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google
Location Finding With Google Maps Comes To Chrome and Firefox
If you are running Chrome 2.0+ or FireFox 3.5+ you will notice a dot in the upper left corner of Google Maps that should, theoretically, be able to locate your position using the W3C Geolocation API. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by joelydanger: This is really cool and makes me want to like Firefox, but it still idles pretty high on the processor... 5 Responses | Other threads
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android
Google Offers Updated Maps Features Through Android Market
Google updated their integral Maps Android app with some pretty sweet new features, including voice search, public transit and walking directions, and a beefed-up Latitude. It's great to see them pushing updates as they're ready, without waiting for carriers. [Google]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Révolution: I never noticed just how fugly the Android statusbar is. 8 Responses | Other threads
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street view
Google Street View Gets Smarter Navigation, 3D Effects
Street View has given us a near-endless supply of shenanigans, but it's always been awkward to actually use. Now, Google has implemented semi-3D "Smart Navigation," which makes your virtual walking and/or stalking a lot easier, and way, way cooler. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Great, pretty soon I'll never have to leave the house. I'll just use google to visit the Grand Canyon. 2 Responses | Other threads
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mother's day
Google Streetview Guy Takes A Walk With Mom On Mother's Day
Awwwwwwww. Google is just so gosh darn cute sometimes. Like today. They have the little yellow Google Streetview guy walking around with his mom. Happy Mother's Day! More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by mzo: why is mothers day on a different day in america? its a fucking annoyance. 16 Responses | Other threads
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art
Manhattan Mapped Without a Horizon
It's rare that we get excited over maps, but this idea by graphic designers Jack Schulze and Matt Webb would be great for GPSs, combining 3D, first person and overhead views into one übermap. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by DustyButt™: *** DUSTY SINGS THE HALO INTRO SONG *** Aaahh Ah Ahhhh Oh Ohhh Oh Ohhhhh! 8 Responses | Other threads
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apocalypse now
Follow the Swine Flu Pandemic in Real Time With Google Maps
The current Swine Flu pandemic headlines read like those flashing through the intro sequence of a post-apocalyptical movie. Now you can see the cases spreading in real time—as the WHO declares them—in Google Maps. Updated More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by OMNuk: Oh dear doesnt look promising for the US of A :S 14 Responses | Other threads
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google maps
The Accidental Typography of Google Maps
Google Maps is many things: It's a rabble-rouser; a penis repository; a rare physics phenomenon; not to mention a library of deer carnage and terrifying Americana. Now, with this guy's help, it's also a type foundry. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Shezbo: "Mr Dashwood spent months gathering all the letters of the alphabet, accumulating a collection that ranges from passable to perfect." Months???? Wow,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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google
UK Cameraman Turns The Tables On Google Street View Car During Argument
It looks like Google is continuing to make friends in the UK—only this time it's the driver of the Street View car that was outraged. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: I'm not your mate, buddy! I'm not your buddy, pal! I'm not your pal, wanker! 13 Responses | Other threads
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dealzmodo hack
Dealzmodo Hack: Don't Give Up On Your Symbian Phone
Symbian is the planet's most popular smartphone OS—everywhere except the US, that is. It's also arguably the most boring. In this last, most urgent installment of the cellphone revitalization series, we alleviate your Symbian shame. More » -
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Buckinghamshire, UK Says 'GTFO' to Google Street View Via Mob
Due to a string of recent burglaries, residents of Buckinghamshire had been on the lookout for any suspicious vehicles nearby—so naturally, the Google Street View car was welcomed to the neighborhood with an old-fashioned mob. More »
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By Andi WangComment by Shezbo: First it was annoying teenagers and now it Google Street View. For a country so small, they surely get their... 12 Responses | Other threads
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pee party
Google Street View Captures Dudes Peeing Together in the Middle of a Busy Highway
