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Google Earth Outreach employs satellites to read simple graphic images drawn on the ground. Image recognition software to scans the pictures for the codes, detects the location, and extracts information from the image.

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QR code atop roofs on google maps.

Solar powered drones that can fly for five years! They'll surround the earth creating a mesh network of awesomeness.

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daily 7.30 really cool! shows images, you can zoom in for more detailed weather images/info, richer than the google earth weather before

"William Gelner, executive creative director at 180LA, the agency behind the campaign, told Adweek, "For many, social media has become a way to brag or show off.  From posting images of expensive  meals or wine they've had to exotic vacations they're on, this is an epidemic, and it's running rampant.  This is weird, considering the economic climate we're in.  Mitsubishi, a car with great design but at a more down-to-earth price, felt compelled to make a statement in-line with their brand ethos." When you head over to MitsubishiUnpretentious.com you'll be redirected to the Mitsubishi Facebook page, where a photo from your most pretentious friend will get mowed down by the Outlander Sport.  You can then watch as Mitsubishi analyzes more of your most pretentious friends and mows them down too."

Simply enter an address or place into Rorschmap. Click "Go" and watch your browser turn into an animated kaleidoscope of Googley maps.

daily 7.22 henry blodget talks about how his kids are addicted