It is that time of the year again. Yes, tomorrow is April Fool's Day and in keeping with the tradition, Google is starting the silly season with a prank today. In a video posted by Google Maps team, the company announced that it is creating a new position within the Maps team - Pokemon Master.
The elaborate video opens with an epic and thunderous music tune and shows a few "adventures" going to remote places like mountains, deserts and oceans, hunting for Pokemon characters. "At Google we seek to hire the most exceptional people. Today we are announcing a new job role and challenge — Pokemon Master," the voiceover in the Video says. "Pokemon Master's are world's greatest digital explorers."
In the real world, however, you don't need to go out to hunt Pokemons.
If you upgrade your Maps app on iPhone or Android phone or tablet, you can catch 150 Pokemons. These tiny toons are littered on the Google Maps, though most of them seem to be in the US. Catching them requires zooming into the maps of various cities. Once you have found one, you can tap on it and a press special button that says "Catch". Once the character is caught, it is stored in Pokedex. Clicking on it reveals its characteristics.
The easiest way to catch some Pokemons is by navigating to................
Googleplex in the map. There are several Pokemons around Google's main office.
Every year on April Fool's Day, various product teams within Google come out with pranks. Last year the Google Maps team had announced "treasure hunt". This year even though Google Maps team is out early with its prank.
As expected, more April Fool's Day pranks have appeared on Google services. We list some you can enjoy:
Gmail Selfies: The Gmail team has announced that now selfies can be set as background theme in Gmail. Not only that, you can also your selfie theme with "your mom, your aunt, or that girl you have a crush on so they can enjoy checking, reading, and writing emails while seeing your friendly face in the background". The detailed announcement is here at the Gmail blog.
Translate to emoji: If you are using Chrome on a phone, now you can translate a web page into emoji. "Not only does this pictorial and theatrical language allow us to communicate complex emotions, it's also far more compact. One emoji symbol can easily replace dozens of characters, improving efficiency and comprehension on the go. It turns out the best way to communicate in the future is to look to the past: the ancient Egyptians were really onto something with their hieroglyphs," the Chrome team explains.
Celebrity photobombs: If you use Google+ to edit your photos, now you have the option of introducing a celebrity photobombing in your photo. "Whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch at the Oscars or Michelle Obama at the White House, a celebrity photobomb is the ultimate surprise, turning an ordinary photo into something extraordinary... Now with Auto Awesome Photobombs, you too can get a celebrity photobomb — no red carpet required. We're starting with surprise appearances by David Hasselhoff, everyone's favorite crime-fighting rockstar lifeguard," wrote the Google+ team.
WazeDates for singles: This one is from Waze, a crowd-sourced map and traffic app that Google recently acquired. Waze says that it has acquired SingleSpotter, a service that locates and tracks singles in an area, and is now launching WazeDates. "WazeDates, powered by SingleSpotter, alerts drivers to other likely singles on the road nearby. Wazers can adjust preferences to search for drivers based on age, sex, orientation and more. Once a desirable driver is found, users simply invite them to a destination by sharing their ride, or use Map Chat to say hello," the Waze bloginforms.
The elaborate video opens with an epic and thunderous music tune and shows a few "adventures" going to remote places like mountains, deserts and oceans, hunting for Pokemon characters. "At Google we seek to hire the most exceptional people. Today we are announcing a new job role and challenge — Pokemon Master," the voiceover in the Video says. "Pokemon Master's are world's greatest digital explorers."
In the real world, however, you don't need to go out to hunt Pokemons.
If you upgrade your Maps app on iPhone or Android phone or tablet, you can catch 150 Pokemons. These tiny toons are littered on the Google Maps, though most of them seem to be in the US. Catching them requires zooming into the maps of various cities. Once you have found one, you can tap on it and a press special button that says "Catch". Once the character is caught, it is stored in Pokedex. Clicking on it reveals its characteristics.
The easiest way to catch some Pokemons is by navigating to................
Googleplex in the map. There are several Pokemons around Google's main office.
Every year on April Fool's Day, various product teams within Google come out with pranks. Last year the Google Maps team had announced "treasure hunt". This year even though Google Maps team is out early with its prank.
As expected, more April Fool's Day pranks have appeared on Google services. We list some you can enjoy:
Gmail Selfies: The Gmail team has announced that now selfies can be set as background theme in Gmail. Not only that, you can also your selfie theme with "your mom, your aunt, or that girl you have a crush on so they can enjoy checking, reading, and writing emails while seeing your friendly face in the background". The detailed announcement is here at the Gmail blog.
Translate to emoji: If you are using Chrome on a phone, now you can translate a web page into emoji. "Not only does this pictorial and theatrical language allow us to communicate complex emotions, it's also far more compact. One emoji symbol can easily replace dozens of characters, improving efficiency and comprehension on the go. It turns out the best way to communicate in the future is to look to the past: the ancient Egyptians were really onto something with their hieroglyphs," the Chrome team explains.
Celebrity photobombs: If you use Google+ to edit your photos, now you have the option of introducing a celebrity photobombing in your photo. "Whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch at the Oscars or Michelle Obama at the White House, a celebrity photobomb is the ultimate surprise, turning an ordinary photo into something extraordinary... Now with Auto Awesome Photobombs, you too can get a celebrity photobomb — no red carpet required. We're starting with surprise appearances by David Hasselhoff, everyone's favorite crime-fighting rockstar lifeguard," wrote the Google+ team.
WazeDates for singles: This one is from Waze, a crowd-sourced map and traffic app that Google recently acquired. Waze says that it has acquired SingleSpotter, a service that locates and tracks singles in an area, and is now launching WazeDates. "WazeDates, powered by SingleSpotter, alerts drivers to other likely singles on the road nearby. Wazers can adjust preferences to search for drivers based on age, sex, orientation and more. Once a desirable driver is found, users simply invite them to a destination by sharing their ride, or use Map Chat to say hello," the Waze bloginforms.
Temperature control on flights: This one is coming from Nest, a thermostat maker that Google acquired recently. In a video posted on YouTube, Nest team announces that it is teaming up with Virgin America to offer personalised temperature to every flier. Options like Cancun Afternoon and Chicago Polar Vortex are available to passengers.
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