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How to Track Santa With Google Earth

geeksugar — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:03:00 -0800

Want to watch Santa's flight around the world tonight? Google Earth and Norad (AKA the North American Aerospace Defense Command) are your official Santa trackers, so you don't have to rely on your dad just pointing at some blinking light in the sky (that you're pretty sure is a helicopter, anyway).

All you need is to download Google Earth if you haven't already, and then go to Norad's Santa page.

Click the red button to download the Santa tracking file (available at 6 a.m. EST today), and you should be good to go.

If you're not sitting at a computer tonight, you can also use Norad to track Santa on your cell phone!

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Daily Tech: $250 Cameras Get Put to the Test

geeksugar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:39 -0800

Since most of us won't be spending a ton of cash on expensive SLR's this holiday season, Gizmodo has put together a helpful list of $200-$300 cameras and how they fare in terms of picture quality. — Gizmodo
It's rumored that Wal-Mart may be soon debuting a $99 iPhone. Now that is speaking my pricing language.— MacRumors
Dr. Dre has just unveiled his in-ear headphones which are said to feature the world's first "tangle-free earphone cable" and will cost $150 a pair. — Switched
For Mac OS X users, Google has just announced that their Google Earth plug-in is now available for Macs. — Lifehacker
It's giveaway time on geeksugar! Be sure to log in and enter our laptop giveaway for your chances to win a Windows Vista powered Sony VAIO CS laptop or a Windows Vista powered Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue Notebook. — geeksugar

Daily Tech: Google Debuts a Slick Google Earth For the iPhone

geeksugar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:22:28 -0700

Google has just launched a multi-touch Google Earth for the iPhone! — Gizmodo
Not long now! Netflix will start streaming videos to Macs by the end of the year. — CrunchGear
Nintendo's senior managing director, Shigeru Miyamoto, talks about the latest and greatest game to come to the Wii, Wii Music. — CNET
Qik is now offering live video streaming for the BlackBerry! — TechCrunch
It's giveaway time on geeksugar! Log in and participate in our geeky Halloween costume contest for your chances to win a Canon Rebel XSi SLR Digital Camera! — geeksugar

Daily Tech: McDonald's in Japan Tests Out Pay-By-Phone Coupons

geeksugar — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:20:57 -0700

McDonald's in Japan will be implementing a new e-coupon system where customers can pay for their order by placing their phone on a RFID reader. — Wired
Now with Google Earth, you can check out new environmental layers that are based on future climate change estimates. — Gizmodo
Here's an entertaining Saturday night Wii game to play with friends. . . Beer Pong for the Wii! — Kotaku
Weezer has just released its video for its new single "Pork and Beans", and it's entirely based on YouTube. — CrunchGear
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in to your TeamSugar account for your chance to win a Wii Fit! — geeksugar

Where's Waldo on Google Earth? Genius!

geeksugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:45:23 -0700

Mixing art with technology is exactly what Media Arts student Melanie Coles did for her graduating project. . . and it is bigger (literally) and better than most grad art assignments I've encountered (yes she deserves an A!). Melanie's project, entitled Where On Earth Is Waldo creates a Google Earth Where's Waldo inspired game. With the help of volunteers, Melanie and her team were able to create a gigantic Waldo painting to be placed on rooftops throughout Vancouver, Canada. The best part? Waldo will only be seen via Google Earth, so the entire world can play "Where's Waldo: Google Earth Edition" as well!

The project will be exhibited at the Emily Carr Graduation Exhibit 08 opening May 3, 2008.

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Geek Tip: Use Google Earth to Track the Weather

geeksugar — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:00:02 -0800

If you're a Google Earth nut like I am you may have noticed a new weather folder in the layers panel, which allows you to keep up on weather patterns in your area and across the world.

The Google Earth blog reports that the weather folder contains three sublayers (clouds, radar, and conditions, and forecasts) and one information link that gives you some background information on the data being displayed.

The clouds layer depicts a global satellite mosaic of clouds created on an hourly basis so you can log on any time to check out cloud movement in your area. Getting dressed in the morning just got easier.

Google Earth Adds Sky Feature

geeksugar — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:00:17 -0700

Following the success of Google Earth, which allows you to get a bird's eye view of most corners of the world and even watch the sun come up, Google has launched a new Sky feature, that will allow you to play astronaut from the ground.

The feature allows you to zoom in to distant galaxies and nebulae, view constellations and the movements of the planets and learn about the lifecycle of a star and different kinds of galaxies. You can also create and share your own imagery, placemarks and more. With a hundred million stars and two hundred million galaxies your searching seems infinite.

Geek Tip: Watch The Sunrise with Google Earth

geeksugar — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:05:29 -0800

Google Earth adds another neat dimension to its already cool user experience. Now you can check out some of the most beautiful sunrises across the globe with a new Google Earth layer which allows you to watch the sunrise right on your laptop. Taken from Discovery HD Theater’s “Sunrise Earth” program, you can now select the Sunrise Earth layer by clicking Sunrise Earth Program, scrolling down the left side and clicking the "watch the sunrise (on Google Earth)" link. Time to inhale, take a tea break and enjoy the scenery!