Aviary is excited to announce the launch of its newest application, Dodo, the web-based time machine. 
We've been working feverishly around the clock on this new tool which will allow you to age and de-age people, places and things from any browser with Flash 9 enabled.
Here's a video of Dodo in action:
Dodo is incredibly simple to use: Just upload an input picture, choose between different settings that might affect the aging process (i.e. amounts of alcohol and tobacco consumed), set a year and hit generate. Obviously results will vary, but under strenuous laboratory analysis we have found a margin of error of only +-11% (unprecedented performance for time machines in general, let alone web-apps). 
Dodo automatically detects the subject matter (noting the difference between people places and things) and chooses how to age it, using the Astley-Zonday time displacement theorem with accurate results.
Dodo can also be used on scenery. For example, Dodo changed this scene from an ordinary spring landscape to winter, using Dodo's built-in database of geographically accurate weather history.
Additionally, Dodo is not limited to animate objects, and scenes; It works equally well on inanimate objects, predicting what they might look like at specified dates in the past (and future).
We see market opportunity for Dodo across several mediums, not just graphic design. We imagine it will be useful in everything from tracking down long missing children, to determining if a girlfriend will end up looking like her mother, to deceiving potential dates in the personals section of Craigslist.
To access Dodo, sign up for an Aviary account at http://a.viary.com. If you already have an account, please log out and back in to see it appear in your tool list.
Update April 2nd, 2008: This was an April Fools joke. Dodo doesn't exist. Now can you please stop e-mailing us asking for access to it? :)
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Posted by Harry Wang on 2008-03-31 16:16:25
This is unbelievable. It will save lives and fry an egg. Why 11%? Is it one better than a previous time-machine web app?
Harry "aged to perfection" Wang
Posted by Katharine Lemieux on 2008-03-31 17:02:37
Just got my invite. Thanks, Aviary! Ran a quick test with a picture of myself. All I can say is, I'm sure gonna miss my hair. Thanks, Aviary... :(
Posted by DM on 2008-03-31 17:34:23
astley zonday, eh? mmmm. never gonna give u up, my sweet cherry-chocolate rain!
Posted by pete on 2008-03-31 17:48:15
Dodo is so advanced, it has actually traveled BACK in time one day to announce itself on March 31st! You can see the residual effects of the super-advanced Web 6.0 time-dilation warp API in the datestamp on the post.
Posted by Marcos A.T. Silva on 2008-03-31 18:22:57
Hello, I currently have access to Phoenix and Peacock. Dodo button appears to me when I make login, but it has no effect. How can I obtain access to the tool? Regards. :)
Posted by enSue on 2008-03-31 18:39:44
Not sure if this tool is legit or if it's a celebration of April Fool's Day. Either way, I really enjoyed this post and video. Thanks!
Posted by Justin on 2008-03-31 18:58:06
Amazing, i won't look like a total nerd when i'm 25, THANKS AVIARY!
Posted by suckersklub on 2008-03-31 19:11:37
I can't believe I just got rick-rolled by the only man I trust on the interwebs.
Posted by Andrew Breese on 2008-03-31 19:28:18
Got me too - I should have read the comments before sending my email address. Nice one!
Posted by Alison W. on 2008-03-31 19:31:13
DAMN. I just found out I'm pregnant with twins. I shake my fist at you, Aviary!
Posted by donteatpoop on 2008-03-31 20:27:16
Wow. This is amazing! The possibilities are endlessness.
I will buy 500 of these.
Posted by donteatpoop on 2008-03-31 20:27:16
Wow. This is amazing! The possibilities are endlessness.
I will buy 500 of these.
Posted by suebe on 2008-03-31 20:37:34
I can't wait to use it. I have so so many uses for this tool
Posted by TheJehosephat on 2008-03-31 20:53:08
I've been using this and I have to say... THANK YOU! I'm having so much fun with it and it is sooo easy to learn how to use. Thanks!
Posted by Matt on 2008-03-31 21:19:01
Pure genius, although I'm rather disappointed this wasn't true. :P Great joke guys and gals, it's up there with Google's.
Posted by Aimee on 2008-03-31 22:51:52
Where's Dodo? I can't access it. I hate April Fool's, I have trust issues as it is...
Posted by Chonkie on 2008-04-01 00:16:41
Astley-Zonday time displacement theorem? LOL! That theorem's my favourite. Never gonna give chocolate rain up...
Posted by Captain Drew on 2008-04-01 01:08:57
As the famed inventor of the rPhone™ and the galaxy's most famous space pirate, I congratulate you on fashioning such a splendid device! It has totally enhanced the bustline of all me favorite wenches!! Yarr...
Posted by Mr. D on 2008-04-01 01:31:33
Haha. Great April Fools. I must say that I did find it interesting, but I've learned never to believe anything that is said on 01/04. (:
Posted by me on 2008-04-01 01:51:35
Hey - all of you who are in the wrong time-zone - its not the same time everywhere in the world. Duh.
Posted by Josh Tynjala on 2008-04-01 03:07:36
I hope I'm not breaking my NDA here, but I've been using pre-alpha builds of Dodo for several weeks now, and I can assure everyone, IT IS REAL! Also, Microsoft is embracing full Flash Player 10 and ActionScript 4 compatibility in Silverlight 3.
Posted by Aaron Falloon on 2008-04-01 05:28:21
There are so many April fools jokes this year, or maybe I;m just starting to noice them this year. :)
Posted by Featherlake on 2008-04-01 05:30:21
I don't understand why people write "April Fools" in the comments!?! Why don't people just go along with the joke and put things like "wow, great" etc.
