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List of April Fools' Day Announcements – 2016
Following last year's example, instead of cluttering the front page with fake product announcements, let's just post them in here instead. One thread where each top-level comment is just a title and a link.
- crivabene 11y agoGoogle Cardboard Plastic Announcement: https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/cardboard-plastic.html https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/cardboard-plastic.ht... Site: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/ https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/
- rkwz 11y agoRedMart - Get your groceries delivered yesterday http://timetravel.redmart.com/ http://timetravel.redmart.com/
- elssar 11y agoLeft-Pad added as a syscall to the kernel - https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/3/31/1108 https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/3/31/1108
- Gustomaximus 11y agoGoogle did the drop mic reply in Gmail http://thenextweb.com/google/2016/04/01/gmails-mic-drop-tool-april-fools-joke-wish-real/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2016/04/01/gmails-mic-drop-tool...
- crivabene 11y agoOriginal announcement at https://gmail.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-gmail-mic-drop.html https://gmail.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-gmail-mic-d...
- moviuro 11y agoUPDATE: Well, it looks like we pranked ourselves this year. Due to a bug, the Mic Drop feature inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs. We’re truly sorry. The feature has been turned off. If you are still seeing it, please reload your Gmail page. https://gmail.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-gmail-mic-drop.html https://gmail.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-gmail-mic-d...
- crivabene 11y agoMark Zuckerberg x H&M http://markforhm.com/ http://markforhm.com/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11403094 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11403094
- clemmakesapps 11y agoRazer project breadwinner http://www.razerzone.com/breadwinner http://www.razerzone.com/breadwinner Virgin America's new logo http://blog.virginamerica.com/blog/a-labor-of-love-reimagining-our-iconic-logo/ http://blog.virginamerica.com/blog/a-labor-of-love-reimagini...
- LukeB_UK 11y agoHumble Indie Font Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/indiefonts https://www.humblebundle.com/indiefonts
- donkeyd 11y agoI actually like Cosmic Sans!
- LukeB_UK 11y agoGet your apps and games ready for space with Google Play: http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/get-your-apps-and-games-ready-for-space.html?m=1 http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/get-your-ap...
- winterthedeep 11y agoGoogle Japan announces physical flick-based JP input device https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5LI1PysAlkU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5LI1PysAlkU
- dhboden 11y agoRATP (Paris Metro) announces new station names http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/v_149039/metro-rer-la-ratp-renomme-13-stations/ http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/v_149039/metro-rer-la-ratp-renomm...
- 1159885274 11y agoGoogle Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0F6SnbqUcE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0F6SnbqUcE
- crivabene 11y agoThinkGeek Vertical Landing Mentos & Diet Coke Rocket: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivph/?pfm=HP_Carousel_DietCokeRocket_1 http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivph/?pfm=HP_Carousel_DietC... Star Trek White Noise Sleep Machine: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivmt/?pfm=HP_Carousel_WhiteNoiseGenerator_2 http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivmt/?pfm=HP_Carousel_White... VR Sensory Immersion Generator: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivpl/?pfm=HP_Carousel_VRGenerator_3 http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivpl/?pfm=HP_Carousel_VRGen... Flavor of the Day Desktop Calendar: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivlp/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_1_ivlp http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivlp/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc... Useless Light Switch: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivlq/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_2_ivlq http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivlq/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc... Attack on Titan Colossal Titan Lawn Ornament: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivnr/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_4_ivnr http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivnr/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc... Plumbus: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivns/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_5_ivns http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivns/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc... baRPG: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivov/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_6_ivov http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivov/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc... Magic: The Gathering - Travel Edition: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivpi/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProducts_8_ivpi http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivpi/?pfm=HP_FeaturedProduc...
- albastru 11y agoSnoopaVision by Google: https://www.youtube.com/snoopavision?v=F0F6SnbqUcE https://www.youtube.com/snoopavision?v=F0F6SnbqUcE
- crivabene 11y agoKayak Arcade https://www.kayak.com https://www.kayak.com (redirects to https://www.kayak.com/arcade/ https://www.kayak.com/arcade/)
- breakingcups 11y agoDutch VPS-host TransIP introduces CommunityVPS (X plays Debian): https://www.transip.nl/communityvps/ https://www.transip.nl/communityvps/
- crivabene 11y agoGoogle Self Driving Bicycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZPNwZex9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZPNwZex9s
- moviuro 11y agoJust in: our new line of lifestyle products https://oneplus.net/getsandstoned https://oneplus.net/getsandstoned
- Mattc007 11y agoLineSquid - Stock 1D imagery http://linesquid.com http://linesquid.com
- erk__ 11y agoNvidia energy drink: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-gtx-energy http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-gtx...
- moviuro 11y agoMy Little LLVM: Undefined Behavior is Magic! http://blog.llvm.org/2016/04/undefined-behavior-is-magic.html http://blog.llvm.org/2016/04/undefined-behavior-is-magic.htm...