Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, i’m sure most of you didn’t realize it. So what else do large companies with over the top budgets on attempting to create viral videos do? They attempt to make us laugh by revealing fake products with fake announcements. Some of these are quite stupid, actually, most of them are, but you can decide for yourself, have a gander below.

Kodak LIVEPrint for Kittens

Yes, Kodak is going through some tough times right now, but that doesn’t mean they’re not continuing to innovate. Printing photos isn’t good enough anymore, so they developed LIVEPrint which will actually let you print live kittens. Awww….

Conan O’Brien Buys Mashable

After seeing the “atrocious job” that Pete Cashmore was doing with the Mashable, comedian Conan O’Brien decided to buy the site, oust Cashmore, and take over as CEO.

Sony VAIO Q Series Ultrabook

Ultrabooks are smaller than their larger notebook counterparts, but they’re not small enough. So, the Sony VAIO Q was born. It’s an ultrabook that’s the size of a quarter and it happens to be powered by a Core i9 3.66GHz processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and a 1.25×0.75-inch full 1080p LED backlit display.

Microsoft Windows Pager

Microsoft is trying to make a splash with Windows Phone, but what about the days when people just had buzzers and had to call back? It’s a throwback with a touchscreen: here’s the Windows Pager from their Facebook page.

Razer SnakeEyes

What if you had Google Goggles for real? What if you could enhance your gaming experience as a result? That’s what you get with SnakeEyes, a wearable HUD that basically turns your life into a video game, identifying objects, fellow gamers, and whatever else.

Hungry Hungry Hippos for iPad

The iCade from ThinkGeek started out as an April Fools’ gag, but it turned into a real product. The same thing might happen with this, which is essentially a platform and dock for your iPad that turns it into a Hungry Hungry Hippos game. This might just work, considering the multi-touch capabilities of Apple’s tablet.

Toshiba Tablet Shapes

Who said that your tablet had to be a rectangle? Shapes by Toshiba challenges that notion with Oblong (Oval), Rhombus, and Amore (Heart). What shape are you? What shapes you?

WestJet Child-Free Cabins

Are you tired of flying and being bugged by all the crying babies in the cabin? WestJet is fixing that by letting you have all those kids as checked-in luggage.

Virgin Volcanic

Titanic director James Cameron may have gone to the bottom of the sea, but Sir Richard Branson wants to go to the center of the Earth. So, he has created Virgin Volcanic. The post reminds us that only 500 people have been to space, but no one has gone to the core of an active volcano.

8-Bit Google Maps

As with every other year, Google had one of the best pranks. This time around, they unveiled 8-Bit Google Maps for the NES. Yes, the original Nintendo Entertainment System. The graphics look like they’re inspired by the 8-bit era of gaming, more specifically like Dragon Quest. They even put in some extra gags like blowing into the cartridge and having a dial-up modem built into the NES cartridge.

Gmail Tap

Typing on the smaller touchscreen of your smartphone can sometimes be a pain, so Google wanted to make that easier by… bringing back Morse code. Your keyboard is replaced by just two keys: dot and dash.

Chrome Multitask Mode

Remember when Dual View for the Chrome browser was announced? That was kinda neat, but what if you could use two mice in two separate windows at the same time? This takes multitasking to a whole new level.

YouTube Collection

Why watch web videos on the web? With YouTube Collection, you get every YouTube video delivered to you in DVD format to browse at your own leisure. They even have thumbs up and thumbs down cards, plus comment forms that can be sent back via snail mail.

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Google has enhanced GMail with a new April 1 offering. The high-tech GMail Motion system was designed so you can control Gmail with your body. Using your computers camera and spatial tracking technology, you are able to now look like a complete dork while responding to email. Oh, and Google Docs Motion will be coming later this year too. The video is quite funny, check it out for a good laugh.

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OtterBox has come out with an innovative new case for your mobile device, the Oh Snap! series uses advanced snap-mold manufacturing to create a protective cushion of air around your precious device.

“The Oh Snap! Series of cases features an envelope of pliable, snap-ovative plastic material with pockets of air in between. The pockets provide a cushion and emit a “snap” sound in the event that serious pressure is applied. Installation is a breeze – simply slip the device in the Oh Snap! sheet and secure the edges with the transparent adhesive strip. Buttons and touchscreens may or may not be accessible through the case and sound will be slightly muffled. Oh Snap! cases are not recommended for children under five-years-old due to the potential choking hazard, and loud snapping sound may frighten young children.”

No pricing information available yet, but it is “coming soon.”

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Google has been fighting an uphill battle against Apple for smartphone supremacy, so today’s leaked document really comes as a surprise. The next Apple iPhone isn’t set for release until June and the rest of the details are scant at best, but it has been leaked that it will be running a new build of Google Android.

This hasn’t been officially confirmed by either party, but it almost makes sense. Since the exclusivity agreement with AT&T is drawing to a close, Apple can start shopping its newest handset to other American carriers too. By all indications, a version for Verizon is almost a sure thing.

The iPhone OS has won over many people, but just as every desktop operating system has to move forward, so must the mobile front. And that’s where Google Android comes into play. You might remember hearing about the Apple and Google CEOs meeting over coffee a short while ago; what did you think they were talking about?

With the iPhone-Android integration, we can expect even more Google services to be built right into the iPhone 4G. Should we expect Android Market to merge with the Apple App Store too? Time will tell.

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