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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. Because of its affluent surroundings and lavish homes, residents were enraged when they saw Google’s 360-degree swivel camera taking photos…

Tech News Andi Wang

Google Street View Captures Dudes Peeing Together in the Middle of a Busy Highway

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Tech News Matt Buchanan

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: Click to view[Flickr via BuzzFeed]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

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. https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-catches-sophisticated-high-school-football-330550 The painting stood for almost a year until a helicopter noticed it and contacted the Sun newspaper. The Sun followed up by contacting the…

Tech News Sean Fallon

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. Apparently, someone forgot to do just that for ten miles in Wellington, New Zealand. Or maybe they believed there’s nothing to see in 10 miles of road near…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

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. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-peek-pronto-is-peeks-business-email-device-5174291 Actually, the Peek currently does do more than one thing—it sends SMS messages as well as email—but this is…

Tech News John Herrman

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? Actually, it’s Google Maps “mapplet”, like Ground Zero, the nuke your fav city app. It shows air traffic in the US…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

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 xGPS uses Google’s map data and driving directions, adding a real-time navigation readout and a voice engine. You can also select a map area to download ahead…

Tech News John Herrman

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. https://gizmodo.com/god-caught-on-google-street-view-giving-the-world-a-hug-5147824 And so the alternate universe looks like a trippy zebra. Who knew? Update: Tipster Clint is manipulating time and…

Tech News Jack Loftus

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. https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-car-hits-a-deer-records-entire-ordeal-on-g-5141974 For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to come up with some ridiculous things that we’ll never see using Google Street View. I’ll leave that pretty…

Tech News Adam Frucci

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. https://gizmodo.com/u-s-government-might-want-to-censor-google-earth-260265 Hanke is the guy directly in charge of both Google Earth and Google Maps, and he’s not at a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

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] https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-car-hits-a-deer-records-entire-ordeal-on-g-5141974

Tech News Matt Buchanan

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! As you follow the street view scene down Five Points Road in Rush, NY, you can see the deer run out in front of…

Tech News Adam Frucci

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!]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

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. http://valleywag.gawker.com/5138111/cheneys-veil-lifted-on-vice-presidents-residence The Vice President’s quarters, located at the Naval Observatory since 1974, have been pixelated ever since Google has given the public an…

Tech News Mark Wilson

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. Typically nocturnal, after generations spent away from civilization, it’s unknown if these giants understand normal little people speech, so if…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

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. Work rules, lame carriers, prohibitive contracts—whatever the reason you’re shacked up with a WinMo phone, you’ve been through the same experience.…

Tech News John Herrman

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: The full list of cities is Belo Horizonte, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brasilia, Cairo, Capetown, Caracas, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Ekaterinburg, Essen,…

Tech News Brian Lam

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. Go on the McRib locator site here where you can see McRib sightings in your local area. So far area around me is empty. EMPTY! There aren’t…

Tech News Jason Chen

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. https://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-captures-man-woman-peeing-in-the-str-5117122 We’re not sure how old these photos are, but they’re supposedly of updated “Boxters, Caymans and even a 911”. Is nothing safe? Do I have to put on my pants…

Tech News Jason Chen

Buckinghamshire, UK Says ‘GTFO’ to Google Street View Via Mob

Google Street View Captures Dudes Peeing Together in the Middle of a Busy Highway

What It’s Like to Drive the Google Street View Van

Teenager’s 60-Foot Roof Wang Backfires, Rich Parents Dole Out “Punishment”

Nothing to See Here, Please Drive Thru

Peek Emailer Spotted Running a Very Fuzzy Maps App

What Is This?

Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones

Google Maps Street View Car Discovers Hole in Space-Time Continuum

Create Some Unlikely Things You’d See in Google Street View

Google Earth Head Responds to Allegations of Aiding Terrorists

Google Street View Completes Tour of Real America With Dude Carrying Rifle

Google Maps Car Hits a Deer, Records Entire Ordeal on Google Maps

Google Street View Discovers Rift in Spacetime Contiuum

Cheney Leaves VP Residence, Takes Pixelated Google Map with Him

Google Street View Captures Image of Two-Story Giant

Dealzmodo Hack: Revitalize Your Windows Mobile Phone

Google Maps Gets a Public Transit Layer

McRib Locator Helps You Help Me Get a McRib

Google Street View Captures Prototype Porsches

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