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Google Earth Smooths Out its Rough Edges
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I remember back when Google Earth first launched. I thought it would be cool to see the planet right from my desktop and immediately went to find my house. The area where I live was so blocky and cut together from so many individual photos that it was impossible to… |
January 28th, 2012
Dunder Mifflin Office Now a Counter Strike Source Map
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Office fans who play Counter Strike now have a new way to kill some time thanks to this new Counter Strike Source… map created and inspired by the Dunder Mifflin paper mill offices from the TV series. |
January 26th, 2012
Ye Olde Mario World Map: 1-1 B.C.
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If there’s one thing that gamers love, it’s Mario. And if there’s another thing that gamers love, it’s maps of virtual worlds. And if there’s just one more thing that gamers love, it’s T-shirts. If you want to have all three, then vote for Glen Brogan’s Ye Olde Mario World… |
January 4th, 2012
Elder Scrolls V Map Hack: Skyrim Street View
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It’s barely been a week since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim… was released, but the benefits of owning it on the PC are already becoming apparent. Some Xbox 360 players are ridden with texture issues, some PS3 players are wracked with the more game breaking save file glitch. Meanwhile PC |
November 17th, 2011
Artist Turns Google Maps into Throw Rugs
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I have never understood the need for rugs in a home; it’s like carpet for your carpet. Since hard floors are cold and never clean if you have pets or kids, I get why you might want a rug in that instance, though. No matter the type of flooring you… |
October 10th, 2011
21KM Apple Logo: A Runner’s Tribute to Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs’s announcement that he was stepping down as Apple Inc.’s CEO made waves in the news and in various blogs, which ran numerous stories and articles about his work ethics, the company that he co-founded, the 313 or so patents that are attributed or co-attributed to him, and, of… |
August 30th, 2011
Google to Send Street View Tricycles Down Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers
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Something about the plan to send Google Street View tricycles down rivers in the Amazon jungle and along trails in the rainforests doesn’t sit right with me. Street View of my area covers one major highway. There are hundreds of thousands of people in this area and we get one… |
August 27th, 2011
LED Maps Light Up Wherever You’ve Been, or Where You’re Going
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Do you travel a lot? While you could certainly use any of a number of digital tools to keep track of all the locations you’ve visited, it might be sort of cool to have a more physical manifestation of your journeys than just some Google Maps page that only exists… |
July 6th, 2011
Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps
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If anything ever proved holding a high rank in any military the world over doesn’t mean you aren’t a dumb ass this does. Apparently, an error with a border on Google Maps has led to a bit of international scandal down in Central America. A Nicaraguan commander and his troop… |
November 5th, 2010
Plan.B Concept: a Map for the Blind
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I’m amazed every time I see blind people walking around on their own using only a cane to guide them. But what if there was also a way to make the sight-impaired “see” the surrounding geography? That’s the idea behind Robert Richter’s concept device, plan.b. Plan.b is a digital device… |
November 2nd, 2010
