My April Fool's highlight is always seeing what Woot.Com will come up with. There's are usually not so much fooling people as much as they are a mystery to be solved (except for that one time that they had a woot-off where they sold the same cheapo item over-and-over). If you haven't checked out today's woot-your-own-adventure then check it out. It's pretty funny...I cracked the mystery and scored a random bag of crap last night. Woot!
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Happy April Fools' Day: April 1, 2010
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ICade!!! Do Want.
My order still says "waiting to be shipped"
. The supplier probably ran out of wood and glue
Except for the software side (and the fourth game), that iCade product not only looks real but is totally feasible. The economics do work out just fine, including real arcade-grade parts.
Unfortunately I don't think this is too far from the truth.
When is the last time you read anything computer (as in real computer not iPad toy) related on these pages?
I fear it's only gonna get worse.
Sadly had they just limited the joke to the "pro" lines it would have been believable.
Has anyone else noticed that the images on the front page news posts have been rotated by a couple of degrees? Or is it just me?!
Has anyone else noticed that the images on the front page news posts have been rotated by a couple of degrees? Or is it just me?!
Not just you! Must be april fools related, because it's not browser-dependent, and it doesn't happen on every site. It sure is annoying though!!!
OW! Yes! OW! Make it stop!!!Has anyone else noticed that the images on the front page news posts have been rotated by a couple of degrees? Or is it just me?!
Hurts my neck....
EDIT: A Quick look at the code reveals this:
This is why I love apple fools
For reason like this thread, and reasons like all the pranks played around the net on google, wikipedia, funnyordie, collegehumor, youtube.. you name it and they have all played a prank on their readers and viewers today!!
if you missed them... check out this link that has a summary and pictures/videos of them all
For reason like this thread, and reasons like all the pranks played around the net on google, wikipedia, funnyordie, collegehumor, youtube.. you name it and they have all played a prank on their readers and viewers today!!
if you missed them... check out this link that has a summary and pictures/videos of them all
sad thing is i probably would want one of those arcade cabinets.
i know. my roommate would love me.
Actually my place would look like the loft in Big if my roommate had it his way. Pool table, air hockey, ping pong, skeeball, arcade games. Huge ass tv taking over one wall.
even sadder, if I had the money I'd go for it.
Well they are officially making the Tauntaun sleeping bag
I'd get one...
Heck - it would make me buy an iPad.
It'll be sort of an "updated" Vectrex...
Now for some Vectrex apps also...
Heck - it would make me buy an iPad.
It'll be sort of an "updated" Vectrex...
Now for some Vectrex apps also...
I agree. I've got a sense of humor, but sifting through the bs from the real stories on some sites is just a waste of time.
I love that. Kudos.
Stuff like that, and what MacRumors is doing with icons and post suggestions are great. They're amusing, obviously humor, and don't waste your time like fake news stories do.
Google UK's "Google Translate for Animals" youtube video and Android app were amusing, even the app itself had some well thought out lines your cat or dog would say to you if they really could speak.
/cranky mode on
Sometimes it feels like the bulk of the tech news sites are ran by 14 year old boys on April 1st.
/cranky mode off