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Gmail Motion: Google's April Fools prank for 2011
Oh, you nerds!
Google offered up their annual April Fools prank at the stroke of midnight, and, per usual, you'd have to be pretty gullible to fall for it. This year's is absurd suggestion? Gmail Motion.
"The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed," reads the introductory post. "Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology?"
In true Google form, it's a bit dry. But when they break into the tutorial of an extremely sad looking man giving a double thumbs up to "reply all" on an email, we sort of lose it.
Past Google April Fools pranks include Gmail Paper, Google Custom Time and Google Romance.
For an intro on how to use the entirely unreal Gmail Motion, watch away!
Google offered up their annual April Fools prank at the stroke of midnight, and, per usual, you'd have to be pretty gullible to fall for it. This year's is absurd suggestion? Gmail Motion.
"The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed," reads the introductory post. "Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology?"
In true Google form, it's a bit dry. But when they break into the tutorial of an extremely sad looking man giving a double thumbs up to "reply all" on an email, we sort of lose it.
Past Google April Fools pranks include Gmail Paper, Google Custom Time and Google Romance.
For an intro on how to use the entirely unreal Gmail Motion, watch away!
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i only KINDA fell for it, i mean a sign for all words? PFFT
Priceless
COOL!! :)) Everybody should try it!! haha!!
Granted, kind of funny, but what if .. a camera read a person who performs sign language? There's Dragon ? so you can speak and the computer types your message - why not a motion camera to read those who speak via sign language? Maybe an April Fools prank, but motion technology has potentially other applications besides game play.
it is only a matter of time before this happens.
Loved and fell for it! Great April Fools joke. But some day it will happen.
This is a weird april fools day joke
LOL TTLY FELL FOR IT!! FRIEND SHOWED IT TO ME AND I WUZ LIKE... R U SERIOUS?!?!?! AND I WANTED TO TRY IT OUT SO I CLICKED ON THE THINGY... HAHA IM SO GULLIBLE.. FAIL RITE?
Damnit! I honestly thought it was real until I clicked on the "Try Gmail Motion Now" button >.