exploring your world with google maps

A little Monday morning treat to help start off your work day. I came across this new video from Google showcasing their Google maps game, which they debuted last week at CES. The fun little game will actually let you play labyrinth in the Google map version of your city. As a kid I use to love playing labyrinth I had the wooden game with the two planes that moved by two knobs changing the direction of the marble, I’m telling you as simple as it sounds it was hours of fun and ridiculously hard to complete. Google has managed to tap into that nostalgia for me by reimagining the classic labyrinth game as a handcrafted, real life version of Google Maps.

 

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tina fey monday … enough said

If you missed it here’s Tina Fey’s appearance at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View as she teaches Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt the rules of comedy improv.

Warning it’s long, but so worth it.

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great song

I’m not sure if you caught last nights episode of Weeds on Showcase but it ended with this great song playing in the background in the final scene. Ahhh you have to love the internet because I just typed the information into google and found the track. Give it a listen, its perfect background music while you work.  If you watched the episode you would agree it was the perfect track to fit with the plot twists.

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calling dr dolittle

Have you ever wondered what your dog is saying when he brings back the tennis ball all gross and slobbery? Or what your cat keeps purring about when you get home from a long day at the office? Well the folks at Google have done it, they’ve created an Android application that will tell you just that. Google Translate for Animals allows you to record animals speech and decipher it on the spot. So don’t think that your posh Wellington’s and blue jeans are going unnoticed on the farm because they’re the buzz around the water trough, you’re just not hearing it.

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