April Fools’ Day – Best Tech Pranks To Date

That everyone loves a good April Fools’ Day prank is no hidden secret. While everyone else thinks of pranks moments before the day in question, tech based companies plan this event months in advance. Here is taking a look at some of the best April Fools’ Day pranks by tech companies in the past!

1. Gmail Motion

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You know how you have apps and features which can now be controlled through your body’s motion? Gmail thought of this as a prank way back in the day! In 2011, Gmail announced it would launch a brand new motion feature which would allow people to control the email server by combining motion technology and semiotics.Through this combination, Google planned to channel facial recognition techniques and change the way people use email. Designed to be intuitive and to the point, Google Motion was going to make tasks like opening mail and sending replies an extremely sensory based method! If that actually happened and if you could send mails through gestures, how cool would that it be?

2. When Netflix “acquired” Seth Rogen

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Perhaps one of the most epic things pulled off by Netflix, the day 1st April 2018 is forever embedded in history. When Netflix announced on this day last year, it had acquired Seth Rogen, it left a lot of people amused and surprised. According to the press release by Netflix, Seth Rogen entered into a lifetime deal to transfer full ownership of his personal autonomy to Netflix Inc. It was only a few days after the day of pranks that everyone realised this acquisition was not even close to the truth. Oops.

3. Uber

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Remember when you were a child and you dreamt of riding in supercars, even if just for a day? On the 1st of April almost five years ago, Uber announced people could ride and fly in supercars on its platform. According to the announcement, people could request for Lamborghinis and Ferraris to come to you and take you for a joy ride. While only a fantasy, this prank was quite a cool one, wasn’t it?

4. Amazon

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Amazon always likes  to make people laugh (and then shop on its site.) With the announcement of Petlexa, which was similar to Alexa, Amazon planned to let dogs, cats, and other animals communicate with Alexa just like you would. Apart from communicating with Alexa, Petlexa also gave pets the option of ordering from Amazon and to activate toys enabled for their smart homes. If only this were a real thing, Amazon would have pushed its sales through the woof!  

5. Lay’s India

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How many times have you gotten tired of sharing your favourite Lay’s chips with people around you? Lay’s India came up with the ultimate trick ever by announcing the launch of a “no share pack.” While many thought it was a brilliant solution, Lay’s kept teasing its fans by introducing gimmicks like a fingerprint sensor. Talk about a brilliant prank!

What is your favourite prank so far? Comment and let us know!