April Fool's day around the Web

Seth Weintraub
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April 01, 2009
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April Fools is in high gear today around the technology world:

Apple is selling an album of silence

Google is not only the king of search but it is the undesputed leader in April Fool's day gags.

Quallcom is putting wireless transmitters in birds.

Macworld UK is reporting Steve Jobs is in an ice skating contest.

Opera has face gesture recognition.

Gizmodo looks like it got taken over by a pre-teen alien conficker virus.

Reddit looks more like some other site.

ThinkGeek has some good stuff on their site today.

More below

TUAW is going back in time.

Even Microsoft has gotten into the act.  Sorta.

The Guardian is moving to Twitter.

Tivo is recording ahead of time now.

We're sure there are many more.  Hook us up in the comments, we'll post.

 

Comments (13)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 8:26am

Google must spend about all of their 20% time on these gags

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 9:03am

Let's not forget apple's free song of silence.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 9:31am

iTunes is selling 4'33"

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=308019035...

Actually I'm not so sure this is an april fool, since they've been doing it since yesterday..

Ava Rice (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 11:13am

The NZ Herald had people going for a while but had to put a disclaimer up after two hours:
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/mac-planet/
Of course, NZ gets April 1st a full day before everyone else (in extreme cases due to the date line).

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 12:17pm

The 4'33" is a genuine classical piece apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4′33″ - it's not an April Fool!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 1:27pm

Having performed 4'33" many times I can tell you it's not an April Fool's joke.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 3:07pm

Sometimes I put 4'33" on a loop and listen to it the whole way to work.

: )

Interesting thing that.

BWH (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 5:53pm

Indeed - 4'33'' is a genuine piece of music by John Cage, who has also produced music for a "Prepared" Piano, which has random bits of metal/plastic behind some of the strings to produce weird noises.

About 5 years ago, one of the BBC orchestras performed 4'33'' in a modern music concert in London. It was broadcast live on BBC TV and BBC Radio 3. Due to the long periods of silence, computer processes which activate ads etc. when there was silence had to be turned off!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 7:56pm

Computer processes that activate ads, nice one

Scott (not verified) | April 01, 2009 - 6:27pm

When John Cage performed 4'33" on stage he brings out a drum set and the drummer sits there with his arms up like he is ready to play...for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. Crazy stuff!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 02, 2009 - 8:03am

not to mention the pianist raises and lowers the piano lid repeatedly as though he were ready to play! 4'33'' is legit!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 02, 2009 - 8:03am

not to mention the pianist raises and lowers the piano lid repeatedly as though he were ready to play! 4'33'' is legit!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 02, 2009 - 9:43am

NIN frontman offered a fake april fools day album...
http://www.nin.com/strobelight/

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