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Play-Doh Enters The World Of 3D Printing

Play-Doh Enters The World Of 3D Printing

By Zach Walton April 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

The Play-Doh playsets of my childhood were kind of like 3D printers. You would put the Play-Doh into the machine, turn a crank, and shapes would come out. It’s this very same idea that has inspired Think Geek’s latest fake, …

Google Analytics Gets 3.5" Floppy Exporting Google Analytics Gets 3.5" Floppy Exporting

Google announced today, April 1, that it has added export support to Google Analytics for 3.5″ floppy, CD-Rom, Papyrus and Sticky Note, as well as new send options: Carrier Pigeon, Fax, Telegram and Telegraph. “We believe you should be able …

Sega Brings Goat Processing To Its Classic Titles Sega Brings Goat Processing To Its Classic Titles

Sega defenders of the early 90s had one trump card in fights with Nintendorks – blast processing. The fabled technology allowed Sega Genesis games to run faster than their Super Nintendo counterparts which made games like Sonic the Hedgehog only …

Renovate Your House On Street View [April Fools'] Renovate Your House On Street View [April Fools']
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Google, as usual, has plenty of April Fools’ pranks today. One that Google revealed on the Google Australia blog promises to let you renovate your house on Street View with “Google SCHMICK” . “Now you can give your house a …

Sony Taps Into The Lucrative Tech For Pets Market Sony Taps Into The Lucrative Tech For Pets Market
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Pet supplies is a multi-billion dollar industry, but one sector of this lucrative market has been ignored for far too long. Sony is aiming to remedy that with its latest line of consumer technology – Animalia. Animalia is being billed …

Google Maps Gets "Treasure Mode" Google Maps Gets "Treasure Mode"

Google has been announcing a lot of April Fools’ jokes as usual, but Google Maps Treasure Mode is actually something of a game, and Google is calling on users to play along. “Archeological analysis has confirmed that our Google Maps …

New White House Video Has Kid Making Fart Noises New White House Video Has Kid Making Fart Noises

Even the White House is getting in on the April Fools’ fun today. Here’s a “special message from the President” that WhiteHouse.gov shared via its YouTube channel this morning: The fart noises are a nice touch. The kid is Robbie …

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Google Announces 'DoubleCat Search' Google Announces 'DoubleCat Search'

It has become abundantly clear that cats are an important part of the Internet, and in particular, search activity. Google has responded to this appropriately with the latest version of DoubleClick Search, as of April Fools’ Day. Here’s a sample …

Hulu Adds TV Shows Within TV Shows To Its Lineup Hulu Adds TV Shows Within TV Shows To Its Lineup

There is a lot of quality television within television. For example, The Simpsons introduced us to the colorful antics of Itchy and Scratchy many years ago. More recently, Queen of Jordan has taken the world by storm in 30 Rock. …

Google Nose Beta Searches Smells Google Nose Beta Searches Smells
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It’s strange how some of Google’s most innovative products always seem to be introduced on April 1. Google introduced Google Nose beta today, which taps into Google’s Knowledge Graph to help users search for smells they encounter. With Google Nose, …

Walking Dead Actor In On Google April Fools' Joke Walking Dead Actor In On Google April Fools' Joke

Fans of The Walking Dead might enjoy this particular April Fools’ gag from Google, introducing the “Levity Algorithm” for Google Apps. The product manager in this video looks just a little familiar, right? The algorithm is designed to make the …

Google Launches Mobile ATM For Wallet Google Launches Mobile ATM For Wallet
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Today, on April 1, Google announced Google Wallet Mobile ATM, a device that lets you get cash from your smartphone, ATM style. This image pretty much says it all: Google explains in a blog post: The mobile ATM device easily …

Gmail Blue Brings Email Into The 21st Century Gmail Blue Brings Email Into The 21st Century

Gmail Blue is just what it sounds like. It’s Gmail, and it’s blue. “Gmail launched nine years ago on April 1st, 2004,” says project manager Jonathan Zames. “Since then you’ve been able to use hundreds of new features that push …

Google Will Soon Select The Winner Of YouTube Google Will Soon Select The Winner Of YouTube
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Who knew that all this time YouTube has just been one giant contest to showcase the best video on the Internet? For April Fools’, YouTube announced that contest submissions will be selected at midnight (Eastern), and all YouTube videos will …

Conan O'Brien Takes Over Mashable Conan O'Brien Takes Over Mashable
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Tech site Mashable has been bought out by the most unlikely of people – late night comedian Conan O’Brien. The purchases comes as a result of O’Brien’s frustration over a lack of decent technology news Web sites and he intends …

Google Provides Great April Fools Pranks Google Provides Great April Fools Pranks
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Let’s just get this out of the way right now – Google is insane (in a good way). They have pulled off so many pranks today that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. There are so many …

Order Your Favorite YouTube Videos On DVD Order Your Favorite YouTube Videos On DVD

YouTube, being the most popular online video site, sure has a lot of videos that people may want to watch even when their Internet is down. YouTube now has the solution to your problems. The company has announced a plan …