Electronic Design's Best of April 1st

These were voted the best April 1st article each year.

April 2, 2025

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Do you have a clue why you are here?

Hopefully you are looking for some entertaining technology articles. Here we list the favorites from past years.

Boy, Captain America over here! "Best of the best of the best, sir!" "With honors." Yeah, he's just really excited and he has no clue why we're here.
- James Edwards (Will Smith) | Men in Black

The Best of Electronic Design April 1st Articles

Congress Repeals Ohm’s Law to Promote Higher Efficiency @ Microwaves&RF

Majority party legislators scrambled to invigorate America’s economy with a new law they say will save the nation’s manufacturers and consumers billions of dollars in previously...

New Linear Processor Crushes AI and Other Complex Problems

Indlewylde’s device, a linear AI accelerator, is named after “the most beautiful equation in mathematics.”

You Can Now Code by Jamming Out on Guitar, Thanks to ChatGPT

ChatGPT allows you to write computer programs in the coolest way possible, by rocking out on guitar.

First Odor-Enhanced VR Headset Goes on Sale in Time for the Holidays

Can digitally synthesized odors add realism to VR gaming or bring a bit of the real-world office environment to remote workers?

Legislators Propose Rounding Pi to Just 3 Alone

Such a simplification of pi is said to have multiple benefits, from reducing stress on students to eliminating the inequality of having multiple digits versus a singular digit...

Aerosol Delivers 5G as Mist, Solves Countless Technical Problems

An opportunistic vendor has packaged 5G-designated nanoparticles in a handy spray can, ready to easily resolve technical issues and overcome system constraints.