Some celebrities really have a handle on their Halloween game. Heidi Klum tends to wow year after year, but in 2015, a few more standout players rose to the occasion. Below find a compilation of several notables taking advantage of the holiday.

Neil Patrick Harris as Obi-Wan Kenobi

A long time ago in a Halloween far, far away….

A photo posted by Neil Patrick Harris (@nph) on Oct 31, 2015 at 1:54pm PDT

Heidi Klum as Jessica Rabbit

#heidiHalloween @prorenfx @mikefontaine237 @nikkifontaine

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 The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is designed to help members find friends, romantic companionship, or just new activities to try. Marcie Rogo, cofounder of Stitch, explained that “many older adults have lots of things they want to do, but nobody to do them with.… Read More

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NEW YORK — Halloween at Stream Con was quieter than expected, with shorter lines and fairly tame crowds.

Thousands of fans, creators and industry members flocked to Javits Center on Saturday for the second day of the inaugural digital content conference. Many who showed up — parents and teens alike — were tri-state locals who said they were first timers to digital content conferences like Stream Con.

But a regional attendee presence is kind of what organizers Leftfield Media and Tubefilter expected. The companies created the event after noticing the lack of conferences geared toward digital content fans on the East Coast. It was also an opportunity to attract Madison Avenue brands, publishers, licensors and advertisers rather than Hollywood honchos, who tend to attend the Anaheim-based VidCon. Read more…

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Instagram debuted a new feature in its Explore section on Halloween — one that seems to channel the best of Twitter Moments and Snapchat to create a rolling video stream.

The feature, which can be found by swiping through the Explore Carousel invites the user to “Watch Halloween.” After clicking the play button, a curated video roll appears. The videos feature filmmaker Zach King — who’s popular on social media — pranking a trick-or-treater, model Heidi Klum getting ready for Halloween and Astronaut Scott Kelly acting creepy aboard the International Space Station

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When the licensed offshoots of Star Wars get their own trailers, then you know that the franchise will likely be here 100 years from now. The latest is for the R2D2 Moving Refrigerator, and it’s almost as exciting as one of the film’s trailers

We told you about the life-sized, remote controlled droid months ago, but in this trailer we get an up close look at just how well made the device is

Japan’s Aqua (a division of Haier) has the device online for pre-order for about $8,300, with deliveries beginning in December. For a mini-fridge that only holds a handful of beverages at best, this piece of Star Wars swag is only for the truly obsessed — and rich. Read more…

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With rumors swirling around Google’s plans to merge Android and Chrome OS and another big Snapchat update, you may have missed some of this week’s best new apps.

Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week’s list includes an app to meet people on Snapchat, a GIF-making app and an app to make visualizations out of your running stats.

Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you’re looking for more, take a look at our last roundup of can’t-miss apps.

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Between “going,” “maybe” and “no,” two of them actually mean no and the other is most likely a lie

Nothing’s sadder than only having four people in pun-based costumes awkwardly swaying in your living room

So instead of dealing with the uncertainty of a three option reply system, get the real scoop on your Halloween party with these honest replies and save us all the mystery.

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In a move likely to fuel speculation about the popularity, or lack thereof, of the Apple Watch, Apple has decided to test out a discount bundle involving the smartwatch

The bundle, currently limited to select stores, offers a $50 discount on an Apple Watch Sport or Apple Watch when a customer buys a new iPhone

Apple’s mostly under-the-radar deal was highlighted by MacRumors on Friday. According to the site, the deal is only available at certain brick-and-mortar Apple stores in California (San Francisco, Burlingame, Chestnut Street, Corte Madera, Stonestown and Hillsdale) and Massachusetts (Boylston Street, Burlington, CambridgeSide and Chestnut Hill) Read more…

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A group affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) in Egypt claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt on Saturday. But the claims have not been verified and some preliminary reports say mechanical failure is to blame.

The Airbus A-321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, also known as Metrojet, went out of contact with air traffic controllers about 20 minutes after takeoff at 5:58 a.m. local time from Sharm el-Sheikh and crashed in central Sinai, where security forces have been battling with militants. All 224 people on board were killed. Read more…

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A group affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) in Egypt claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt on Saturday. But the claims have not been verified and some preliminary reports say mechanical failure is to blame.

The Airbus A-321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, also known as Metrojet, went out of contact with air traffic controllers about 20 minutes after takeoff at 5:58 a.m. local time from Sharm el-Sheikh and crashed in central Sinai, where security forces have been battling with militants. All 224 people on board were killed. Read more…

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