Posted by JXN on 2008-04-01 06:00:16
This is the most amazing piece of technology, seriously. I grabbed a picture I took of myself from last week, ran it through the app setting the time scale to one week in the future and it generated the EXACT SAME IMAGE I saw when I looked in the mirror this morning! I have already generated predictions for the rest of April and into May so I can reschedule my calendar based around when I look the most awesome.
Posted by Skiddz on 2008-04-01 07:26:49
Okay, i feel a fool. i was like, "woah, that is awesome even though i have no idea how it would actually work" So i went to try it....byah!
Posted by davidthew on 2008-04-01 08:55:08
Crap. I just saw the look on my face when Social Security imploded.
Posted by Nate on 2008-04-01 09:35:09
The biblical vs. scientific slider in the video is priceless.
Posted by pendiolo on 2008-04-01 09:51:25
April fools day. Feliz dia de los inocentes. La imagen del carro ya era muy sospechosa
Posted by Mirko on 2008-04-01 13:24:31
Definitely my favorite April Fool's Joke this year! Love the Michael Jackson transformation. LOL. :)
Posted by Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com on 2008-04-01 14:02:34
Hmm mine isn't active... I want to travel through time... Oh wait... Haha happy april fools day! Here are some tricks you can play on people at work - cross platform. http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/04/its-april-fools-day-here-have-some.html
Posted by Amol Mittal on 2008-04-01 15:06:28
you know.. for a second there..... i was like... MAYBE THEY CAN DO THi... NAAAAHH very nicely done.
Posted by TEILLU on 2008-04-01 17:15:02
Well, this kind of things are a little wtf's for non english-spoken countries as mine, Spain; and it sounds like some fools at the greats 2.0s are fooling us... :D Anyway, i'm sure some we'll have a REAL time machine software... :)
Posted by Michael Spurlock on 2008-04-01 17:23:44
Now you've made me want it.
So get to work on the real thing!
Posted by Sucker on 2008-04-01 19:11:54
First it was GMail's Custom Time feature that got me today because I wasn't reading closely enough, but now this is just disappointing. I even exported a bunch of pictures from iPhoto. If anyone out there can create this with a simple GUI, I'm buyin'.
Posted by Brent Terrazas on 2008-04-02 03:29:16
not gonna lie but those damn brits just took your april fools joke to a whole new level: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1348426473?bctid=1482436596 you've always got next year.... :)
Posted by Some Guy on 2008-04-02 04:10:09
Love the Michael Jackson, and the Biblical/Scientific options for BC :D. All round, very well done.
Posted by Avi Muchnick on 2008-04-02 13:56:21
It definitely doesn't exist. April Fools joke. :) I got over 60 emails from people who wanted to know why they couldn't access it. I just uploaded the blog post to indicate it was a joke. But wow, after seeing the demand for it, maybe it *is* something we should make. ;)
Posted by Icytriforc on 2008-04-02 17:40:08
too bad it's fake...that would be a little TOO incredible. Maybe someday!
Posted by Nolan on 2008-04-03 04:48:45
Ok, I'll stop asking for access to Dodo. But how about the REAL apps? I've been on the waiting list for months... :(
Posted by Choups on 2008-04-03 13:51:05
I requested an invitation just for Dodo, even if I kind of knew it was a joke... silly me but then again, I used to believe Santa was real until 12 so...
Posted by 5261Eureka on 2008-04-03 14:33:36
This (like other applications) aren't on my menu. for some reason I am not allowed to use them. wtxisup?? Aviary is frustrating...sigh
Posted by Jason on 2008-04-04 18:03:32
Kudos to you for brightening my day. This was highly amusing to me. I especially appreciate the use of wit in overly serio-dramatic times. Keep it up. Thanks.
Posted by Web Design Studio on 2008-04-07 03:16:54
LoL, there is some funny things that you can do with that...where did you find it.
Posted by maca on 2008-04-07 13:21:12
and i'm nervous now,i dont know how to do that .......... and this is funny but ok i'll try
Posted by beneari on 2008-04-10 18:45:56
Hello, I currently have access to Phoenix and Peacock. Dodo button dont appears to me when I make login. How can I obtain access to the tool? Regards. :)
Posted by cipa on 2008-04-28 15:33:36
as a beginner in the area of digital art i totally "bought" it at first. well done. good sence of humor. give us new funkey stuff!
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Posted by Dork Quiz on 2008-05-07 00:35:39
Just came back to say this was one of my favorite april fools jokes this year
Posted by marcozuma on 2008-05-09 14:20:13
Hi! I only have access to Phoenix and Peacock. Dodo button dont appears to me when I make login. How can I obtain access to the tool? Thank you very much
Posted by Matt on 2008-06-02 22:50:14
I don't care how late on commenting I am, I just have to say what an indescribable feeling of wonder and awe I had upon reading "the Astley-Zonday time displacement theorem", with the realization slowly creeping over my mind. I mean, yeah, I already knew the truth by then, but that subtlety makes Dodo even better than Youtube's April Fool's, somehow.
Posted by Fiona on 2008-07-20 04:14:13
I have just come to this site after reading about this page in the REX (airline NSW) inflight magazine, only to find out April Fools, I read it in the July Edition of the Mag. Well some news travels fast?
Posted by Baylie on 2008-08-31 16:25:56
Ahhh i wanted it to be true soooo bad
if only....ehh??!?!?
Please email me and tell me if you will ever make it.
It looks awesome !!! I would buy it FOR SURE
Posted by fuk u on 2008-09-10 19:50:06
this thing is so gay fuk all u c**ts i guna put a bomb in ur mamas house den fuk hr all nite long
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Posted by Gabriele Farina on 2008-03-31 15:01:06
I gave it a try, it is amazing!