Cool feature, wonder when it will be available for other platforms? Palm is the one I care about, and I'm sure iPhone users would love the feature as well. An API for this would be even cooler. - Evan Parker via Bookmarklet
"Officials at the agency that owns the plant in question told the Chronicle that they get the joke, but the plant keeps the city and ocean clean — so don’t rename it." - Evan Parker
"For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primaries was a moment to admire the United States, at a time when the nation's image abroad has been seriously damaged. " - Evan Parker
I wonder what will happen with the image if/when McCain wins :) - Ihar Mahaniok
"Obama is the exciting image of what we always hoped America was," - Mandi
""Enkin” introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services and a novel user interface into an intuitive and light navigation system for mobile devices." - Evan Parker
San Jose to Los Angeles in 2 hrs 9 mins for $51.00. Yes please! - Evan Parker
I really hope that this becomes reality soon. - Chieze Okoye
Sweet. And other than the colors they look just like the shinkansens in Japan. - Mandi
SUPERLIKE! Except why is it going through fly-over country (e.g., middle-CA) instead of down 101? :-) (e.g., I'd much rather go to Santa Barbara than Fresno). - Adam Lasnik
101 has too many curves and isn't well-suited for a bullet train. Also, I'd bet that those in 'fly over country' would like to have the rest of the world closer. I'd bet real estate prices inland would go up a bit as they become reasonable places to live and still commute to an urban area. - Kevin Fox
Cool site. I suggest adding a route through the Sierra. Stops: Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe, Kirkwood, Yosemite Valley, Mammoth Lakes, LA. Actually, scratch LA... - Johannes Henkel
you have to admit - em google engg - do have a sense of humor :)_ - Peter Dawson
Why were they looking for driving directions from Sydney to the US anyway? - Chris Ridenour
Google used to have the a version of this when searching for the path between NYC and London. Of course swimming was the mode of transport then. - tsudohnimh
The new layers are awesome, but do people want more of the map obscured by buttons? At 800x600, the buttons now bleed into the left panel. Also, now some layers are top level buttons (Street View and Traffic), some are behind the More button, some are on the homepage, and some are behind the My Maps tab. The behavior of the More and Satellite buttons are also inconsistent. I wish someone would spend more time thinking about the overall organization of the site. - Thai Tran
I'm sure many people have spent a long time thinking about the overall organization of the site, but you're right that this can't be the best solution. - Larry Greenfield
You're right Thai, adding this new button isn't ideal, especially at 800x600. It does give us the ability to add a couple more layers without cluttering up the screen. But to expose the thousands of mapplets effectively we'll need a different UI. If you have any ideas let us know :) - Evan Parker
The hover-over behavior on this button is just fabulous! :-) - minus3
