More April Fool's stuff

[tenaya]

There's a new app for Android, Google Translate for Animals.

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/translateforanimals/
http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/translateforanimals/tour.html

I loved some of the notes, like "Note: It is not Google’s responsibility if you are offended or disappointed by what your chosen animal may say. Also please note, we do not guarantee stimulating conversation." and "Pro Tip: As a general rule the higher up in the food chain an animal is, the better a communicator it will be. So if you are after quick witted banter it’s best to select cats and dogs rather than rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs. (Herbivores and omnivores are not known for their linguistic ability. Although it has been discovered that tortoises have expansive general knowledge.)"

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And here's a new keyboard for Japanese:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgooglejapan.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fgoogle.html&sl=ja&tl=en

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And Google Docs is now updated so you can upload physical things, too:

Store anything with Google Docs - In an attempts to make it easier to find and share things, Google Docs now allows you to upload anything from the physical world. Their blog states that you can now "Store your keys, remotes, rail passes, and other objects you commonly lose with Google Docs, and you'll never have to worry about finding them again." It's priced at just $0.10 per kilogram.

http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/03/upload-and-store-anything-in-cloud-with.html


ETA:
Different search time units - When making a search, the space that normally tells you how many seconds the search took to process has been filled with various other units of measure, from hertz to shakes of a lamb's tail.

http://www.omkarslab.co.cc/2010/04/01/google-funny-time-units-another-april-fool-prank/

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And Starbuck's are offering two new sizes of coffee: Plenta™ (128 fl oz) and Micra™ (2 fl oz) cups arrive in Starbucks stores this Fall.

http://www.starbucks.com/blog/10113/starbucks-listens-to-customer-request-for-more-sizes.aspx