Every April Fools’ Day, Google delights (or moderately annoys, we guess, depending on your sense of humor) users with little pranks – more like Easter eggs, really – neatly hidden around the web. And this year is no different!

We’ve noticed a few so far that we’ve really enjoyed.

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There may be a slight tinge of darkness to this holiday season, what with the midwestern snowstorms, the flight delays, and the inevitable health care debates sure to snow over many a family dinner table. But there’s a glowing red light at the end of the tunnel, courtesy of CGI Rudolph’s nose: NORAD’s web apps allowing you to track Santa on his journey around the world.

If you haven’t had your media overdose on augmented reality yet, or, even better, tried it, you soon will – and with good reason. Augmented reality, AR to its close friends and acquaintances, is here.  On my phone.  In my hand.  Now. Long a staple of sci-fi and speculation, real, effective and useful AR for [...]