iPad Hungry Hungry Hippos and Other April Fools for 2012

[ChrisH3677]

Chrome Multicursor is hugely funny

Love the effort Google put into a good April Fools prank.

And the Chrome multi-cursor is one of the funniest of seen for awhile

http://google.com/chrome/multitask

 

[kwags]

Hoping to not be the only one who's a little sad the Hungry Hippos iPad game isn't real. ;-)

 

[Peace]

This one should: http://www.youtube.com/TheYouTubeCollection.

That's a good one

 

[Peter Harrison]

Google has created an 8-bit version of Google Maps for the NES platform - a cartridge based game console from the 1980s.

Wow, that's the very first time in my life I've seen someone mention the NES and actually have to explain afterwards what it was.

Getting old.

 

[dendowling]

So, if Google Maps is calling this 'Quest' mode are they making fun of MapQuest?

Also, on Google Maps, Get Directions options they need to change 'Avoid Tolls' to 'Avoid Trolls'.

 

[mrfoof82]

So, if Google Maps is calling this 'Quest' mode are they making fun of MapQuest?

Also, on Google Maps, Get Directions options they need to change 'Avoid Tolls' to 'Avoid Trolls'.

No. The sprites are taken from the original Dragon Quest (sold in the US as Dragon Warrior) which was made by Enix (now Square-Enix) in the 80s.

 

[Lennholm]

Love the effort Google put into a good April Fools prank.

And the Chrome multi-cursor is one of the funniest of seen for awhile

http://google.com/chrome/multitask

Haha, I actually want this feature. Not the shutting down the computer-part though

 

[macaddict77]

check out this april fools joke:
http://www.razerzone.com/snakeeyes
LOL xD

 

[stridemat]

Safari adblock is now showing cats instead of ads

 

[Kerber0s34]

Google has been busy. Wonder how much they spend creating these:

http://www.google.com/js/reallyadvanced.html

http://www.google.com/racing/

https://mail.google.com/mail/help/promos/tap/index.html

Google your local weather

http://www.google.com/adwords/extensions/teleport.html

http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/google-street-roo-exploring-outback-one.html

http://www.howtogomo.com/goro/d/

http://www.google.com/fiber/kansascity/index.html

http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.ca/2012/04/google-voice-expands-to-new-markets.html

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.ca/2012/04/introducing-jargon-bot-for-google-apps.html

http://nigeriagoogle.com/

 

[deej999]

Here's an awesome one to add to the list... aimed at Mac musicians and Logic Pro users:

http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/review-2/review-phoenix-pro-guitar-plugin-turns-hacks-into-shredders

 

[cube]

This one should: http://www.youtube.com/TheYouTubeCollection.

Optical is not dead. Welcome to holographic technology.

 

[Mac-Rumours]

This one should: http://www.youtube.com/TheYouTubeCollection.

"First"

 

[iBug2]

Heres one from our friends at youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/theyoutubecollection

This has gotta be the best april fools I've seen

 

[kazmac]

I didn't know...

Apple officially began on 4/1. That's great.

I like that HHHippos "game"... pretty funny.

 

[Dionte]

I was getting excited for hungry hippos til I saw April fools. :-(

 

[Moonjumper]

Surprised there was no April Fools story about Apple buying a country after all the money comparisons recently.

 

[gkarris]

Hungry Hungry Hippos for iPad

Battling Tops, please...

Google Maps for NES

Google has created an 8-bit version of Google Maps for the NES platform - a cartridge based game console from the 1980s

Atari 2600 version, please...

Heres one from our friends at youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/theyoutubecollection

What? Nothing for RCA Selectavision?

 

[jackc]

Google has been busy. Wonder how much they spend creating these:

I'm guessing they have an internal contest for these, plenty of geeks are surely willing to work on it in their spare time.

 

[itickings]

Safari adblock is now showing cats instead of ads

It should do that all the time and not only today, IMHO.

 

[Hustler1337]

Wow, i just seen my street in 8-bit on StreetView. Seems weird.

 

[thebudda]

Safari Ad-block for April Fools

If you're running the Safari plugin Adblock they're showing pictures of cats instead of grayed out areas where ads were.

 

[Teyla]

Blizzard's April 1 2012 Announcements

New Zergotchi Authenticator:

http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/zergotchi/

Blizzard Kidzz:

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/blizzkidzz/

Supply Depot 2:

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/supplydepot/

Fledgling Heroes: Blizzard Novels for a New Generation:

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/news/?d=2012-4#312334

 

[BeyondtheTech]

For those interested, there is a "Dopey Dopey Dodos" for the iPad. Not affiliated with product or developer, but it's the "closest" representation of HHH.

Doesn't seem to have good reviews though.

 

[FloatingBones]

I, for one, was mightily impressed with the retina display quality hippo-graphics in the ThinkGeek video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM1n8QC0LeQ

I appreciate why Arn skipped ThinkGeek's Technomancer Electronic Wizard Hoodie. I couldn't resist putting a comment on my FB wall:

You may have fascial fitness, but can you bring your piezoelectric skills to an entirely new level? Can you master the somatic components to be a real wizard? If so, the Technomancer Digital Wizard Hoodie may be for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is4PHzSjEH8 .

The reference to piezoelectric is a geek joke to my massage therapist friends. Bones (and maybe other biological structures) that are under stress can wind up with small electrical potential; this is used by the body for healing and maintaining our structure. But absolutely nothing exists to allow you to hurtle lightning bolts from your fingertips -- not without the ThinkGeek attire, anyhow.