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2:16PM Nick Broughall | See that building in the pic above? The brown building covered in prestigious European automotive logos? It’s a freakish ghost building. At least, it is according to Google’s Streetview. More »
Even More Streetview Weirdness
2:16PM Nick Broughall | See that building in the pic above? The brown building covered in prestigious European automotive logos? It’s a freakish ghost building. At least, it is according to Google’s Streetview. More »
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Google Streetview Displays Its Inner Artist
2:30AM Jack Loftus | Google Streetview, channeling Picasso, takes its paintbrush to the streets of Annapolis and makes a pretty picture. [Google - Thanks, Jon] More »
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Google Street View Car Sees the Light
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | God has been found, and in the most unlikely of places: Southern California. Well, either it’s God, or the Street View cameras take a second to adjust to bright light, coming out of a tunnel. Probably God, though. [Thanks, Jordan!] More »
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Google Street View Gets Smarter Navigation, 3D Effects
1:20AM John Herrman | 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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Make Your Photos Look Like Google Streetview or YouTube In Real Life
7:30AM Jesus Diaz | Here is a simple and funny way to make your still photos look like they are part of Google Streetview or an internet video, ready to be played. It only takes some tape, cardboard, and acrylic, plus a bit of genius when you frame the photo. More »
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Google Must Reshoot Every Single Street View Image in Japan
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | Google’s gotta reshoot every Street View image it’s taken in Japan from a height 40cm lower than Godzilla’s ankle after people complained the photos peeked over their fences. More »
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Paddington Bear Waves to Google Street View Cameras
5:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Reader Christopher Cooper spotted a suspicious furry, blue-trenchcoated, yet friendly fellow lurking around the British Museum in London, confirming my suspicion that “England” really is an imaginary place found only in children’s books. [Thanks, Chris!] More »
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Google Street View Protects the Privacy, Secret Recipe of Colonel Sanders
7:20AM Adam Frucci | Now if only Street View could blur the food inside enough to make it look appetising, it’ll really be useful. [The Register] More »
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Google Street View Employs High-Tech Tricycles for Hard-to-Reach Places
2:35PM Dan Nosowitz | Reader Jason Whitney spotted a Google-branded, camera-equipped tricycle in his local San Diego, CA bike shop. But it’s packing a generator and about eight cameras—what kind of muscle-bound man-monster can pedal this thing? More »
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