Think you know your geography? Think you know what a country looks like? What if you were dropped in the middle of nowhere and had to figure out where you were? That's what GeoGuessr is. It's an insanely fun game that gives you an image from Google Street View and asks you to point out where you are on Earth. It's pretty hard. Read More >>
It's been almost two years since the disaster at Fukushima, but the surrounding area is still off-limits, and will continue to be for who knows how long. The town Namie-machi has been vacant since its evacuation on March 11, 2011, and now Google's uploaded Street View images of the eerie, hollow shell that remains. Read More >>
Potholes are not a joke. They get in your way, damage your car and make you spill a Starbucks Venti's worth of coffee on your already-dingy upholstered seats. But new research shows that Google Street View may be all municipalities need to correct the problem. Read More >>
Featured comment by zerobob:
"I still can't get over how good Google Maps and Street View are. When you think about it, it's an unbelievably vast and complex exercise Google have c..." More »
Because Google Street View is the all seeing eye of the universe, it has done wonderful things like go underwater, trek the Grand Canyon and... blessing us with an endless amount of laughter because of the ridiculous things Street View finds. This one might top it all though. A couple was found pants down (or I guess, underwear down) in a fitting room, presumably about to get freaky. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"saw all these at the Saatchi gallery in London about 2 weeks ago, pretty cool stuff, not just funny stuff but some beautiful shots too which is pretty..." More »
Google Street View, long established as a source for photos of unaware naked people, is being sued by a man in France because one of its camera-mounted cars snapped a photo of him pissing into a courtyard on his property and, as any of us surely would, uploaded it to the internet. Read More >>
Featured comment by coastercub:
"If he was on his own property why didn't he just go and use the bloody loo !! Ya piss in the open, ya takes ya chances !" More »
As part of their partnership with UNESCO to provide virtual tours of the designated World Heritage Sites, Google sent one of their Street View trikes to ride the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland to capture its stunning views of the Swiss Alps. Read More >>