Happy April Fools' Day: April 1, 2011

[MacRumors]

Today is April 1, 2011 and represents April Fools' Day -- so readers should be wary of hoaxes and claims at both news and rumor sites today. Today also represents Apple's 35th anniversary, having been founded on this day in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

Among the popular April Fools' Day jokes making the rounds today:

- ThinkGeek is offering a Playmobil Apple Store Playset with an available "Line Pack" of extra figures to allow kids to accurately simulate the Apple retail store experience.

Google has of course rolled out a number of other April Fools' Day features from its different product teams, including a "1911" YouTube filter that turns any video into a sepia-toned silent film.

MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories, although we have in the past occasionally supplemented our coverage with such special features as a Big Bunny Bundle and Page 3 rumors.

Article Link: Happy April Fools' Day: April 1, 2011

 

[topmounter]

April Fool's Day jumped the shark some years ago. It's time to turn April Fool's Day on its head and announce real new products on April 1.

 

[JackieTreehorn]

Paul Thurrot just begun writing Pro Apple blogposts?

 

[R739]

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[Full of Win]

April 1st 1976 is when Apple Computer was founded. Just sayin'

 

[aprilfools]

Today is my favorite day...

 

[blow45]

MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories

bad sports...

 

[tkatz]

Check out Hulu. Gotta love the 90's style look complete with the dithered gifs.

http://www.hulu.com/index.htm

 

[blow45]

Paul Thurrot just begun writing Pro Apple blogposts?

I dig your pad, Jackie.

 

[gglockner]

My wife just forwarded me the link to the Starbucks blog:

http://www.starbucks.com/blog/intro...ource=facebook&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=af

This one is almost believable.

 

[Eduardo1971]

MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories, although we have in the past occasionally supplemented our coverage with such special features as a Big Bunny Bundle and Page 3 rumors.

Umm. Has any looked to the left under the their user name?

 

[finder39]

even though i knew it was an april fools thing, i was really hoping that it was able to be tried just because it would be funny as hell to show my dad

 

[KPOM]

MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories, although we have in the past occasionally supplemented our coverage with such special features as a Big Bunny Bundle and Page 3 rumors.

Umm. Has any looked to the left under the their user name?

But that isn't a news story.

That said, I also like the logo on the "McRumors" forums.

 

[mrtune]

McDonalds!

Now I'm craving a fish sandwich and large fry

 

[Ahmadg14]

I knew it!

I always knew macrumors was supported by McDonalds!

 

[spazzcat]

So how soon before ThinkGeek starts selling Apple Store toys. Doesn't just about ever one of their April Fools' jokes turn in to a real product?

 

[roletti2007]

ah no..

bad sports...

i'm so glad they don't participate, ign.com goes to the extreme as do other sites, with these lame pranks. such a waste of time, and it pisses people off.

 

[Thunderhawks]

April 1st 1976 is when Apple Computer was founded. Just sayin'

Thank you for confirming what is mentioned in the second line of the thread.

If anybody YOU would know this as an Apple fan.

 

[steadysignal]

I always knew macrumors was supported by McDonalds!

are you - lovin' it?

 

[jmoretti]

Toshiba has a pretty good one today too:

Toshiba Spectacle: The World's First and Only 3D Monocle
http://us.toshiba.com/spectacle

I love the creativity Corporate America can can come up with at least once a year...

 

[MasterHowl]

are you - lovin' it?

nice :')

 

[WiseAJ]

Man, I really wanted to buy the Apple Store play set. Stupid April Fools day, (although my wallet probably thanks you.)

 

[bradl]

I always knew macrumors was supported by McDonalds!

are you - lovin' it?

Dammit, I worked there for 4 years ('89-'93).

If you're gonna do something like this, at least go all out and old school as well!

In short, McDLT, or we walk.

Back on topic.. If it were real, I'd buy that PlayMobil apple store for my son. that be worth it.

Now excuse me while I go replace the jelly beans in my JellyBelly tin on my desk with the entire Harry Potter Bertie Bott's^W^W^W^WBeanboozled jelly beans.

BL.

 

[Big-TDI-Guy]

I love Think Geek April fools, I got a free tee shirt out of it a couple years back.

 

[Snowy_River]

Google has of course rolled out a number of other April Fools' Day features from its different product teams, including a "1911" YouTube filter that turns any video into a sepia-toned silent film.

I can't find any others...