Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on April 30, 2008 by CyberNet.

Google just made it a little easier for people to get from point A to point B with the help of Street View. Of course we know what Street View is by now, and we know that using Google Maps, users can get directions from a starting point to an ending point. Now Google has combined those two features and in the directions that you receive, you’ll see a camera which you can click on. Clicking on the camera will give you a preview of the turns you’ll be making before you actually get on the road using Street View.

If you’re like me, this will be really helpful because I tend to be someone who prefers to look for landmarks instead of street names while driving. Instead of saying “turn left on Green Street,” I tend to look for a landmark like “turn left by the KFC” or “turn right by the BP gas station.” Clicking the cameras that Google provides will show you what landmarks are at the corners where you’ll be turning. You’ll also be able to see some of the road signs when you’re on major highways and interstates which could make finding your exit a little easier.

When you pull up your directions, just look for the cameras and by clicking on them, the Street View image will appear. At this point not all cities have this option so if by chance your city is one that doesn’t, cameras won’t be shown.

As the Google LatLong blog points out, you can follow the arrows to explore the route that you’ll be taking so that you can see what road conditions are like and even see what speed limits are.

It’s nice to see Google integrate two of their features together like this because it’s not that often that they do.

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This article was written on September 09, 2006 by CyberNet.

Weekend Warrior

You could easily spend months traveling the globe to seek out the best sites and attractions. Along with the  lengthy time it would take,  it most definitely would cost you a fortune! Now you can travel the globe in a weekend without leaving your house, let alone a chair! There are several websites  that have compiled a great list of  the best attractions around the world brought to you by Google Maps. A complete list of the sources used can be found at the end of this article.

CyberNet’s Top 10 (listed in no particular order)! Oh, and unfortunately these are not clickable images. 

– Number 1 : Grand Canyon –

– Number 2: Statue of Liberty –

– Number 3: Great Barrier Reef –

– Number 4: Great Wall of China –

– Number 5: Eiffel Tower –

– Number 6: Leaning Tower of Pisa –

– Number 7: Oprah Winfrey Maze (okay, someone had too much time on their hands– cool nonetheless) –

– Number 8: Sear’s Tower — (I like this one simply because the Sear’s Tower is so huge yet in this image you almost can’t tell that it’s there.!)

– Number 9: Bill Gates’ House –

Number 10: Wrigley Field (My Hometown Team– Go Cubs!) –

Alright, now this is where you can spend an entire weekend traveling the world.  The website is called Sightseeing With Google Satellite Maps, and they’ve got loads of great places to see around the World- broken down by country. They also have categories like sports and architecture. They say to “think of it as armchair sightseeing, now with 8798 destinations.” I browsed around several different countries and got a great mini-tour from the pyramids in Egypt to Mount Fuji in Japan. Another website called Googol Maps has a list of the top 10 and the top 100 maps viewed with more great attractions to visit from your computer.

Instead of packing your bags to visit all of the most popular tourist destinations, just sit back, relax, and enjoy them all from the comfort of your home.  It will undoubtedly save you some time and definitely save you some money!

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Remember Google TV? It’s still kickin’, but El Goog still has quite a few content distribution quibbles to solve before it can be taken seriously — at least in our estimation. Logitech was one of the first outfits to buy into Google’s scheme to take over the television, with the Revue first out of the gate to provide Google TV access to existing sets. We had our fair share of gripes with the box, and while it definitely enabled quite the unusual videocall in a prior episode of The Engadget Show, we were never convinced said fun was worth the price. Enough about us, though — how’s your Revue treating you? Has it revolutionized the way you consume television content? Anything you’d change about it? Tweak the user interface? Broaden compatibility? Change up the keyboard? Let us know in comments below — something tells us Google’s still listening up for input.

How would you change Logitech’s Revue with Google TV? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hacker Hexxeh (known for his custom builds of the ChromiumOS project, the open-source version of Chrome OS) has managed to get an AT&T SIM card running on the Cr-48 using a little bit of hacking. This type of thing is likely frowned upon by AT&T, but it definitely shows that Google is only a few software changes away from letting you surf with ease on the network. T-Mobile and Vodaphone are both apparently valid options in the software as well, though neither has been confirmed to work so far.

Because of the unofficial, totally hacked-on nature of GSM support right now, there’s no data counter. And no guarantee that it won’t “break totally unexpectedly,” according to Hexxeh himself. Probably better off waiting until the carriers give their okay.

[via Hexxeh, Engadget]

Oh, sure — Google’s being all-too-kind by handing out a few free megabytes of Verizon data with each of its Cr-48 netbooks, but if you’re both lucky enough to have one and more inclined to use that dust-collecting AT&T SIM of yours, there’s hardly a better day for you to pay attention to a hack. After noticing that a recent update to Chrome OS added GSM support for Qualcomm’s Gobi 3G chip, Hexxeh dug in a little to see what it’d take to get the Cr-48 operational with a data SIM from Ma Bell. Turns out there’s shockingly little needed from you; simply flip the Developer switch beneath the battery and follow the shell commands listed in the source link. It should be noted that there’s no data counter here, so watch those gigabytes if you’re working with a data cap. There, we solved your Saturday. You’re welcome.

Google’s Cr-48 netbook now surfing on AT&T’s GSM network (after a gentle hack) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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