Google's captured people peeing in the street before before, but never multiple people peeing together in the middle of a busy highway. And I think I see some pixels of penis, even (possibly NSFW): More » -
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What It's Like to Drive the Google Street View Van
This is what it's like driving the Google Street View van across the Golden Gate Bridge. Seems a bit choppy: More »
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Comment by Kaiser-Machead: When I finally take a road trip out west, I'm gonna have to try this for a bit with my... 11 Responses | Other threads
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pranks
Teenager's 60-Foot Roof Wang Backfires, Rich Parents Dole Out "Punishment"
Inspired by all of the classy art on Google Maps, 18-year old Rory McInnes decided to create a 60-foot phallic masterpiece on the roof of his parents' stately English manor. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by Darrone: If that's what he thinks male genitalia look like, I think he's been punished enough. 12 Responses | Other threads
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Street No-View
Nothing to See Here, Please Drive Thru
It must be a sad thing when Google thinks your city is not even worth taking the covers off the cameras mounted in a Street View car. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Monty: Honestly, 90% of street view could look like this and it wouldn't make one bit of difference to me. ... 7 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Peek Emailer Spotted Running a Very Fuzzy Maps App
Spotted in the wild, this Peek appears to be running a maps app. Whether it's a creative hack or a sign of things to come, the Peek might soon do more than just one thing. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by chefgon: Smartphone-sans-phone is a great idea. For me, the actual voice calling feature of my phone is almost totally useless, I... 4 Responses | Other threads
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image of the day
What Is This?
What the hell is this? Neurons firing up inside a brain? An installation with several Tesla coils? A weird electrical storm phenomenon? A color-inverted photo of an spiders orgy? A new nano-technology organic-based processor? More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by starck22: That is my Windows 95 screensaver.... obvi... Much better than the starfield 9 Responses | Other threads
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navigation
Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
Six months after the App Store was launched, the iPhone app gray market lives on: turn-by-turn navigation has come to jailbroken iPhones in the form of xGPS. UPDATED More » -
Google Powers
Google Maps Street View Car Discovers Hole in Space-Time Continuum
Google Maps was once again displaying its otherworldly powers today after one of its street cars tore a hole in space itself. Perhaps the ability to do so was bestowed upon it by god? Update. More » -
photoshop contest
Create Some Unlikely Things You'd See in Google Street View
We're always finding strange things in Google Street View. But there are some things that, chances are, we'll never, ever see using the service. Let's change that. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: I applaud whomever made the picture, but the mini-view is wrong. Across from Moe's is the abandoned factory that... 7 Responses | Other threads
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google earth
Google Earth Head Responds to Allegations of Aiding Terrorists
Sure, Google Earth's satellite view of the world is expected to keep secretive governments nervous, but when both Hamas militants in Gaza and Pakistan-based terrorists have reportedly endorsed Google Earth, director John Hanke must respond. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by OMG! Ponies!: All Google does is make really good maps. If you're going to blame them, then you should blame Microsoft for having... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Google Street View Completes Tour of Real America With Dude Carrying Rifle
Google's really trying to get in touch with their inner red state lately, aren't they? [Google Maps via The Smoking Gun via Valleywag]
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Comment by SanctusFides: Assault rifle? Looks more like a standard bolt action hunting rifle. Also it's been proven that there is a gun... 28 Responses | Other threads
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google
Google Maps Car Hits a Deer, Records Entire Ordeal on Google Maps
Here's a sad one: the Google Maps car took out a baby deer, and it recorded the entire process for all Google Maps users to see. For shame, Google Maps car! More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Kaiser-Machead: Doe, a deer, a Google deer Thump, a sound that it just made.. 18 Responses | Other threads
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fakemodo
Google Street View Discovers Rift in Spacetime Contiuum
Pre-medieval warriors! Battling to the death! In Pittsburgh! (Appropriately, at Samsonia Way.) Obviously a serious tear in the spacetime contiuum, since it even replaced their iron weapons with modern foam-rubber. [Google Maps - Thanks tipster!] -
