Posts tagged: street
Google unveils Amazon street view map
People around the world get a first-time glimpse of restricted areas in the Amazon Basin thanks to a free interactive map.
Google brings Brazil’s Amazon forest to Street View
Imagine hiking through the Amazon looking for monkeys and tropical birds from thousands of miles away. Now users can do this using Google Maps' Street View feature. [Read more]
Live on the street for the third gen iPad
CNET's reporters will be out in force Friday covering the launch of Apple's third generation iPad, which is expected to draw big crowds. Join us for our continuous live coverage. [Read more]
Computer ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Watson enslited by Wall Street
IBM's Watson computer is going into finance. Citigroup and IBM said Monday they will look into how the famous computer system's technology can improve banking for customers.
Man sues Google over Street View urination shot
A Frenchman believes he's become the village laughing stock after he appears urinating in his own front yard on Street View. So he's suing. [Read more]
Google, Apple sued over Street View technology
A new lawsuit takes aim at Google's Street View feature and Apple devices that use it, saying it's infringing on a patent held by a Florida-based company. [Read more]
New U.K. site maps muggings, street violence
StreetViolence.org is a U.K. site on which people who have been mugged can help others avoid certain high-risk areas by mapping the location of the crimes. Does this remind some of Microsoft's "Avoid Ghetto" patent? [Read more]
Google Street View goes cave-diving in Japan
Time to go underground. Google Japan found a new way for people to explore the world, one cave at a time.
Facebook’s IPO: What Wall Street still wants to know
As expected, Facebook showed off some impressive financial and usage figures. But some on Wall Street are left wondering how the company plans to make money off its extraordinary large user base.
Google blurs woman’s Street View pratfall
As a Google Street View car goes by in Brazil, a woman faceplants. The world is amused. Naturally, therefore, the faceplant is suddenly blurred out.
CES 2012: Sesame Street Hints AR Tablet Toys Will Be the Tickle-Me Elmo of 2012
Be warned your child may be screaming for a tablet soon