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Google Earth’s tour guide feature swells to the tune of 100K new attractions

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Google Earth's tour guide feature expanded to the tune of 100K new attractions

Hate flying? Google Earth could keep you visiting attractions anyway for the next, oh, rest of your life or so, thanks to 100,000-plus new tours it just added across sites and cities in over 200 countries. That's on top of the 11,000 tours that came with its recent launches on iOS, Android and more recently, the desktop app. The option provides a virtual video flyby of the selected area, adds Wikipedia snippets and concludes with user-provided Panoramio photos of the area. You'll need not lift a finger to get it, as all the tours are automatically available -- provided you're running the current Google Earth 7.0 for desktop or mobile. Check the video after the break to see how to use it.

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Google Earth 7 update brings 3D imagery, tour guide features to your PC

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Google Earth 7 update brings 3D imagery, tour guide features to your PC

The latest update for Google's efforts to index of IRL mapping information is focused on your computer. Google Earth 7 for your desktop is finally ready to match the Android and iOS versions, with support for its 3D renderings in 25 cities, and "tour guide" feature that drags you through 11,000 locations around the world, no passport or Frommer's required. This update for PCs comes alongside the addition of 3D imagery for Avignon, France; Austin, Texas; Munich, Germany; Phoenix, Arizona; and Mannheim, Germany, which all apply to both the desktop and mobile editions. Hit the source link for more information or head to the Google Earth website to check it out yourself, who knows, you might find a pyramid.

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Google Earth 7 update brings 3D imagery, tour guide features to your PC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA: Google’s 3D City View and Tour Guide arrives for Google Earth on iOS today

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PSA Googles 3D City View and Tour Guide arrives for Google Earth on iOS today

Google's 3D City View is now available on iOS. The Google Earth update adds three-dimensional imagery to major locations including Washington D.C, San Francisco and Boston. It's arriving alongside Tour Guide; select a notable attraction to go straight to it, with accompanying trivia you can bore your friends with later. Sadly 3D maps requires the processing hardware of the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or the third-generation iPad, but other iOS (4.2 or higher) device users can still get access to Tour Guide. Unsurprisingly, the update's available via the App Store -- but you shouldn't need a map to find your way there.

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PSA: Google's 3D City View and Tour Guide arrives for Google Earth on iOS today originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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