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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think they've gone too far. Sure you get more details of some places but it sounds more useful for the stalkers than for us normal people.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MR]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 10:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[My friends drive one of those around!<br>they have a body harness for the camera too...<br>crazyness!  the media is being used for the new streetview feature on google maps]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[staticfritz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 10:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[You could always put a bag over your head.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 12:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[haha that would be an interesting conversation starter... "hey, i was using google maps the other days and saw your genitals, i think it was around 465 main st."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt O]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 11:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unless you had seen them could you be sure that was their genitalia?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cletus Cook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 5:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[VW FTW]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 11:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[For a utility Beetle, those are actually some pretty nice wheels. I get tired of seeing people who just abuse their cars... and drive around with beat up steelies. Gets old after a while.<br><br>Good job!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[paul34]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 12:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[oh, I wouldn't put my VW Jetta 2.5 on the streets unless Mr. Schmidt decides to offer me a position in the Labs and not on a street by street basis...:-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[makethemove+engadge]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 12:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm on ur streetz mappin your citiz]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ian9outof10]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 7:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[How often do they update the images? Do the cars drive hte street multiple times per day, or just once every month or so? How fast do you think they will add more cities? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hydrogen_wv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 8:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[My guess is not frequently at all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tiuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 10:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every day??? What's the point??? My street looks the same as yesterday, and will look the same tomorrow. It will probably look the same 5 years from now. It would seem that updating the pics every 5 to 10 years would be more a likely scenario. It's a database of street photos, not a live webcam.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2007 9:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[i think i found that car.if you can look carefully you can see the camera at the top also. here is the picture link <a href="http://www.bildirgec.org/imaj/Hiroe/google-2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.bildirgec.org/imaj/Hiroe/google-2.jpg</a><br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=new+york&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.723589,-73.999957&cbp=1,213.605618971061,0.669399115755627,2&ll=40.735551,-74.006224&spn=0.04546,0.080338&z=14" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=new+york&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.723589,-73.999957&cbp=1,213.605618971061,0.669399115755627,2&ll=40.735551,-74.006224&spn=0.04546,0.080338&z=14</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hiroe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 9:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow. Way better than NavTeq / TeleAtlas' version.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x180/522880246/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/x180/522880246/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[//austin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 11:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like they're down in Moab, in Arches National Park. That would be cool if they added a street view of that area.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hezekiah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 11:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ MR:<br>It would be very useful for going to clubs, restaurants and bars that don't always display the address in the window, you can see what the building looks like and what your looking for.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 6:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[if you want to pimp ze auto say vut?<br><br>sorry, had to say it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2007 8:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Found one.<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=6+bond+street,+new+york&sll=40.73243,-73.992577&sspn=0.023935,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=40.729747,-73.994915&spn=0.011968,0.020084&z=16&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.727045,-73.994947&cbp=1,215.774879421221,0.695845391211147,1" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=6+bond+street,+new+york&sll=40.73243,-73.992577&sspn=0.023935,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=40.729747,-73.994915&spn=0.011968,0.020084&z=16&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.727045,-73.994947&cbp=1,215.774879421221,0.695845391211147,1</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ext237]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 3:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[New V Dub for under $17,000.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jermaine Pulliam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 12:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Though it is a "cute" way of capturing street view data, you would think that Google would have chosen a greener vehicle to crawl the streets. At approximately 20 mpg city with the New Beetle, I would have liked to see Google promote a Prius or another 40+ mpg hybrid vehicle. Not only would this be more eco-friendly regarding emissions, but also conserve fuel with the eye-popping gas prices these days. An entirely electric vehicle wouldn't hurt either, considering they convince GM to bring back the EV1.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KDM2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 12:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey, it could always be a TDI fueled with biodiesel...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[asurroca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 1:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[and by "Google" I mean Immersive Media, the company capturing the data for Google, sorry G!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KDM2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 1:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can't wait til those cars come to Dallas. I'm wondering why they don't use hybrid vehicles to do this? Woudln't it be more cost-effective to use a hybrid rather than a VW bug?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 1:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[These are already in DFW. Saw one in Plano near PGBT not too long ago.<br><br>Makes me want to go rent a panel van with pr0n adverts on the side and box them in. >:-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 2:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Street View is great. I just used it yesterday to find the cool building that houses the Food TV Network studios in Manhattan. Anyone know of a way to predict the vehicles location or path, waiting on the sidewalk to get your picture taken will be easier than looking up and waiting for a satellite photo.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelfoley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2007 6:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Or this car from Cylcomedia in 2003 <a href="http://web.inter.nl.net/users/interniek/hagazine/denhaag/voertuigen/cyclomedia2.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://web.inter.nl.net/users/interniek/hagazine/denhaag/voertuigen/cyclomedia2.JPG</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[interniek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 5:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Or this story in Hagaz!ne <a href="http://web.inter.nl.net/users/interniek/hagazine/2003/06/gadgets.html#360" rel="nofollow">http://web.inter.nl.net/users/interniek/hagazine/2003/06/gadgets.html#360</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[interniek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 5:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I added here the best Google Street View.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GeoTrotter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 8:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I added all the best "Google Street View" here : <a href="http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php</a>.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GeoTrotter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 8:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[This site has a large selection of interesting StreetView finds:  <br><br><a href="http://www.mapmole.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mapmole.com</a><br><br> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YNot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 5th 2007 3:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Check out the Immersive Media street-scanning car]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/check-out-the-immersive-media-street-scanning-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[They're just gathering all the data they possibly can so they know what to do when they take over the world after they conquer the internet pretty soon.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2007 4:25PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
