Fed: Web pranksters have April 1 field day

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2007
Fed: Web pranksters have April 1 field day

Taking the prize for this year's online April Fool's prank is search giant Google ..

which has offered consumers free high-speed wireless internet .. through their home plumbing
systems.

Code-named Dark Porcelain .. Google said its Toilet Internet Service Provider works
with Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.

The company also launched GMail Paper .. a cutting edge service that allows users to
request their emails on paper .. free of pop-ups or flashy animations.

Online auction site eBay's front page featured its top 10 unbelievable deals .. including
happiness .. flying carpets and ocean front property in Arizona.

And PC Magazine's website has reviewed a helmet accessory for the Nintendo Wii video
game console .. stopping users from injuring themselves during physically intense gaming
sessions.

AAP RTV sh/tm/bart

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