As much as I like to keep my IRL mug a secret (pay no attention to the man behind the curtain), I always wished there would be some type of program or app easy enough to make my own little green guy (or girl, in this case) that looks like me. You know, just to spice up the ole profile pic and waste even more time on my phone.

That day has arrived. Today, Larva Labs (with the help of Google) released one of the easiest and coolest app since its slide screen home screen app on the Android Market. It’s called Androidify. This free app lets you make your own Android bot avatar into anything you want.

Clothe it, add some fancy facial hair and a monocle and you’ve got Percival the Capitalist butler (courtesy of the wonderful Evan Wondrasek). Percival runs a railway, but also offers lunch service to Earl Fitzherbert.

Busy parent on the go? This app’s got a little baby Droid in a bjorn for mom or dad to attach to their front side.

Once you’ve made your Droid, it’s easy to show other Droid enthusiasts (or non-enthusiasts) your work of art by sharing it via email, Twitter, Facebook, or setting it as a photo in your contact book…the options of sharing could possibly be limitless. After all, it’s the Android we’re talking about.

Don’t have a Droid but want to see how the app works? Check out this nifty promo video:

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irH3OSOskcE

Already downloaded the app and have a Droid to share? Upload it to a free service like min.us and post it below in the comments section. We’d love to see what you’ve created!

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Until recently I thought we were just out of luck, but not anymore because Google Mobile allows you to look up information via normal text messages!

In traditional Google style, Google Mobile is extremely simple. Text whatever you would normally type into Google to GOOGLE (466453) or GOOGL (46645). Google will respond with a summary of the first result it finds, spread out over about 2 text messages. Although this is usually sufficient, you can reply with “Next” and Google will send more information.

More than just search…

Even though you can look up anything through a normal search, it often results in a lot of information you didn’t need. Thankfully, Google implemented the ability to do common searches and have it filter the information a bit for you.

For instance, if you want to know what the weather is in Mountain View, CA, simply text “weather mountain view ca” or “weather 94043” and it will reply with a nicely formatted message with the weather.

Google also includes searches for sports scores, stocks, flight information, movies and more (see here for a complete list.)

Conclusion

While the the Google Mobile service is free, be sure to note that normal text messaging rates from your phone provider will still apply. Each reply generally contains two or three messages, and possibly more if you need to see the next result, so it can eat up messages quickly.

Aside from the number of messages being a concern, Google Mobile is a great, quick, and convenient way for those of us who have yet to join the smart-phone revolution to look up information on the go!

Have you texted Google? Did you like or dislike the service? Let us know in the comments below.

(Images courtesy of Google)

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