April Fools Releases
over 9 years ago from Manik Rathee, Eng Manager @ Google
Since April Fools is always a fun time on the web, I figured we could compile a list of April Fools releases from our favorite companies.
over 9 years ago from Manik Rathee, Eng Manager @ Google
Since April Fools is always a fun time on the web, I figured we could compile a list of April Fools releases from our favorite companies.
Here's the 1st I saw from Google, posted earlier. https://news.layervault.com/stories/19020-google-maps--pokemon
Aww man, I saw this earlier and thought it was real, but now that I watch the video it's obviously a joke. Too bad, geo-location for Pokemon could be a cool thing.
Check out MegaBits, it's currently in beta.
Pretty hilarious, but after installing I just get a white square...
"Snow"
It crashed because of huge traffic, but check it out now ;)
Working! Very well done.
Oh, and Google is also looking for a Dogengineer. https://www.google.com/about/careers/search/#!t=jo&jid=32155002
Too bad they aren't hiring Dogesigners and Dogevelopers. Very racist. Such disappointment. Wow.
This is Japan's year!
Airbnb introduces Airbrb, a new way to earn money while you work.
https://airpnp.co/ Find a place to pee.
sadly, this is real. released for mardi gras. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26418991
Whoops, no affiliation with airbnb. either....
Commissioned Pollock for the new avatar?
This is actual pretty useful...
FiftyThree No. 2 Pencil
And in the footer, a link to this fantastic video: https://vimeo.com/60718161
Nest thermostats on all Virgin Flights https://nest.com/blog/2014/03/31/climate-control-at-35-000-feet/
I posted this above
Webflow Buys Adobe for $1.1M
Swipe to unlock... with your beard: http://beardswipe.me
Bootstrap Foundation 5 (aka BFF). Foundation and Bootstrap have finally merged and have smooth compatibility with all previous versions of both frameworks! http://bootstrapfoundationfive.github.io/index.html
We launched a product today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeaSSOHhhRk
Ha – very good! Probably best to remove the timestamp on the link though
Good shout!
Foxycart - Introducing DogeCart
Kickstarter becomes Kickstartr
World's firs connected stilts: http://www.stilt.io
Selfies for the Enterprise: http://frontback.me/enterprise
"Wireless" Quartz Composer: http://macoscope.com/blog/quartz-composer-gone-wireless/
Here's what we've been working on: www.humanwash.com
Stackoverflow has unicoins to pay additional services!
Change that top bar color! :)
It's perfect how it is!
I'm more of #3d3d3d guy myself.
It came out earlier, but I can't take it seriously.
Believe it or not, this is the future of the workplace in a lot of ways, I think.
I choose not to believe it.
I have a $30 laptop stand that I can use to transform my desk into a standing desk
GoSquared today announced a change in name and direction: http://gocircled.com
But it's only ellipses.
For those annoying recruiters who waste your time.. we decided it's time to waste theirs.
Chrome for iOS & Android: Emojify the web https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G3NXNnoGr3Y
Introducing the Roku Watch
http://blog.roku.com/blog/2014/04/01/introducing-the-roku-watch/
Basecamp April fools: http://signalvnoise.com/posts/3732-another-chapter?7#comments
We had some fun last night launching our new original series, House of Chard! http://instacart.com/originalseries
Oh April the first... so much productivity ... lost!
I guess it's just another marketing opportunity, ehy? :]
I just got fooled by bop.fm with a fake bill. I would never listen to Justin Bieber on purpose. Ever. http://note.io/1lmmk0H
shameless plug, our own thing – First Fortran PaaS: http://blog.fortrabbit.com/first-fortran-paas/
Upside down website! https://btc-e.com/
Web Designer Depot had me for a second.:
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2014/04/major-shakeup-to-domain-names-will-affect-millions/
Here's our little April Fools experiment to see what would happen when we let anyone log in to a single Twitter account: https://mitroaccess.com/notsecretapp/
Mobile retargeting for the real world... With Drones: http://vimeo.com/90584638
HIM - the male AI ; he's the boss, coworker, and partner you never had. Never feel lonely again on your distributed team. https://hall.com/blog/him-by-hall/
For those of us in NYC the wait for the 2nd ave subway is over! http://blog.uber.com/2014/04/01/ride-the-u-train
Capcom in dubbing games to cat language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYBzkcJHUfk
Google Chrome Mobile April Fools
ThinkGeek has April Fools products as always, such as a Keurig-styled Beard Machine and Rosetta Stone Klingon: https://www.thinkgeek.com/
Google has an April Fools for every hour of the day: #Hoffsome.
YouTube reveals that they are behind everything viral.
Capitaine Train is selling Hyperloop tickets. https://blog.capitainetrain.com/6174-capitaine-train-commercialised-first-hyperloop-tickets
Wow I didn't even realize it was April Fool's day. I was gonna launch my new personal site this morning and share it and stuff. I wonder if that's a bad idea on a day where people are expecting jokes?
well, my friend posted their engagement on facebook today. Still not sure if serious
Snaptask from Asana
Tumblr Pro
it kind of felt like this moment:
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