Smart mailbox, selfie car among April Fools' Day pranks from companies (with videos)
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WASHINGTON, April 2: "Smart" was the keyword for companies celebrating April Fools' Day with hoax videos and tweets including a smart mailbox, kitchen knife and airline seats.
Google got into the prankster spirit Wednesday with a YouTube video announcing a smart mailbox, the "Smartbox by Inbox by Gmail by Google."
Samsung announced the fictional Galaxy BLADE edge, a version of its Galaxy smartphones with an edge "so sharp and strong that the device can also serve as a chef's knife."
Honda may not have billed its HR-V "selfie edition" as "smart," but the video pokes fun at smartphone-obsessed millennials with a vehicle featuring 10 different selfie cameras.
Fellow automaker BMW also got in on the action with a hoax press release promoting a line of auto-inspired mouth guards for athletes.
Insurance company Esurance's hoax video announced Presurance, a service offering to inform people of their next fender bender up to seven days in advance.
Google Japan's April Fools' prank was the "Google Panda," a cuddly stuffed panda that conducts Google searches verbally.
Uber riffed on the defunct Skymall magazine with a video promoting Uber Car Shop magazine.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Apil Raj Bohara at the DPR told Republica that the secretariat has agreed to redact the title from all official documents and social media posts.
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