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April Fools' Roundup: All The Best Jokes From Around The Web
It's April 1st, which means that you should distrust almost anything you see on the web today. Tech companies in particular love to prank their fans by unveiling ridiculous fake products on April Fools' Day and we've rounded up some of their best efforts this year. In fact, you may have already heard about one of them: Google's Gmail Mic Drop feature, which the company quickly pulled after it reportedly cost some people their jobs. Oops!
Here are some other ones you may have missed.
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AppleApple may not be looking to prank anyone today, as it celebrates 40 years of being in business. Nonetheless, a pirate flag can be seen outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California (via 9to5Mac).
GoogleThe search giant has a bunch of pranks in the works today, in addition to the now-infamous Gmail Mic Drop.
In Inbox, you can use Smart Emoji replies. Just try to reply to a message and you might get something like this:
The emoji revolution isn't quite done for Google. Inside Photos, you'll be able to search by emoji, as long as those emoji are dogs.
Google Maps has a Funky Town to explore today. You can "Explore Funky Town" both online and offline, and it looks something like this (via Android Police):
Furthermore, inside Google Maps, you'll find a new pegman in the main interface (via Slashgear).
Google Cardboard fans will finally be able to explore actual reality with Cardboard Plastic. Just put it on, and you'll see the entire world around you just as you would by not using it.
Google's Nat and Lo, meanwhile, reveal that that Google's Quantum AI Lab has discovered a small ball of yarn. You know string. For cats. Check out the video.
Heavy BubblesYou know the Mountain from Game of Thrones, right? You'll definitely love his Heavy Bubbles water then.
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LexusThe automaker wants to connect man and woman to machine. Meet V-LCRO for Lexus vehicles.
LyftAlternative taxi app Lyft has figured out a Prank Mode ride for April Fools'. Just request a prank mode for your friends, and you might get something like this:
LogitechMiss cleaning your mouse? Logitech can help with a product revival.
RazerWe're used to seeing mostly gaming-related products from Razer. But this changes today, as the company shared details about a Project Breadwinner. Yes, it's a toaster that has led lights, a Razer logo, and what look like headphone jacks.
SamsungForget the Internet of Things — Samsung this year launched the Internet of Trousers. That's probably because you can't have enough smart pants around the house. You can expect features like Wi-Fly, Get Up alert, and Keep-Your-Pants-On mode.
Samsung also teased a Galaxy S8 the other day, but we all know why that happened.
SonySony has come up with an amazing prank this year. It made the first ghost-catching device, a gadget that Ghostbusters fans will appreciate. Check it out below:
TeslaForget the hugely popular Tesla Model 3 that's selling like hot cakes. Tesla has a Model W for you. A wristwatch.
T-MobileT-Mobile has a BingeOnUp device that lets you watch whatever you want, whenever you want to do it. "Netflix and chill" from everywhere and Real Reality are included.
ZipcarAre you in for Selfie-Driving? Zipcar's got you covered:
We'll update the list above throughout the day, so keep coming back for more tech-related April Fools' pranks.
April Fool: A Roundup Of The Funniest Stories
Royal ascent: Queen Elizabeth II boards a budget airline on her way to Aberdeen, in a bid to save taxpayers money STORY HIGHLIGHTSLondon, England (CNN) -- From rocket-propelled roadside rescue men, to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II flying on a budget airline to save taxpayers money.
Yes, it must be April 1, the day pranksters, fibbers and outright liars look forward to all year.
And on Thursday there are no shortage of humorous, silly and some bizarre jokes doing the rounds in the press.
Here we take a look at the best and the worst April Fool's jokes.
The Daily Express and the Daily Mirror in the UK both have photographs of what is a convincing double of the queen waving regally while boarding the steps of an EasyJet aircraft.
Read about the queen's budget flight.
The queen apparently took the £29.99 ($44) flight to Aberdeen in Scotland and was treated like any other passenger. The economy flight was designed to save British taxpayers money according to the reports.
When CNN called the Buckingham Palace press office, a spokeswomen had to confirm with her colleagues that it was indeed an Aprils Fools' joke.
While the queen's double may have missed the Easter traffic on the roads this weekend, those unfortunate enough to break down will have Automobile Association (AA) repairmen jetting to their assistance, says the Daily Mail.
Apparently, "AA Rocketmen" in lightweight jet-packs will be flitting over traffic jams to reach stranded motorists. How they will carry repair kits or spare wheels is not clear, but the rocketmen are waiting for clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority before being deployed nationwide, the report says.
Also in the Daily Mail is an advertisement for BMW offering bonnet badges in red, blue and yellow, the colors of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat political parties.
Changing the badges takes seconds, good for the "floating voter" says the ad, and if there is a hung parliament BMW is offering to replace badges for free. The e-mail address for more information, Uwe.Beanhadde@bmw.Co.Uk, is a clue that this is another April Fools' joke.
Another politically-themed advertisement appears in The Guardian Thursday, which has an angry-looking photograph of the leader of the Labour party Gordon Brown, next to the words "Step Outside Posh Boy," and "Vote Labour. Or Else."
Step Outside Posh Boy. Vote Labour. Or Else. --Spoof Labour Party posterPosh Boy is a reference to the Conservative Party leader David Cameron, who was educated at the exclusive Eton College. The ad says that marketers are focusing on Brown's "Alpha male personality." Earlier this year there were numerous stories in the British media about Brown's alleged aggression at work with colleagues.
Gordon Brown's "Alpha Male" poster.
There are quite a few jokes linked to politics and the forthcoming general election in the UK but there are also quite a few linked to animals, like this one in a blog on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Web site, which claims that an "Exhausted polar bear washed up on Isle of Mull," in Scotland.
According to the blog a "colder winter and lower than average sea temperatures," allowed the ice floe to remain frozen for longer, thereby assisting the polar bear's passage.
However, there are two pictures of an enormous polar bear, which in the second photo appears to have moved forward by two meters.
Polar bear stranded in Scotland.
Another animal story in the Daily Telegraph reports that "specially trained" ferrets are being used to lay broadband cables in rural parts of Britain.
The long sleek bodies of the rodents are ideal for running down tunnels, the paper says, although there is no mention of the fact that ferrets are more likely to chew through cables than lay them.
Read about cable-laying ferrets.
Other good April Fools' jokes include the paper you can taste in the Sun, or the World Cup winning goal by Geoff Hurst that did no go over the goal line, an article that has quotes by "German Football Federation spokesman Jurgen Akikyousuf," and "FIFA spokeswoman Aprile Foolet."
Geoff Hurst speaks about World Cup no-goal.
Meanwhile Coldplay announced on its official Web site that it has launched a perfume called Angst, priced at £42 ($62.)
The band's frontman, Chris Martin is quoted on the Web site:"This is something we've wanted to do for a long time. People like to smell nice and we thought we could help them out."
Buy the Coldplay perfume here.
The ingredients of the scent are listed as "sangre, sudor and lágrimas, all of which have been sourced from Fairtrade suppliers."
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