Comments on: April Fools roundup http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ZorglubZ http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4664 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:43:09 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4664 What about Opera's <a href="http://my.opera.com/community/blog/face-the-future">face gestures</a>? What about Opera's face gestures?

]]> by: fizz http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4663 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:44:48 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4663 Is it normal to find some of thinkgeek fake products quite cool? For example, I would find quite funny the ice dagger (for parties, not for assassination :p), and quite useful in a twisted way the Donation Alarm Clock... Is it normal to find some of thinkgeek fake products quite cool? For example, I would find quite funny the ice dagger (for parties, not for assassination :p), and quite useful in a twisted way the Donation Alarm Clock...

]]> by: TwoHedWlf http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4661 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:45:19 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4661 I'm not sure what that Hexus one is supposed to do...I can't tell if all the stuck pixels are because of the site or because of my crappy work monitor.:) I'm not sure what that Hexus one is supposed to do...I can't tell if all the stuck pixels are because of the site or because of my crappy work monitor.:)

]]> by: Zarquon http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4660 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:22:31 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4660 Google's <a href="http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gball/" rel="nofollow">gBall</a> Google's gBall

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4659 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:28:58 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4659 And there's always ThinkGeek every year, too. This time <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html">Squeez Bacon®</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/unicorn-chaser.html">Unicorn Chaser</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/tauntaun.html">Tauntaun Sleeping Bag</a> (which they say they actually are going to try to make!), <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/portal-tshirt.html">Interactive Portal Shirts</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/b9ce/">QR Code Shirts</a> which actually seem to exist, <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/buzzword.shtml">Buzzword - The Shocking Speech-Recognition Wristband</a>, a <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ultimate-weapon.html">mould for making ice daggers</a>, and the revolutionary <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/usb-pet-rock.html">USB Pet Rock</a</a> And there's always ThinkGeek every year, too. This time Squeez Bacon®, Unicorn Chaser, Tauntaun Sleeping Bag (which they say they actually are going to try to make!), Interactive Portal Shirts, QR Code Shirts which actually seem to exist, Buzzword - The Shocking Speech-Recognition Wristband, a mould for making ice daggers, and the revolutionary USB Pet Rock

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4658 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:56:05 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4658 <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-youtube-flails-amazon-cloud-computing-in-a-blimp-3d-chrome-browsing-google-master-ai/">Another roundup at TechCrunch.</a> Google <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/2009/04/introducing-google-chrome-with-3d.html">Chrome 3D</a> and <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/cadie-awakens.html">a new AI</a> which can <a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/m/brainsearch/intro_android.html">index your brain</a>! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/new_viewing_experience">YouTube upside down</a> (and I'm <b>already</b> in Australia, which has received <a href="http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gball/">special Google attention</a>)! Another roundup at TechCrunch. Google Chrome 3D and a new AI which can index your brain! YouTube upside down (and I'm already in Australia, which has received special Google attention)!

]]> by: Itsacon http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4657 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:39:33 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4657 Tom's Hardware had a few `standard' ones: <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-mac-imac-april-fools,7439.html" rel="nofollow">Tom's to Transition to All Apple News</a> <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-mcdonalds-april-fools,7441.html" rel="nofollow">Apple and McDonald's Team Up, Unveil iMc</a> <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Cinedef-Bluray-Scam-HD,7440.html" rel="nofollow">This one</a> probably isn't a joke, but I thought it pretty funny nonetheless. And finally, their "<a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/502-shootout-april-fools.html" rel="nofollow">biggest CPU shootout, ever</a>", certainly has a nice spin to it... Tom's Hardware had a few `standard' ones:
Tom's to Transition to All Apple News

Apple and McDonald's Team Up, Unveil iMc

This one probably isn't a joke, but I thought it pretty funny nonetheless.

And finally, their "biggest CPU shootout, ever", certainly has a nice spin to it...

]]> by: demiller9 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4656 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:33:22 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4656 This gag is one of my favorites (sorry that it's only in French): <a href="http://www.mensup.fr/usbwine/?act=insc&amp;mp=USBWINE&amp;o=92&amp;p=61" title="USB Wine key" rel="nofollow">USB Wine key</a>. It's not specifically an April Fools joke, but it's in the spirit of one. This gag is one of my favorites (sorry that it's only in French): USB Wine key. It's not specifically an April Fools joke, but it's in the spirit of one.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4655 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:22:49 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4655 Yeah, that was about it. I figured it made a pretty good April article, though, so I held back republishing it on Dan's Data for another week on top of the usual delay :-). And, on top of the usual mild lengthening my articles get on reprint, I made the <a href="http://www.dansdata.com/images/gz080/savetheaccesspoints.png">sign</a> specially for the Web version! Yeah, that was about it. I figured it made a pretty good April article, though, so I held back republishing it on Dan's Data for another week on top of the usual delay :-). And, on top of the usual mild lengthening my articles get on reprint, I made the sign specially for the Web version!

]]> by: Mohonri http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4654 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:15:49 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-roundup/#comment-4654 Wait, the "save the open access points" article was a joke? Perhaps a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the sentiments sure seemed reasonable enough. Wait, the "save the open access points" article was a joke? Perhaps a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the sentiments sure seemed reasonable enough.

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