Earth. NASA managed to snap a few pics of this pickle-shaped asteroid, which the space agency says poses no threat to our planet whatsoever.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

The Mars Curiosity Rover Learned A New Camera Trick

MIKA MCKINNONTODAY 4:00 AM

Now this is an unusual view of the Curiosity rover on Mars! The rover is experimenting with using a different camera for self-portraits as part of its investigations at Namib dune.