APRIL FOOL’S DAY PRANKS

Here are some of the corporate April Fools Day pranks that popped up on the internet on Sunday. All of these have videos; we’ve included the addresses of the better ones:

– “Netflix acquires Seth Rogen” Writer, actor and director Seth Rogen signed his life over to Netflix in an exclusive deal announced on April 1.
– “Jurassic World Dinosaur Detection System” – It’s a glass of water – the kind that gets ripples in it when a T-rex is approaching.
– “The REI ZipAll Suit – Outdoor retailer REI has created a fake all-purpose outdoor outfit with over 30 zippers that hold together the various section of clothing – unzip the pants at the knees to create shorts, for example, or unzip the sleeves at the shoulders to create a vest. The sippers let you customize and ventilate to match your activities. You can zip on or zip off as much material as you like, even stripping down to bikini shorts if you prefer. (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=4K8A3WJnYkI)
– “Logitech’s Business Speak Detection System” – Business Speak Detection software, more succinctly known as BS Detection. It analyzes language and alerts you to BS phrases such as “corralling key decisioneers into a real-time thought shower.” (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=qlS70If_lNo)
– “Petco’s Beautiful Bond Salon” – The company fake-offers makeovers to make you look like your cat, dog, fish or snake, including the application of makeup and theatrical prosthetics.
– “T-Mobile Sidekicks, The world’s first Smartshoephone”. – The laces are earphones, there’s a screen on the bottom of one shoe and speakers on the other.
– “Roku Happy Streaming Socks” – Solves the problem of not wanting to touch your streaming-video remote when your hands are greasy. Happy Streaming Socks have motion sensors that let you swipe your feet to browse, tap to select and click your heels to play.
– “Tongueprinting” – Voice biometrics company Pindrop has a fake smartphone authentication concept where you lick your phone screen to gain access.
– ” FlexChoc Chocolate Phone Case” – Tech21 has an edible cell phone case combines dark and milk chocolate that “strikes the perfect balance between flavor and durability.”
– “ShareBED” – A fake service from Lucid Mattress that rents out the spare space in your bed, like AirBNB.
– “Wayfair Scentsible Wallpaper” – digital wallpaper that can change patterns – and smell – with a simple app adjustment.
– “BBC’s Interp-Brit” – Because British accents are hard to understand, Interp-Brit, adds a button to the video player that switches all the dialogue over to American voices.
– “Burger King’s Chocolate Whopper” – a cake bun, flame-grilled chocolate patty, white chocolate rings, candied blood oranges and vanilla frosting.