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Google Earth vs Virtual Earth 3D: War of the world viewers

Crave We had a spare minute this morning, so we thought we'd take a look at Virtual Earth 3D, released on Monday, and the fourth version of Google Earth, which dropped on 1 November. Google Earth, meanwhile, has its own set of new features, but it only...

Tags: models, eye, virtual, earth

7 November 2006, 12:22

Microsoft's Virtual Earth: 3D heaven

Crave We love the improved satellite image quality -- we can see the trees in our back garden, while with Google Earth we sometimes had to guess which of the blurry houses was our palatial residence. The 3D imagery, or the 'birds eye view' as Microsoft...

Tags: microsoft, google, earth, eye

2 June 2006, 12:20

Top ten geek holiday destinations

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24 September 2007, 14:22

Crave Podcast 51: Hands up if you hate Steve Jobs

Crave We'll also tell you how you can enjoy sharper images in Google Earth, so you can marvel at the seven wonders of the world, or (if you're that way inclined) spy on people at nudist beaches. Our mobile phone expert Andrew Lim was at the launch and...

Tags: jobs, steve, steve jobs, google earth

21 September 2007, 10:00

Mac Expo London: Wild photos!

Crave Google Earth was on display, and a bit of software called SketchUp, which really is worth taking a look at if you're into new 3D design paradigms (and, let's face it, who isn't? Google made a prominent appearance at the Expo -- the Google...

27 October 2006, 13:44

The Apple factor...

Crave Apple's the best brand on earth at the moment, say marketdroids, beating Google into second place. If the company bought Irn-Bru they'd rename it iRn-Bru, get it onto the wine list at the Savoy at fifty quid a bottle and quadruple sales in a week.

Tags: pcs, earth, stock, pick

1 February 2005, 3:48

Qstarz Travel Recorder: All-in-one GPS goodness

Crave But imagine if you could use your external GPS receiver to keep a log of your travels and then be able to see your journey on Google Earth. External GPS receivers are pretty handy if you want to turn your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone into a...

Tags: gps, pictures, travel, log

31 October 2007, 9:00

Hasselblad H3D II: Megapixel madness

Crave This embeds location information in the image file so that Google Earth, which the camera links directly to, or sites such as Flickr, can show where the image was taken on a map. If you thought 12 megapixels was impressive, or that 21 megapixels...

Tags: hasselblad, megapixel, sensor, price tag

24 September 2007, 12:12

Crave TV: Hitachi StarBoard interactive surface

Crave Using Google Earth with it was a treat. As we were enjoying the ultra-thin 38mm TVs on Hitachi's stand at CES we noticed something else, tucked away in the corner. From the outside it looked like any old booth, but when we entered, we found...

16 January 2008, 16:05

Crave Talk: Mobile phones aren't rocket science

Crave There in the pub, next to the papers and a pint of Pedigree, the Earth span silently in space. It took me one click to get to Google, eight keystrokes to enter NASA TV, and one click to choose a video stream.

Tags: t-mobile, mobile phone, measure, rates

12 September 2006, 17:26

Crave Talk: Sky high with Net fever

Crave Nothing on this earth is going to make me sit through a Domino's Pizza advert, short of Mike Shaw pinning my eyelids back with hooks and binding my arms to the seat. It won't take much: between snacking on YouTube and Google Video, watching...

Tags: sky, consumer, viewing, man

19 July 2006, 12:09

Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond

Crave Is it a Google Phone? You can install all kinds of cool stuff on the Diamond, including Google Maps and any other Java-based apps you can get your hands on. Is it something MacGyver put together using a matchbox and his pants?

6 May 2008, 18:01