Microsoft Adds 3-D Online Mapping Interface to Live Search
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 07 November 2006 - 13:38 · 14 comments & 7835 views
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#1 Posted by mrmckeb on 07 Nov 2006 - 13:51
- 1st post, oh yeah...
Anyway, this Local Live search is just getting better by the minute, now if only they would make a XBOX360 version... -
#1.1 Posted by ClintEastman on 07 Nov 2006 - 14:06
- Well you know you can plug you Xbox 360 controller into your PC and use it to fly around the cities? Not tried it myself yet (at work) but it sounds fun!!
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#2 Posted by normangerman on 07 Nov 2006 - 15:01
- Tried it and it is awesome!
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#3 Posted by Croquant on 07 Nov 2006 - 15:37
- Big deal. It's the same as Google Earth, only it's web-based. Whopp de do.
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#3.2 Posted by +Lt-DavidW on 07 Nov 2006 - 16:31
- Quote - jugo said @ #3.1its completely different from google earth... its 3d.
Google Earth != Google Maps
Where have you been living, under a rock?
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#4 Posted by Slugsie on 07 Nov 2006 - 16:00
- Doesn't seem to like being behind an authenticating proxy. I can't even download the installable bits to start to see this. Will have to wait until I get home.
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#5 Posted by bibutteryboy on 07 Nov 2006 - 23:54
- Quote -That is why many of us will never use it
with like 80% of the world using Ie..I think you need to rethink that statement -
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markjensen on 08 Nov 2006 - 14:48
- Quote - bibutteryboy said @ #5I would call 20% of the world "many". Certainly not a majority, but still a lot.Quote -That is why many of us will never use it
with like 80% of the world using Ie..I think you need to rethink that statement
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#6 Posted by Croquant on 08 Nov 2006 - 04:58
- I want to know how it renders 3D. I imagine it uses DirectX only and doesn't allow OpenGL. Or, worse, it uses some crap-o-tastic software rendering.
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#7 Posted by AMDMEFX-55 on 08 Nov 2006 - 11:44
- Wow nice. Better then Google I think.
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#8 Posted by myoujinyahiko on 10 Nov 2006 - 07:25
- Fantastic... Just another step in virtualization technology.
Imagine how great it will be if this technology could be combined with the 3-D holographic displays. I really can't wait for the future to come and mesh a lot of these great technologies together.
Once these technologies become mainstream, I bet many people will take it for granted. Those who don't live through today most probably will.
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Virtual Earth 3-D lets users navigate over cities and between buildings much like the way they can in virtual-reality environments, but it is different from many other offerings in the market as it is a downloadable browser application, Stephen Lawler, general manager of Microsoft's Virtual Earth Group, told eWEEK.