One drawback from Google Earth has always been that if you pull the view back far enough, the terrain begins to look like a scene from Minecraft. Well, no longer! With the version 6.2 update, Google Earth looks even more like the real thing. More »
Sure, you could remotely wander about a foreign city with Google Earth but you don’t get any sort of feel for the local culture that way, just a superficial view of its storefronts. The Wander app instead connects you with an actual local for a guided Instagram tour. More »
Touring the world in person is expensive, time-consuming and often dangerous. And is it really that much different to playing with Google Earth on this gigantic 48-screen display that covers 40m² with almost 100 million pixels? More »
Not the most attractive creation, but a clever use of Google Earth nonetheless. This is just one carpet print from German designer David Hanauer, who turned a 2008 university project into a business venture — one that nets him up to 400 euros (~$550) per carpet. More »
By mounting a pair of cameras (one still, one video) to the Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS), Urthecast is readying a non-stop, 24-hour view of our watery planet. I just wish I didn’t have to wait until 2012 to see it! More »
Rejoice, sea lovers and Cousteau wannabes, because Google Earth now allows you to explore the ocean seafloor. It’s quite the trip, even if it doesn’t cover the entire planet yet. More »
