April Fool\’s Day

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I’m Pulling This Fake Toilet Paper Roll Prank On April Fools Day

1:00PM March 29, 2011 | Casey Chan

Have you ever been without toilet paper? It’s a horrible sinking feeling. Disgusting scenarios run through your head: should I squabble to safety, should I use what’s in the trash, maybe my underwear? It’s scary! Which is is why I’m going to pull this prank come April Fools. More »

I Know It’s An April Fool, But I Still Want An iPhone-To-iPad Converter

6:11PM April 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

You know, for my mythical iPhone. At an April Fool’s Day price of only £89.99 ($149), the converter makes your inserted iPhone magnify to the size of an iPad. A far better investment, if you ask me. [IWantOneOfThose.com]

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Trololo As ASCII Art Is A Thing Of Perverse Beauty

4:52PM April 1, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Dear internet, please give up on April Fools’ jokes. YouTube’s is untoppable: A “text-only mode” that renders videos as coloured ASCII art. Clever, gorgeous, perverse. More »

Google Japan’s Drum Keyboard: Not Quite Practical

10:20AM April 1, 2010 | Adam Frucci

As part of what is apparently an April Fools’ Day Prank over at Google Japan, they’ve made a pretty impressive drumset keyboard, complete with emoticon keys. More »

Gadgets

April Fool’s Star Wars Tauntaun Sleeping Bag May Become an Actual Product

3:30AM April 4, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Sensing a cash money opportunity, the folks at ThinkGeek are going to take a shot at actually producing their April Fool’s Star Wars Tauntaun Sleeping bag. Lucasfilm is the only thing standing in their way.

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Software

Despite Being an April 1 Gag, TXT’N'WALK Mobile App is Sweet

2:10AM April 3, 2009 | John Mahoney

Curse you April Fools, because I want this: TXT’N'WALK pipes in the forward-looking view of your phone’s camera in a little PIP window while you type out a message. Good idea!

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CONFIRMED: GIZMODO CLEAN

11:10AM April 2, 2009 | Brian Lam

All signs of the worm have been eliminated. Resume normal Gizmodo programming. BEEP.

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Date of your death

11:00AM April 2, 2009 | John Mahoney

It’s today. I’m dead.

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Geeze Giz, Enough Is Enough!

10:30AM April 2, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Hey guys. Mark here—not some weird Russian spam advertisement. I just wanted to acknowledge that sometimes jokes aren’t funny to everyone, even on holidays. And if you want to filter our coverage, here’s how:

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April fools Internet’ fiasco ROUNDUP: All Pranks in One Place

9:00AM April 2, 2009 | Erica Ho

Good APR1L FOOLS DAY. Everyone is participating! Want to know who else is real fake? Today only!. But can I seriously buy this Tauntaun sleeping bag?

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