April Fools’ Day means a few things for the savvy consumer.  One of these things is Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim airs the modern day classic The Room for a discerning network audience.  The other is, of course, pranks will be flaring up pretty much everywhere online.  For example, Google has debuted its fake email product combining Gmail and motion-capture webcam technology, Google Gmail Motion.  Gmail Motion is probably one of the best fake sites out there right now, with videos, illustrations, and even a complete manual on what movements do what action in Gmail!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu927_ul_X0

Of course, Google isn’t the only big tech company getting in on the April Fools Day action.  SlashGear has put together a round-up of online pranks to check out or avoid, depending on how you fall on that spectrum.  I enjoy a good prank, but some of these things just irk me.  I love fake products that don’t exist (because those can occasionally get so popular they develop into real products), but I don’t like fake news unless it’s blatantly fake.

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