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Thinkgeek offers the "Wii Helm"]]>Apr 1st 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
They're offering a service to actually poke someone physically when you "poke" then on facebook.

Crazy]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Pirate bay
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/01/1342236.shtml]]>Apr 1st 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/more.html

i did wonder, until i read this:
"It's paper, plain and easy. I sometimes find myself wondering: what will Google think of next? Cardboard?"



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A full blown joke article at wikipedia]]>Apr 1st 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Not a problem. Gmail Paper is made out of 96% post-consumer organic soybean sputum, and thus, actually helps the environment. For every Gmail Paper we produce, the environment gets incrementally healthier.




I love Google]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.google.com/googlegulp/ haha]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://www.geeks.com/asimo.html?cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-01APR07_ASIMO-_-ASIMO-_-Viewasweb]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Um, yeah – but for the better. ]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
They just crank em out.]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Plus the Google Gulp one is from 2005, I knew I'd seen it before. Google it and you'll see.]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx

Hurry! On Sale! 1 Million dollars worth of crap!!!



Oh wait...they sold out.]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Maybe we're jaded, but we've seen all these other companies leap headlong into 1.0, thinking their product is exactly what they've been dreaming of all their lives, that everything is perfect and hunky-dory – and the next thing you know some vanilla copycat release from Redmond is kicking their butt, the Board is holding emergency meetings and the CEO is on CNBC blathering sweatily about "a new direction" and "getting back to basics."]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/ This one involved David Pogue and NPR! Shawn - you little devil! :)]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/01/gherkin-gets-a-green-roof/#more-3413]]>Apr 1st 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/surgestix.shtml]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/8-bit-tie.shtml]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.artlebedev.ru/everything/vilcus/]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.teamxbox.com is making 360 fans jaws hit the floor with their wildest video game fantasy's.]]>Apr 1st 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.wikiality.com/Shutdownnotice.html]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/archive/aprilfools2007]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
the iPhone is now shipping
http://images.thinkgeek.com/other/looflirpa/navbanner-iphone.jpg

from: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/lebedev.shtml (lower left hand corner)]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://actionduplication.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/action-duplication-announces-40-million-vinyl-pressing-plant/]]>Apr 1st 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html]]>Apr 1st 2007 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
If only it was true....

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q2.07/916D23AC-1455-4503-A020-D589FE88E076.html]]>Apr 1st 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.wowhead.com/?news
Wowhead gets bought out by Blizzard. Ya right.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Connects via WiFi to your online bank account, and donates YOUR real money to an organization you HATE when you decide to snooze!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/snuznluz.shtml?cpg=50T]]>Apr 1st 2007 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://images.thinkgeek.com/other/looflirpa/nowshipping_xbox2.gif]]>Apr 1st 2007 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
Introducing LivePoke™!
Facebook will dispatch a real live person today to poke a friend of your choice.*
*offer good for only the first 100 pokers in each network.]]>Apr 2nd 2007 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Apr 1st 2007 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://www.slooflirpacenter.com]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvIMkF2iRWQ
^^^ video about google's Gmail Paper and Free Google Broadband TiSP

and here's a collection of april fool's stuff on the web:
http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2007/04/01/happy-april-fools-day-collection/]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/departedreduxthepartii/4516

Oh and Bungie has announced their upcoming movie PIMPS AT SEA!!! Can't wait!!
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=pas2007]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/made me look twice]]>Apr 1st 2007 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
http://www.google.com/tisp/

I especially like the Google Router in the picture.]]>Apr 1st 2007 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/Quote:
From time to time, in order to improve Google Gulp's usefulness for our users, Google Gulp will send packets of data related to your usage of this product from a wireless transmitter embedded in the base of your Google Gulp bottle to the GulpPlex™, a heavily guarded, massively parallel server farm whose location is known only to Eric Schmidt, who carries its GPS coordinates on a 64-bit-encrypted smart card locked in a stainless-steel briefcase handcuffed to his right wrist. No personally identifiable information of any kind related to your consumption of Google Gulp or any other current or future Google Foods product will ever be given, sold, bartered, auctioned off, tossed into a late-night poker pot, or otherwise transferred in any way to any untrustworthy third party, ever, we swear.]]>Apr 1st 2007 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup/
but one that no one's mentioned yet is that IsoHunt announced that Viacom offered to buy IsoHunt for $2 Billion. (Yahoo has an offer pending..)]]>Apr 1st 2007 9:58PM