April Fools’ Day: Nissan creates video playing on similar company names

Japanese car maker Nissan decided to have some fun with its brand name on April Fools’ Day, releasing a video in which its name gets mixed up with companies with similar names. In the video a Nissan staff member playing the role of a news anchor with an obviously fake moustache reports on a flying object created by Nissan and noodle maker Nissin that makes an unexpected landing at the headquarters of conglomerate Nissen. Apr 1, 2016

Hong Kong man builds Scarlett Johannson lookalike robot

Like innumerable children with imaginations fired by animated films, Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma grew up watching cartoons featuring the adventures of robots, and dreamed of building his own one day. Unlike most, however, Ma has realised his childhood dream at the age of 42, by successfully constructing a life-sized robot from scratch on the balcony of his home. Apr 1, 2016