Emma Roth
April Fools’ 2026: Dyson AirWrap for your pets.
Dyson posted this silly video, showing off its imaginary pet hair care products and sleek new ’dos for a dog, cat… and horse.
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Andrew Liszewski
April Fools’ 2026: A smart home controller that knows what you want before you do.
Josh.ai, a company that creates custom smart home automation systems, announced a new accessory called Josh MindControl for April Fools’. The monolithic box (with a dash of RGB underlighting) is capable of “intuiting your intentions” so it can “immediately understand what you would like to do, even if you didn’t fully know yet yourself.”
Emma Roth
Apple is making its iOS 18.7.7 security patch available to more iPhones.
The update adds protections against DarkSword, a security vulnerability that can steal information from your phone if you visit an infected link. Apple previously released iOS 18.7.7 to the iPhone XS and XR, but if you have a newer phone and don’t want to download iOS 26, now you can install the patch without worrying about getting Liquid Glass.
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
April Fools’ 2026: Yahoo’s Scroll Stopper stops doomscrolling.
One way to reduce screen time? The Scrōll Stoppr by Yahoo. Who knows if it actually ships, but these are listed in the TikTok Shop at a price of $4.99 with free shipping for anyone who’s tried every other way to put their phone down.
TC Sottek
Nothing more American than bulletproof speed cameras.
If the states are laboratories of democracy, Maryland has been the laboratory of speed camera installations. In my own MD hometown of Montgomery County, these things seemed to pop up overnight and saturate our roadways.
Good news! Now they’re more menacing and allegedly impervious to bullets and vandalism. We can’t get rid of the guns but at least we can make sure they don’t hurt our surveillance infrastructure.
Emma Roth
Hasbro identified “unauthorized access” on its network.
A disclosure spotted by TechCrunch says the incident prompted the toymaker to activate “its security response protocols.” Hasbro says it’s currently working to determine the impact of the breach, but it will continue to “take orders, ship product and conduct other key operations.”
0It’s just a simple Bluetooth speaker, but for 10 bucks it’s a cheap, colorful addition to a desk, shelf, or kid’s room.
John Higgins
Thomas Ricker and Emma Roth
Andrew Liszewski
April Fools’ 2026: Trackable socks.
Satechi’s April Fools’ prank this year solves a problem humanity has faced ever since we started wrapping our feet in fabric tubes: missing socks. The FindAll Socks incorporate small Apple Find My-compatible trackers so you can quickly find one or both when they inevitably go missing.
Image: Satechi
Emma Roth
April Fools’ 2026: a cat holder for your monitor.
MSI’s April Fools’ prank aims to solve the problem of your cat plopping itself directly atop your keyboard. It showed off an “MEG Cat Holder” that gives your furry friend their very own RGB bed attached to your monitor. As MSI puts it: “Your cat already acts like they own your setup, now they can complete it!”
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Stevie Bonifield