April Fools

Exclusive: NBN to shift tactics with “fibre-to-the-pub” (April Fools)

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2016

There’s a new technology on its way to Australia, and it could speed up the roll out of the National Broadband Network, but there’s one catch: you’ll need to head to your local watering hole to use it.... (Read More)

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Ford’s next car could track moods for a better drive (April Fools)

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2016

Wearables are the next big thing, evident from even the mouth based gadgets being announced, but what if they could tell your car how you feel?... (Read More)

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Star Wars delayed to May 4, Blu-ray has Rogue One teaser (April Fools)

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2016

April 1 was supposed to be a day when fans of Star Wars would stay at home and grab 2015's most anticipated film. Instead, there's appears to be a delay.... (Read More)

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Jawbone, Fitbit to merge; announce mouth wearables (April Fools)

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2016

In one of the more unusual announcements this week, Fitbit has announced that it will join forces with Jawbone in order to avoid lawsuits, with the new company Jawfit unveiling the first mouth wearable.... (Read More)

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Contiki goes Total Recall with virtual reality holidays (April Fools)

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2016

Need a break from it all? We know what you mean, and from April 1, Contiki will hopefully offer it provided you’re near a VR headset.... (Read More)

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Google’s April Fools Day prank brings retro back

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2015

If you’re a regular reader of GadgetGuy, you know that we like to plant at least one fake story in the April 1st news feed, and while we were happy with our special backpack, it doesn’t come close to a time waster from Google.... (Read More)

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Belkin announces backpack with e-book reader built in

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2015

Sitting on buses and trains with nothing to do may well be a thing of the past, as Belkin joins forces with Barnes & Noble for something particularly interesting, a backpack with an e-book reader built into the front of a backpack.... (Read More)

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Acer revisits Liquid with the Tang soup-proof smartphone

Leigh D. StarkApril 1, 2014

Acer hasn't had much in the way of locally released smartphones for a while now, but the company is revisiting the chunky Liquid phone for something that is highly resistant to dinner.... (Read More)

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