Table of contents:
- Multifunctional jumpsuit from T-Mobile
- 10 Second Hulu TV Shows
- Concrete headphones from Master & Dynamic
- Lyft Taxi Glove
- Meditation video from Netflix
- Social Experiment from Reddit
- Duolingo Emoji Learning Course
- Voice assistant from Amazon that understands animals
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
On April 1, every self-respecting Internet company jokes. Google, Amazon, Netflix and others decided not to make an exception this year and issued at least one funny product each.
Ms. PAC-Maps
The California giant, as usual, excelled in terms of the number of jokes per square meter. This is not the first time that you can play Pac-Man through Google Maps, and right on the streets of real cities.
"Smart" garden gnome
The company also demonstrated a smart garden gnome. A device based on the Google Home column detects the direction of the wind and tells children that all living things are decaying.
Artificial intelligence with a sense of humor
If you ask Google Assistant about April Fool's Day, he will advise you not to trust your loved ones or be skeptical about anything that may seem unusual. From time to time, the assistant offers to check if the user's back is white.
Windmills that blow away the clouds
The Dutch team of the company presented Google Wind. It is a series of windmills that use machine learning technology and blow away the clouds the next day. In this case, the corporation is joking about Google Cloud Platform cloud services.
Bubble Ribbon Keyboard
Google Japan showed off a concept keyboard. The user picks up a bubble tape, which is so good at relieving stress, and "types" characters on it. After that, the tape is inserted into a special device that reads the message. The bubbles give off the smell of the Hawaiian sea.
Virtual reality with smells and physical sensations
The company's latest joke is about virtual reality. The Haptic Helpers team members go door to door and offer services for simulating aromas, tastes and physical sensations, as well as providing auditory and visual stimuli.
Multifunctional jumpsuit from T-Mobile
Other companies have fewer jokes. One of the largest mobile operators has introduced the T-Mobile One tariff plan, which includes a "smart" jumpsuit. A garment made of nanofibers is equipped with all sorts of technologies of dubious usefulness: for example, thermal charging and a fitness tracker. Remarkably, the jumpsuit actually sells for $ 40.
10 Second Hulu TV Shows
The subscription video service boasted a "condensed TV" product called Hu. It features serials, each episode of which is cut to about 10 seconds so that people do not have to hang around the screens for a long time. On YouTube you can watch examples of TV shows like Empire and Black Sails.
Concrete headphones from Master & Dynamic
The premium audio device maker featured headphones made entirely of concrete as an April Fool's joke. They weigh about 4, 8 kg and do not wear out at all.
Lyft Taxi Glove
San Francisco rival Uber boasted a high-tech glove that allows you to instantly summon a car by simply raising your hand in the air. As in the case of the T-Mobile jumpsuit, the glove is quite real - however, so far it is only a concept.
Meditation video from Netflix
One of the largest streaming services has recorded videos of Will Arnett in the increasingly popular ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridional Response) format. In the video, the Canadian-American actor monotonously describes the actions of the most ordinary objects for 48 minutes. “The toasts are fried. The grass is growing. The fans are blowing,”says Arnett. The video is unfortunately only available on Netflix.
Social Experiment from Reddit
The project of the "home page of the Internet" is more like not a joke, but a large-scale social experiment. This is a large grid on which users can paint one pixel every five minutes. For reasons of decency, we do not tell which drawings immediately filled the page - it is better to look for yourself.
Duolingo Emoji Learning Course
The educational service has launched a special course for learning the emoji language. It includes a set of flashcards explaining the meanings of popular emojis. This can be useful for those trying to understand how today's teenagers communicate.
Voice assistant from Amazon that understands animals
"Smart" speaker Echo is known primarily for the fact that it has a built-in voice assistant Alexa. Amazon in honor of the holiday "taught" him to understand the requests of animals. The technology was named Petlexa.
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