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Wednesday, 27-January-2010 03:28:21 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Following up on our earlier Google Maps Street View Car article, you might see a similarly-equipped pedal-powered trikes soon. Google wants every nook and cranny of Australia covered on its Google Maps Street View service and to make that happen it will unleash an army of cyclists to capture images off the beaten track and in pedestrian-only locations. In fact, they're taking suggestions for locations in Australia that aren't on Street View but would be accessible using the trikes. Discussion here.
There's a bit of a stir about the Aboriginal flag being left out of Google's Australia Day logo, but it turns out to have been a copyright/payment issue. The designer of the flag, Harold Thomas, who owns the copyright to the flag, refused to give Google permission to reproduce the design on its website, Google said. Discussion here.
The date on this video is from July but it's news to me: YouTube in 3D, thanks professo. More info on the YouTube blog here. The format is exploding in popularity, and already there are countless 3D videos on YouTube. We wanted to make it easier for you to watch and enjoy them in a variety of formats, since having a 3D experience usually requires special glasses or viewing techniques.
GamingHeaven checked out Dark Void, with PhysX. Dark Void is one of the first big multi-platform releases of 2010 and is also a key title in NVIDIA’s PhysX catalogue. Today GamingHeaven take a look at the game in detail with a full review and also look at the PhysX content/performance.
A few people sent word that the PS3 may have been hacked after 3 years of trying. Mr Hotz said that he was continuing to work on the hack and, once finished, would publish details online in a similar way to his previous iPhone exploits.
Gizmodo spotted a suspiciously familiar logo in New Zealand, thanks Curtis. There’s something about ATI Engineering’s logo, as spotted by reader bammac on a recent trip to Napier in New Zealand, that looks vaguely familiar.
Shawn sent in this Google Maps surprise at Loch Ness. No, it's not what you're expecting..
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