Are you bored of EV chargers that ruin your homes aesthetic?
Well, they could be a thing of the past.
On April 1 (remember that date),EVhome charger companyAndersenannounced its so-called Andersen-2-Invisible (A-2-I) charger.
They then turn the camouflage mode through the app and… voila!
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Thats because it is.
The launch on April Fools day was, shockingly, an April Fools joke.
Unmasking the truth
Unfortunately,a numberof newsoutletsfell for the ruse.
As I explored the story, a search led me to the relevant posts on AndersensFacebookandTwitteraccounts.
But you know what?
Despite my hopes, the specific product was nowhere to be found.
I eventually reached out to the company, which confirmed the news was part of the April Fools fun.
I mean, it doesnt even need to be a screen.
Thats not all
The story gets even more ridiculous when we focus on the company itself.
Underneath this attempt at humor(?)
Simon (@Teach_Phys)April 2, 2022
Couldnt agree more.
Tried a reboot but no different.
In fact, it appears to have done just the opposite.
How about the technology industry just stops all the April Fools jokes?
They werent funny years ago, and they arent funny now.
Although, if Andersen does go ahead with the camouflage charger for real, Ill be here, waiting.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
