April Fools’ Day Jokes(2016) some top major tech companies trolled us by showing some interesting products. Some are works and few of the concepts looks really good.
Google April Fool Day Products this year (2016):
Searchable Socks:
Google teaming up with retailers across Australia to launch a new range of Searchable Socks — to organize the world’s undergarments and make them universally findable.
The new bluetooth-enabled socks are fitted with thin LTE beacons that wrap around the top of your lower calf, just like the coloured stripes you’d see on traditional socks. If you can’t find one sock, you can press the beacon on its pair and let the Google Search app on your phone pinpoint its whereabouts. The missing sock will then sing this song to help you find it.
For the fashion-conscious, the socks are available in blue, red, yellow, and green. You can also purchase a pure white version from the Google Store that allows the beacon strip to camouflage with the rest of the sock.
Google Express – Parachutes:
Google service that delivers stuff to people in various cities in the US is getting in on April Fools, this time with a new method of delivery and it’s not Drones, it’s Parachutes. The Parachute from Google Express was designed by the Controlled Hover Utilization Team of Engineers Researchers and Scientists (C.H.U.T.E.R.S) is hilarious showing the design and implementation stages of Google Parachutes which lets you receives packages everywhere.
Google Japan Input Physical Flick Version
Google Japan kicked off Google’s global April Fools Day pranks with the Furikku a physical version of Google’s Japanese input for Android. The Furikku allows for ‘flick input’ which consists of sliding keys In typical Google fashion both the hardware and software are open source with the keyboard able to be 3D-printed in blue, red, black, and ‘Tea’ with a white option on the way.
Google’s Search your photos using emoji:
Google Photos has added a feature for April Fools’ Day that might not even be a joke. You can search your photos by inputting emoji. I don’t really see a need for Google to remove this feature since it actually works.
The next revolution in photo search technology is here.https://t.co/6yLWq9yK7G
— Google Photos (@googlephotos) March 31, 2016
Ok, Smart Reply with Emoji was cool Google, but this one is extra awesome: Searching by Emoji – and it actually works. If you’re looking for pics of your pooch in a hurry you can search using nothing but 🐶 and get results instantly.
Emoji in Google Inbox Smart Reply
Inbox by Gmail has suddenly started giving emoji suggestions instead of text replies. You might be wondering why. Apparently, “emoji do a better job of plumbing the emotional depths of one’s soul, so they’re optimistic that today’s update will encourage more open and honest email conversations.”
Smart Reply with Emoji. Whether you want to convey you’ve had a 💩 day or want to quickly reply with a food order of a 🍔 for lunch with a friend, Inbox will now let you Smart Reply to an email with Emoji.
Gmail – Send + Mic Drop:
The Gmail team has introduced a new product called Gmail Mic Drop for April Fools Day – but quite frankly I want this one. If you reply using the new “Send + Mic Drop” button, everyone will receive your message, and then you won’t see any responses afterwards. It’s like a “reply and mute” feature. When it comes to April Fools’ Day, Google seems to have a bottomless pit for a marketing budget. We will update this post as the company launches more jokes.
Google Cardboard Plastic:
Google has released a new update which will put the ‘real’ back in Virutal Reality and it’s called Google Cardboard Plastic. Google Cardboard Plastic is a new viewer that is a step towards making Virtual Reality give you smell and touch in your virtual experience as well as sight and sound, at least as much as you get in the real world.
This actual reality headset beats all virtual reality headset because it has 4D integrated perspective, 360° spatially accurate sound, 20/20 resolution, advanced haptics for realistic touch sensations, has no wires, no batteries, is lightweight and waterproof.
Google Maps – Funky Town:
This one is cool, you can search ‘Explore Funky Town’ in Google Maps to get a fun animation which turns pegman from his boring self into a raging Disco king. I couldn’t get it to work on mobile, but when I searched on desktop it offered to send it to my phone, at which point the animation loaded.