google maps
Cheney Leaves VP Residence, Takes Pixelated Google Map with Him
Google Maps' satellite imagery has shown us clear shots of the White House, the Capitol and even the Pentagon. But one thing it never displayed properly was Dick Cheney's house. Until now. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by marcus_zion: I find it strange that Biden is not considered in as much danger as Cheney was...Maybe because the most likely... 11 Responses | Other threads
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fakemodo
Google Street View Captures Image of Two-Story Giant
A race of giants roams the streets of LA. Google Street View captured an image of one as it boldly exposed itself in broad daylight, examining the street view truck like a Hot Wheels car. More »
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Comment by BlancheBabboon: Did they just capture a picture of someone trying to steal the google streetview camera? 10 Responses | Other threads
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dealzmodo hacks
Dealzmodo Hack: Revitalize Your Windows Mobile Phone
For the legions of helpless Windows Mobile users, the Pre is just the latest in an endless, corrosive barrage of ego-draining next-gen phones. But living with Windows Mobile doesn't have to be so bad. More » -
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Google Maps Gets a Public Transit Layer
Google Maps added a transit layer to its terrain and sat and road views today for viewing bus, train and ferry lines, etc. There's no NY support, but these 50 cities are covered: More » -
mcrib
McRib Locator Helps You Help Me Get a McRib
McRibs are back. They were back last year, but they're back again. Problem is, I have no idea where to get one in the Bay Area. Help me. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by rassmr: The McRib makes a comeback every time pork prices drop. 9 Responses | Other threads
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streetview
Google Street View Captures Prototype Porsches
First Google Street View captures a person peeing on the street, and now they drive right by a bunch of Porsche prototypes in Colorado. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by IwishIwasAmime: why is street view even legal? 30 Responses | Other threads
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firmware 2.2
iPod Touch Denied Street View, Other Google Maps Upgrades in Firmware 2.2
Our testing has confirmed that iPod Touch users do not get updates to their Google Maps app with firmware 2.2, which, at least on the iPhone, includes the addition of Street View as well as public transit and walking directions. The updated browser interface, podcast downloading and assorted other tweaks are all there, as was the requisite sacrificing of any jailbreak apps. Of course there may be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, but until that's given, Apple, it's all pitchforks and torches. Or iPods and forums posts, I guess. [MobileCrunch] -
Fun With Google Maps
Microsoft HQ Listing Hijacked on Google Maps, Briefly Becomes 'Microsoft Escort Service'
As we become increasingly reliant on location-aware handheld devices, and on GPS or other map-based software services, claiming one's local search business listing on platforms like Google Maps becomes incredibly important. Why? Well, as was the case with Microsoft's Redmond HQ over the weekend, if you neglect to take local search seriously, you can easily have the listing hijacked and replaced with a Microsoft Escort Service, complete with a new URL and a fake "review." Something tells us the software engineers were very happy that day. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by dezinewiz: Upon further examination of the image, it would appear that this is Google's !@ck up, and not Microsoft's. It's still funny. My... 4 Responses | Other threads
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vote
Easily Find Your Polling Place Via Google Maps
If you've navigated the tangle of state, city or local election board websites, you know how much they suck. And if you've lost the little reminder you get in the mail (my mailbox is full of spiders and credit card offers; I don't open it), Google has created a custom map to help you find your polling place on November 4. So before you go buy a BlackBerry Bold, please vote. [Google Maps]
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By John MahoneyComment by johnnyabnormal: I heard that in traditionally strong Republican districts, they are rigging voting machines to have a box of tissues attached... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Serial Dating
HookupMaps Should be Called HookerMaps or SerialKillerMaps (NSFW)
I never got into the whole love/sex personal ads thing, but for some reason, the people at HookupMaps think that putting them on a map will actually help people looking to urgently scratch that itch. HookupMaps mixes Google Maps and Craiglist to place the ads in the areas in which they are located, so you can easily search for dates in the places you want. Sounds quite creepy, but it may work. Or so I thought until I dug into it. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Lupison: Not that I would know... but there's a reason the girl blurs her face and not just because of legal... 12 Responses | Other threads
