Very true - but cmon, someone will be stupid enough to. And then the family will sue. (cf Hold your wee for a Wii...) Shame they have to, as this one's pretty damn easy to see through. But only in America...(let the flames commence).
Historically we've ignored all April Fool's gadget stuff, and "played it straight" so to speak. This year I wanted to try something different, but I can say that as someone who consumes tech media on April first, I've always hated how some sites / pubs take it too far, and actually get people riled up over jokes they didn't get.
So yeah, we wanted to be perfectly clear (albeit tongue-in-cheek) about what you can trust on the site, and what you can't. (Hence: "Real interview with Fake Steve Jobs", which is actually real.) Andrew's comment (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/art-lebedevs-vilcus-dactyloadapter/comments/4237368/) is kind of exactly what I was trying to avoid. Well, that and lawsuits.
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Daikon @ Apr 1st 2007 12:37AM
Note to Engadget: April's Fool jokes just aren't the same if you put a "Product is fake. Do not use." disclaimer at the bottom of the article.
Josh @ Apr 1st 2007 7:13AM
Very true - but cmon, someone will be stupid enough to. And then the family will sue. (cf Hold your wee for a Wii...) Shame they have to, as this one's pretty damn easy to see through. But only in America...(let the flames commence).
Ryan Block @ Apr 1st 2007 12:48PM
Historically we've ignored all April Fool's gadget stuff, and "played it straight" so to speak. This year I wanted to try something different, but I can say that as someone who consumes tech media on April first, I've always hated how some sites / pubs take it too far, and actually get people riled up over jokes they didn't get.
So yeah, we wanted to be perfectly clear (albeit tongue-in-cheek) about what you can trust on the site, and what you can't. (Hence: "Real interview with Fake Steve Jobs", which is actually real.) Andrew's comment (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/art-lebedevs-vilcus-dactyloadapter/comments/4237368/) is kind of exactly what I was trying to avoid. Well, that and lawsuits.