Google Play Books – Real Books:
Heh, this ones amusing. Google is introducing Google Play ‘Real Books’, which strips away all the parts of a phone to offer you a ‘real’ books experience. The software, apps, keyboard, screen, everything has been stripped back to offer you one book per device – it’s the biggest innovation since PDF.
https://youtu.be/E-_U92YX7eA
Google Nat & Lo – Proof of String Theory:
Nat & Lo have been bringing us great videos of what goes on behind the scenes at Google, in this latest video they tackle breaking news of Google’s Quantum AI Lab Discovers Evidence Of String Theory. It’s cool, so just watch.
Asus April Fool Product:
At IFA last year, Asus launched a new line of ZenFone handsets including the ZenFone Max, which included an insanely large 5,000mAh battery which would let you charge other devices. This year, for April Fools, Asus are showing us the ZenFone Max’s ability to charge a Tesla electric car using the Asus Charge Tesla adapter – or ACT – which links your Tesla charger to the microUSB port on your ZenFone Max.
Not a bad one Asus, check out the video:
Intel April Fool:
Intel has gone with a new product announcement today, introducing the Intel 25 Karat Gold Gamer Keys: For a gamer who enjoys a little luxury in life.
Introducing the Intel 25 Karat Gold Gamer Keys: For a gamer who enjoys a little luxury in life. pic.twitter.com/meAxcVRXQk
— Intel Asia Pacific (@IntelAPJ) April 1, 2016
Samsung April Fool Day:
Samsung has kicked off April Fools Day strongly with two April Fools Day pranks so far, one on Instagram and the other on their Global Press site.
Galaxy S8 tease
Samsung has only just launched the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge in Australia but the teasing has kicked off for the Galaxy S8, we knew they were reducing the turnaround time between devices but this is ridiculous ;).
Something big is coming tomorrow. #TheNextGalaxy
A photo posted by Samsung Mobile (@samsungmobile) on
Samsung Internet of Trousers:
This is either Samsung at their wackiest or an April Fools Day prank and we’re going with April Fools Day prank on this one (the pic names tell the story). It’s the Internet of Trousers:
According to Samsung, the new Internet of Trousers ‘product’ will include a new ARTIK Smarter Fashion chip module which will connect to a Smarter Fabric Care app. The new Internet of Trousers will offer a variety of new features from Wi-Fly, Get Up Alert, Keep-Your-Pants-On Mode and a Fridge Lock.
The range of Internet of Trousers is just the start apparently with Samsung looking to expand to other clothing lines with fashion partners using the Q.U.I.L.T (Qommon User Inclusion: League of Threads). The lines available will include ‘ZipARTIK for pants, the ARTIK Smarter Fashion portfolio will expand to ARTIK S (for shirts) and ARTIK Sx (for socks’.
Give it to Samsung, they do know how to do April Fools pretty well, there’s even a link to their actual line of ARTIK modules that are based on Arduino.
Check out the Internet of Trousers here.
Sony April Fool Day:
Sony, with their upcoming Ghostbusters reboot has gone for the Proton Pack product launch as their April Fools Day prank this year. The Proton Pack is the result of a collaboration between Dr Egon Spengler (original Ghostbusters) and Dr. Jillian Holtzmann (new Ghostbusters).
Spec wise, the Proton Pack includes features like STAMINA Mode which Xperia phone owners will be familiar with and slow-motion capture similar to that found on Sony Cybershot offering up to 960 frames-per-second high frame rate capture. The Proton Pack can then be hooked up to your BRAVIA TV or Xperia Smartphone using NFC Tap and Pair to playback the captures. Oh, and it weighs in at 6.66 kilograms (hah).
Vodafone – Voda-Drone April Fool:
Looks like Vodafone is branching out into Drones, launching the Voda-Drone on their community support forum.
The Voda-Drone will carry internet to the last 3% of the population that the Vodafone network currently doesn’t cover. Vodafone has replaced the usual camera module with a wireless Modem to bring that mobile data to ALL Australians.
Unlike most drones on the market, this one will avoid trees, wildlife and people to make sure you get your internet access. You can find out more about the Voda-Drone, like the fact it’s an April Fools Day prank on the Vodafone Community forum.
Ola April Fool as Ola Rooms:
Cab-hailing service Ola’s joke this year is instead of having cars come to you, you can hail mobile rooms on demand. It’s a hop, skip, and a jump away from hourly hotels. Gross.
