Saturday, April 1st 2023

April Fools' Day Roundup

There is a tradition with April Fools' Day in the tech industry, and while it is not the most jovial industry around, some of those that show up each year are quite funny. To be honest a few could actually work and would probably sell like hotcakes.

The usual suspects have already come up with their own and some of them were a bit early this year, including be quiet! and Razer. There are quite a few good ones, and here is the lineup of some of those that caught our attention. We will probably add a few more, and feel free to add the ones that you caught in the comments section.
be quiet! came up with Zero Wings AI fans.

Razer is doing a mouse-shaped razer, which you can beta test.

Cherry came up with Cherry MX Wood switches, first sustainable and plastic free swiches made out of bamboo fiber, wood, and grass. Delivering the same MX quality you all love.
Gigabyte's AORUS UK and IE team actually made a good one, the AORUS Cat Master, the ultimate RGB Cat Rest for your PC. This is the one that could actually work and we think it would sell well.
Seasonic is celebrating the company's 50th anniversary with Ultron 2025 W, with gold-glowing blades, ATX 4.0 compatibility, and 80 Plus Diamond efficiency.
The Seasonic PSU could go well with NZXT's graphics card, which looks good in white.
Silverstone is going back to basics with the SST-FLP01-W PC case, and it even comes with dual 5.25-inch floppy disk bays.
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64 Comments on April Fools' Day Roundup

#2
Count von Schwalbe
I feel like an opportunity was lost not making the switches out of cherry wood.
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#3
teamtd11
The cat rest looks like it should exist.
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#4
john_
I am seeing Silverstone getting bombarded with emails asking for that case to become a real product.
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#5
Wirko
teamtd11The cat rest looks like it should exist.
At least since Pentium IV days, or whenever personal computers became warm.
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#6
KrazyT
The Be Quiet could exist ...
Remember this Dyson fan ? :

No fans ... but very noisy :)
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#7
Chomiq
I mean, someone would probably buy that:


A retro inspired line of cases. Something that works right out of the box and has support for modern fan setups and AIOs.
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#8
Denver
Intel launched the new i10 at a surprise event this morning, the processor has 10000 cores of efficiency, it needs only 1MW(OMG), the first 10k customers will get one of these as a gift:
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#10
Volvo240
I really like that Silver Stone case... Too bad it doesn't have 3.5 inch floppies though.
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#11
Hxx
I almost fell for the razer razer lol. I feel like razer is dumb enough to make such a thing . After all they did come out with rgb face masks lol
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#13
Ferrum Master
ChomiqI mean, someone would probably buy that:


A retro inspired line of cases. Something that works right out of the box and has support for modern fan setups and AIOs.
It has no Turbo Button, and should have AT supply power toggle and segment LED number display.

Guy making it haven't really used a vintage PC. It lacks authentic features :roll:
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#14
Chaitanya
If that Razer product is compact, I would certainly purchase it for travel. They have produced one of their April fools day product into a real product.
KrazyTThe Be Quiet could exist ...
Remember this Dyson fan ? :

No fans ... but very noisy :)
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#15
ExcuseMeWtf
I'd unironically love that Silverstone case.
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#17
konga
FahadSo the Asus ROG Ally is realy then? :D

Might be. It's in a joke video, but the product itself seems legit and the kind of thing Asus would genuinely make. There's also a best buy page (US retailer) to signup for future updates about the device.
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#18
thegnome
KrazyTThe Be Quiet could exist ...
Remember this Dyson fan ? :

No fans ... but very noisy :)
Heh, that scam of a product. A el cheapo standing fan from the store has better airflow
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#20
AnarchoPrimitiv
I'd love to build an HTPC in that Silverstone throwback case
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#21
Count von Schwalbe
EVGA could troll everyone by announcing a partnership with AMD's Radeon division...
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#22
CheapMeat
I saw someone on Twitter post a PCIe Floppy Drive and after seeing the Silverstone case...I actually love the look.

It's goofy but I actually think the cat one would sell haha.
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#23
mechtech
Hmmmmmmm Article written by GFreeman, and nothing on a crowbar..........................I don't know..........................
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#25
kondamin
john_I am seeing Silverstone getting bombarded with emails asking for that case to become a real product.
I want it, instead of floppy diskslots ejectable 2.5" ssd drives
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