Some details of Google Maps Mobile 5 for Android OS and two significant new features: 3D interaction and offline reliability. Via the Google blog… we’ll use vector graphics to dynamically draw the map on your device as you use it, allowing you to interact with it in new ways – see first hand in the […]
Awesome To See Google's Project 10 100 Winners
Kudos to Google on the selection of the 5 winners of Project 10 100 competition, a Global search for 5 innovative project that are tackling some of the most important issues of the day. Of particular interest to yours truly were 2 of the selections which are fabulous in my mind (although all 5 totally […]
Google Earth Hurricane Response 2010 and Google earth Portable
A recent Twitter post from Google Geo Evangelist @manomarks pointed me to an interesting blog post about Google Earth Portable – the post describes a Google Earth Portable Implementation and includes a pointer to an interesting video (below) About Google Earth Enterprise Portable – With the Google Earth Enterprise Portable solution your users can select […]
More About Video Chat from Gmail and Serge!
I’m now up and running with gMailk video chat and this, like Skype, is going to come in very handy now that I’m setup in the office here in Canada… it’s going to be very handy while on the road as well, particularly when I want to avoid those nasty mobile roaming charges. Check out […]
Video – Google Favorite Places and QR codes explained
Google is hyping favorite places (ie. places that Google search users seem to prefer) and is rewarding shop owners of favorite destinations by providing them with a handy sticker boasting they are a favorite place and displaying a QR code. One issue though is that Joe consumer is likely not familiar with QR codes and […]
Google Rolls Out Places – Offers More Ads, Provide Businesses with QR codes and more
Via Google LAt/Long blog, Google has today rebranded Google Local business center as Google Places. Now with millions of listings, here comes the revenue model – think Freeminum! About Places… Place Pages connect people to information from the best sources across the web, displaying photos, reviews and essential facts, as well as real-time updates and […]
Vote in the Google Model Your Town competition!
Recall Google put the call out several months ago for community groups to model their communities in 3D – enter the Model your Town competition. Seems now there are 5 finalists and in American-Idol’ish fashion, the rest is up to you… so get out there and vote! Online voting is open from April 1 through […]
Google Window Decals and QR codes for Favorite Places
Seems Google is rewarding businesses that are popular with the Google search service by sending out some 100,000 decals for shop owners to place in their window so visitors can quickly and easily grab a weblink via QR code using their mobile… i have to wonder how many mobile users (in the USA) are familiar […]
How To Video – Google Real Time Search
Here’s a “how to” video that explains Google’s new Real-Time search capabilities which are being heavily discussed today in the social space…
My Shwup video and Nokia N95 mobile Photography from London #OviGoodThings
A little mobile photo fun… Another look at a few of my favorite images recently captured in London on the Ovi Good Things event… enjoy this fun video presentation (put together with the very fun and slick, shwup service) highlighting some of the fine images captured using the awesome camera that comes in the Nokia […]