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Google Really Spent Some Time Preparing for April Fools’

April 2, 2016 By Matthew Slotkin Leave a Comment

"April Fools sketch on Deviantart"

Google spent some time and resources preparing for April Fools’, and the result was hilarious.

(Mirror Daily, United States) – Yesterday was the 1st of April, or the day when nobody believes anything they see on the internet. George Martin is working on a new saga, the Eiffel Tower is closed indefinitely, and many other “breaking news” flooded the internet yesterday. But Google really spent some time preparing for April Fools’ because their videos were elaborate, and actually quite catchy.

Google Plastic Cardboard

Probably one of the best prank videos that Google released this 1st of April was the one about Google Plastic Cardboard. As you can see from the video, the innovation from the company comes in transparent, hard plastic with great features.

Not only can it be used for the ultimate high graphics, stereo sound, intriguing plot video game that is called real life, but it can also be equipped with different additional features. Users can choose between analogue and digital clock, reading mode, cinematic mode, landscape mode and even sleep mode.

And from the looks of the video, Google really spent some time preparing for April Fools’. And it’s good that the company feels so secure about its actual product that it can make fun of it with a video that is basically telling users that reality will be a better experience anytime and anywhere.

New Emoji Search Feature for Google Photo

Google has revolutionized the way in which we search for photos in our folders. And since smartphones are equipped with high-resolution cameras, people tend to store thousands and thousands of pictures on their electronic devices.

But what if you forgot the name of the costume your dog was wearing two Halloweens ago, and you really want to show that picture to your date? Fear no more, because there is a new emoji search feature for Google Photos.

realBooks by Google

Some people prefer to read books in their classical format; others like to store them all on an electronic device and save the forests. But the thing with eBooks is that they can’t be displayed one by one in a custom made bookshelf.

Luckily, Google thought about that, and it created realBooks. The idea is simple, they take an electronic device, strip it of any unnecessary feature and allow the upload of a single book. Now people will be able to fill their bookshelves once more.

Self-Driving Bike by Google Netherlands

The self-driving bike by Google Netherlands is believed to be “the best invention since the bike, itself.”

Because there is still a long road ahead for the self-driving car, the engineers in the Netherlands believed that they must take innovation step by step, exactly how it was designed to in the first place.

The self-driving carriage was already invented a long time ago thanks to the “horse” intelligent feature, so the next logical step was the self-driving bike.

Now, parents in the Netherlands can enjoy some extra time for themselves as children hop on their self-driving bike and roam the city. Unfortunately, the transportation wonder was only available yesterday.

Compressing at X

Google really spent some time preparing for April Fools’, and we can see that from the video that tackles the benefits of compression starring Richard Hendricks of “Silicon Valley,” an HBO original sitcom.

In this video, Hendricks talks about the benefits of compression. He explains that writing has been going through a continuous change and compression from the elaborate Egyptian pictograms to the written words and expressions that we use today.

He also tries to address climate change by proposing to shrink the cows so that they won’t release so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Hendricks even has a solution for the self-driving car which is, yes, shrinking.

And these are not the only pranks that Google pulled this 1st of April. The company also released a video that presents the ultimate app, the missing sock finder available only in Australia. They also created a new app that would send automated emoji replies to your texts, so that users would not bother themselves with the frequent “lol” responses.

Furthermore, they convinced Snoop Dog to take part into a “SnoopaVision” ruse and Japan that they need a new keyboard, the Flick, that feels realer than the impersonal touchscreen.

Google really spent some time preparing for April Fools’ and their hoaxes are more and more elaborate each year. But at least, they have a sense of humor, and they are confident enough of their products to make fun of them once a year.

Maybe next year we’ll see a short video with Atlas destroying humankind in a robot rage episode.

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Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: April 1st, April Fools', books, compression, eBook, emoji, find my sock app, Google, Google cardboard plastic, Google jokes, Google Photo, Google's April 1st jokes, Netherlands, self-driving bike, self-driving car, Silicon Valley

Snapchat Purchased Bitmoji’s for $100 million

March 28, 2016 By Tara Hamilton Leave a Comment

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Snapchat’s popularity is growing and with the latest Bitmoji purchase, its audience will widen.

(Mirror Daily, Unites States) – The video and photo destroyer, Snapchat purchased Bitmoji’s for $100 million. The mobile app’s functions will be soon incorporated into Snapchat, offering users a wider variety of features.

The company did not issue any official statement to explain the reason for their latest acquisition. But rumor has it; Snapchat is trying to improve its features so that the app would appeal more to older generations.

Millennials are thrilled with Snapchat. They take selfies and party pictures, apply filters and text and send them to their peers. But the thing that makes the app different from the thousand more out there is the fact that the pictures, or videos, are automatically erased after a few seconds.

People, especially teenagers and young adults, are more comfortable with the thought of sharing a picture that will go all Mission Impossible in a few seconds, than one that can be stored by the recipient for all eternity.

Of course, there is a failsafe and the person receiving the snap can quickly take a print screen, but that only happens on rare occasions. But as fun, as the app is, it is only appealing to the younger generations. Adults over 30 can easily use Facebook or WhatsApp to share pictures with friends. The privacy options are not that important to them seeing as they don’t party that much.

But things might change, and Snapchat could extend the age limit of its targeted audience with the Bitstrips acquisition. Snapchat purchased Bitmoji’s for $100 million, and that means that even more customization features are coming to the data sharing app.

Bitmoji’s took over the virtual world lately. Everybody, no matter if it was a teen or a mother of two was busy creating an avatar. And the app allowed you to create realistic versions of yourself with Superman, Game of Thrones, Deadpool, Iron Man and many other famous characters’ features.

Customization is the key when it comes to pleasing a wider target, and Snapchat realized this before anybody else did. So soon enough, users of the file sharing app will be able to make their own, personal avatars and share them with their friends.

Snapchat purchased Bitmoji’s for $100 million, but there are big chances that the company will recover the investment in a small amount of time. Judging by the popularity of the customizable emoticons, it is highly likely that the targeted audience of the app will grow wider, thus bringing in more profit.

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Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: avatars, Bitmoji, customization, emoji, Game of Thrones, Snapchat

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