In what's at least a pretty cool proof-of-concept, Microsoft has released a preview of an interesting new online Live.com application that allows you to type in an address or landmark name and then be transported visually to a view of the area as if you were sitting in a vehicle. You can even drive around using the keyboard. All those billions in licensing fees we've paid to Microsoft over the years may have finally paid off. Windows Live Local, in beta testing now, has to be one of the most addictive Web search tools out there. How about the 45-degree bird's-eye images of major U.S. cities including Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle (with others coming). Windows Live Local lets you drive through all these major cities without ever leaving your desk.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Windows Live Local
In what's at least a pretty cool proof-of-concept, Microsoft has released a preview of an interesting new online Live.com application that allows you to type in an address or landmark name and then be transported visually to a view of the area as if you were sitting in a vehicle. You can even drive around using the keyboard. All those billions in licensing fees we've paid to Microsoft over the years may have finally paid off. Windows Live Local, in beta testing now, has to be one of the most addictive Web search tools out there. How about the 45-degree bird's-eye images of major U.S. cities including Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle (with others coming). Windows Live Local lets you drive through all these major cities without ever leaving your desk.
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