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google maps
Ye Olde Google Charts Directions for Columbus' First Trip
This is how Ye Olde Google Charts would have mapped directions for Christopher Columbus, right before he took on his first trip to India defying the common knowledge of the time: The idea that Earth was flat and had edges with monsters, giant falls, and other terrible things at their end. Funny, because this is exactly what I feel sometimes, while firing up Google Maps on my iPhone at 7:43AM in some unknown corner of New York: "Repent/Regret you did not Turn About at Edge of the World." That and "Repent/Regret you didn't avoid that last bourbon yesterday night." [College Humor]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Jesse in Japan: Also, I think it's worth noting that Christopher Columbus was a monster who, with his unsavory lot of men, raped,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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google
Google Maps' New Ads Appear Even In Embarassing Searches
Google just rolled out a new set of ads, making the total number of ad-based revenue streams roughly equal to the number of petabytes they search daily. This one appears at the bottom of the map when you search for a fairly generic topic. After I saw it written up on CNet, I gave it a try, and as you can see from my image above, the ads pop up even if you're searching for things you'd really not want broadcast to to the world, a stark reminder that the thing called privacy is just a memory from a time before electrons and radio waves joined us all. More »
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Comment by BPL5683: I looked up the term "enormous male genitalia" and my house came up. 5 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone 2.2 Update Finally Brings Google Street View to Maps?
After being sent out to developers last week promising only "compatibility testing" enhancements, the pre-release version of iPhone software 2.2 is starting to spill its secrets. The folks at Mac Rumors have dug up evidence that appears to indicate Google Maps' Street View finally making it into the Maps app, after popping up in the regular mobile Maps applications for non-iPhones as well as, of course, Android, with the cool Compass view feature. On top of Street View, they've also uncovered a few other new features, including the ability to disable the text auto-correction feature while typing. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by juicebytim: The iPhone's keyboard auto-correction has caused me more frustration than it has helped me out... 1 out of 3 emails/texts I... 6 Responses | Other threads
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android
Google Brings Push Gmail, Google Maps Street View, Other Tight Integration to the G1
Android is here, and as to be expected with a Google-made mobile OS, there's a bit of Google App fanciness going on. In fact, it's designed with Google Apps in mind so much that whether or not you're a user of Gmail and other services might determine how useful the phone will be to you. More » -
cellphones
Google Maps Mobile App Now Does Full-Screen Street View
Google's been busy with the Street View drones—and now you can see their tireless work on your phone with today's new version of the Maps app. Standing on your boring corner, you can full-screen, say, Tokyo's streets and compare. The new version also adds more accurate geolocations and a few other interface tweaks, which Googler Josh was kind enough to walk us through, even while hallucinating the Street View "peg man" in his pocket. More » -
apple
Tour Infinite Loop With Google Street View
If you've ever wanted to take a street tour of the center of the Apple universe, now's your chance. The Google Street View car has finished making its rounds at Infinite Loop, so you can zoom around like you belong there from your computer chair. More » -
google maps
Google Maps Captures Natural Wonders by Photoshop
Geologists and people wasting time on the internet alike have failed to explain this particularly repetitious forest in Holland. A pretty clear result of a lazy/botched clone stamping in Photoshop, we can't help but wonder what Google covered up here. Government secrets? Cloud interference? A leprechaun lair? No one knows, but stay tuned as we spend millions of dollars in hard-earned ad revenue to fund an expedition and find out...or maybe just distract you from that promise with a poorly-executed wood-to-penis alluding pun. [Google Earth and PsD via boingboing]
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By Mark WilsonComment by BarrettLinglewood: They've covered it up with more realistic photoshop! Something's up! http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.090134,6.123794&spn=0.002136,0.004807&z=18 more » | Other threads
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