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Keep Track of the 'Best of YouTube' Announcements

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:44:28 +0000

As part of their April Fool’s Day tradition, Google is running a pretty great prank on YouTube, right now. They are listing the nominees for the best of YouTube before it “shuts down.” Every video is nominated. They are listing every video on YouTube and reading their descriptions. We really hope they follow through and do this [...]

Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:00:50 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn’t one of them… That’s not because there are people secretly living on the sixty-square-mile land mass. It’s because Sandy, despite appearing on Google maps, doesn’t actually exist. Researchers from the University of Sydney became confused when Sandy popped up on Google [...]

The Self-Driving Car May Soon Be a Reality to Make Our Lives Easier

Aaron on Air — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:39:41 +0000

Have you ever heard someone talk about how his or her car is so luxurious that it practically drives itself? Well — today a statement like that can almost be taken quite literally. While it seems as if most automakers are making a brash attempt to be the first to produce a vehicle that actually [...]

Nevada Gives Thumbs-Up To Driverless Cars on the Road [VIDEO]

Aaron on Air — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:05:58 +0000

A bill has passed in Nevada that makes it legal for Google’s fleet of driverless cars to take to the state’s roads. The hope is that in the future, these automated cars could avoid the crashes currently caused by distracted driving. Several companies are already hard at work creating the technology necessary to make it happen.

Celebrate Les Paul's Birthday With Playable Google Doodle [VIDEO]

Aaron on Air — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:59:58 +0000

Today, Google is paying tribute to the late guitar pioneer Les Paul with a guitar-themed doodle that allows users to play it and record songs of their own.

The doodle, which was designed by engineers Kristopher Hom and Joey Hurst and doodle team lead Ryan Germick, will be up for 24 hours, and was released to celebrate what would have been Paul's 96th birthday. (Paul, a leader in the development of the solid-body electric guitar, died of complications from pneumonia in 2009.)