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New! Get Bike Directions on Google Maps
When the weather gets nice, I love riding my bike everywhere: to work, to meet friends, around the neighborhood. And I always feel a surge of excitement when I find a new, easier, or faster route to my destination. Now, it's going to get a whole lot easier.
Website of the Day: MapEnvelope
If you're into sending a bit of snail mail every once in awhile, then check out MapEnvelope and toss those boring plain white envelopes aside. MapEnvelope allows you to print out a custom DIY envelope that's adorned on the inside with a map of your location (or anywhere Google Maps can go), along with a message to your recipient. Just cut it out, glue, and you're ready to stuff with a letter to your far off love.
Google Takes Street View to the Hills in Time For the Olympics
You've used Google Street View to check out your block, your 'hood, and your destinations. Now if you can't be in Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics, you can use Street View to check out the downhill slopes that will be home to thousands of skiers for the next few weeks and use the new Olympic-themed Google Map to get an up close and personal look at the games.
Armed with street-view enabled snowmobiles, Google has been hard at work tracking the courses of the Whistler Blackcomb Mountains to give you a sneak peek of what's to come at 7,000 feet.
Google Rolls Out "Near Me Now" Search For Mobile Phones
The next time you drop in to a new city or just wander into a new part of town you're not familiar with, Google wants to make it easier to find your way. Even if you don't have Google Maps installed on your Android or iPhone handsets, you can find the nearest ATM, coffee shop, bar, or restaurant with a single web page.
By pointing your mobile web browser to Google.com and allowing Google to access your location, you can then tap into Near Me Now, Google's latest lab for mobile.
Daily Tech: Nintendo Debuts Cheeky Holiday Commercial
- Nintendo's new holiday commercial is cracking me up — Kotaku
- The teeny tiny cute Exemode camera from Japan captures video and photos — CrunchGear
- Now with Google Docs you can download all your files with one easy step —Download Squad
- Learn how Evernote can make your life easier this holiday season — Lifehacker
- Find out what the best camcorder is on a variety of budgets — Gizmodo
- Search for the nearest Christmas tree farm using Google Maps — Popgadget
- Submit your Cool Captures for your chance to win a CanvasPop print — GeekSugar
Find the Distance Between Two Points With a Google Mashup
When you use Google Maps, the distance you're getting from point A to B is in driving, walking, or public transportation terms. But, if you just need to find the distance between two points on a map, then check out this cool Google Map mashup: Distance From To. It works just like Google Maps where you put in your starting and ending point, and gives you exact distance in kilometers and miles, but leaves out all that messy info like turn-by-turn directions and traffic.
BlackBerry News and Announcements From the Past Week
When RIM wasn't unveiling its latest BlackBerry Bold this week, it was introducing cool new apps for the BlackBerry, unveiling a fancy new watch and sneaking new Storms into some Best Buy stores. If you want to catch up on the latest and greatest from BlackBerry this past week, here's a roundup of what you may have missed.
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How-to Track Traffic on the Go With Your Cell
It isn't a pretty picture: you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic cursing out the cars in front of you for clogging up the road. Instead of yelling at your fellow commuters, whip out your fancy phone for easy access to mobile maps that will offer alternate routes, drive time projections and apps that will tell you how long it's really gonna be.
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Daily Tech: Sony Unveils Its New Reader Daily Edition Device
- Sony has just announced its latest eReader, which features 3G connectivity, no monthly fees, and 2GB of on-board memory — Engadget
- Leica will soon be opening its very first retail store in West Palm Beach, FL — CrunchGear
- You can now check out the traffic conditions on nonhighway roads by using Google Maps — TechCrunch
- Nokia's 5230 smartphone will only cost around $200 and it comes with GPS, 3G, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen — Gizmodo
- Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and Search have all received a series of upgrades — Silicon Alley Insider
- The new mini tripod by Gorillapod gets taken for a test drive — Wired
New Google Maps Tricks and Tips
Oh Google Maps, how would I ever get on without you? Just in case you missed my last roundup of mind-blowing things you can achieve with Google Maps, here it is for you to check out. And now I've got my latest installment of fun features, useful mashups and other great ways to incorporate Google Maps into your day-to-day life.
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