In 2013, Google pranked people with ‘Google Nose’ a feature that can supposedly identify smells

There was a elaborate video and even a proper product page on Google. No one smelled anything fishy

In 2016, Samsung presented its IoT vision, not the 'Internet of Things' but 'Internet of Trousers”

Embedded with ARTIK Smarter Fashion chip, Samsung said trousers will notify you when your zip is open for more than 3 minutes

HTC on April 1, 2014, announced a smart glove, or rather Gluuv

The metallic silver color Gluuv was presented with an impressive images. Many were heartbroken to find the Gluuv was just a prank

PayPal surprised many when it tweeted that users could now actually print currency notes from their phones

Paypal on Twitter shared video of a British Pound emerging from an iPhone with a PayPal interface on the screen

In 2018, Elon Musk stopped a lot of hearts when he declared that Tesla had gone bankrupt

Even his declaration that the tweet was a prank shook some folks

In 2018, Amazon claimed that users could “Place Request for Author” on Amazon

Your favorite authors, Delivered to your front door, was the punch line in a very convincing video featuring Patricia Cornwell

In 2018, Google released a video announcing Google Play for Pets

It designed especially for pets, to keep them entertained while you were away. It was heartbreaking to discover that it was a prank