Are you as excited about the new Hobbit trailer as we are? Apparently, the people at Google are also big fans because they installed a little Lord of the Rings Easter egg in Google Maps.
In an update to the Google Maps appication for Android, Google is unrolling a new indoor mapping feature that reveals floor plans for airports, shopping malls and other public spaces.
Forget Street View. Now when I’m bored I can pretend I’m working in the Conde Nast cafeteria. Or at the Googleplex.
According to a new survey by Nielsen, the most used app by men as indicated by metered device usage is—drumroll, please—Google Maps.
Question: My lease is up at the end of the month and I’d ideally like to relocate closer to my job. Craigslist is great, but I really wish there was a website that could help me picture where my new apartment would be in relation to the neighborhood. Any help?
“Where were you on 9/11?” It’s the fundamental question posed in this beautiful application of Google Maps’ API used by the New York Times.
Well that was quick.
Google announced yesterday that it has added a new layer to Google Maps. Now, on top of seeing satellite images and street maps, users can see the weather all over the world as well.
A few weeks ago our friends at NewsFeed dubbed Dear Photograph their “Tumblr of the Week” — and for good reason.
Everyone loves mooching around the streets of a strange city via the wonderful Street View feature on Google Maps. But even so, there’s a lot of tedious clicking and mousing to be done if you really want to get the feel of a place. What we need is a more relaxing way to explore.
If you’ve ever found yourself waiting for a bus or subway train, wondering why it hasn’t arrived at its exact scheduled time, I think I saw you dejectedly pacing around at the bus stop near my place this morning. Get with it, man! It’s the bus! And it was, like, 7:00 in the morning. That’s [...]
