Monday, April 2, 2012

Google April Fools Day pranks 2012

Posted by Rajeev on 4/02/2012 02:49:00 AM Google No comments

Gmail Tap : Type with two buttons

Google comes with an idea of reinventing the QWERTY keyboard. They introduced new way of inputting on the smartphones, with 26 keys dumped in just 2. It's the Technology of Gmail Tap for future input for Android and iOS. "Every letter of the alphabet is represented by a simple pattern of dots and dashes, and once you know them you can type without even looking at your screen." they posted on the blog.

Try Gmail tap and get it downloaded the app from http://gmail.com/tap . Mean while watch this videos explaining the Gmail tap.

When you try to download the App from the link provided you will get the following funny message.

Google Chrome Multitasking Mode : Use two mouse at a time

What will you do if you have one computer and you are two persons to work at a time? Don't buy another computer just have another mouse!

Try multitasking Google Chrome which will allow to have multiple cursor at the same time, to browser the web. It will increases the productivity ones you gone through it by passing initial huddle (the awkward feeling). It allow you to play two game on web, sign in to two mail, show two things etc at the same time.
Caution never try to click on same button with two mouse else chrome will shut-down your computer. -:)

Gave a try to http://google.com/chrome/multitask

Google Chrome Multitasking Mode allow you activate the Multitasking Mode, first two cursors appear and then you will see bunch of them as you move your mouse. A big fat cursor will pass as you will notice is going through the middle. As you exit Multitasking Mode you find the following message.

Google Fiber Bar

Google is very desprite about the health for that they had introduced the new fiber, the Google Fiber which is healthier and had all nutrients to meet the requirement of body.

Get the Google Fiber Bar from http://www.google.com/fiber

When you going to acess to get the Google Fiber Bar you will see the following message.

Interplanetary Reporting in Google Analytics

Google in a post on the Google Analytics blog posted that they are including the analytic reports of the visitors that comes out of the Earth from planets like Mars, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter etc. The report will help the webmaster, marketer, analytics to get idea of vistor and expand business on other plantes.
"For example, if you had a chain of taco stands and noticed many users visiting your website from the Mars outpost, well, that might help you make a business case to begin expanding your business to serve Mars colonists." - Says in the post.

Google Racing

Google had partnered with NASCAR and will compete in the race with self driving car. Google's co founder Sergey Brin wrote in post - "Well, our autonomous cars have now been test-driven (or rather, test-ridden) for more than 200,000 miles without a single machine-caused mishap. And today we're moving the project one great leap forward with Google Racing, a groundbreaking partnership with NASCAR to help self-driving vehicles compete in the world of stock car racing."

http://www.google.com/racing