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 What's New in Google Earth 5.0 (video)
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What's New in Google Earth 5.0 (video)
youtube.com — With Google Earth 5.0, you can now travel back in time to see historical imagery, dive below... the surface of the ocean and record a tour of your journeys. Dow... (more) What's New in Google Earth 5.0 (video)
Google outs Earth 5 with ocean floor, more
electronista.com — Google on Monday announced the immediate release of Google Earth 5.0, bumping it up from the previous... 4.3 build. Among the biggest changes are the inclusion of a detailed 3D ocean floor, the ability to go up to 50 years back in time when looking at a particular location, record a virtual tour of ... (more) Google outs Earth 5 with ocean floor, more
Google Earth 5 released for the Mac
Google Earth 5 released for the Mac
blogs.zdnet.com — A new version of Google Earth (v.5.0) that adds support for oceans, the past and Mars was... just announce on the official Google Blog. Didn’t Google Earth always have an ocean? Technically, yes, well, sort of. We have always had a big blue expanse and some low-resolution shading to suggest ... (more) Google Earth 5 released for the Mac
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Google Earth 5 beta released
Macworld — ... Google has released a new version of Google Earth , its geographic information software. The new release is available for free download from Google’s Web site. Google Earth lets users explore the planet, viewing satellite imagery, checking out maps and terrains, viewing 3D building representations in urban areas, and checking photo galleries, multimedia content and more. The new 5.0 release now features 3D bathymetry — you can explore the ocean floor. Depending on the 3D capabilities of your machine, you can even see wave motion on the surface of the water when you tilt your ...

Dive to the ocean floor, explore Mars with Google Earth 5.0
MacDailyNews — ... sites and lots of other interesting features. For those of you who keep track of version numbers, this is Google Earth 5.0. We felt the addition of the ocean and "time" merited a major bump from 4.3 to 5.0 grin Hanke reports, "Members of the Google Earth team will be publishing in-depth posts about all of the new features in Google Earth 5.0 on the Lat Long blog all week, so be sure to check back there often. And check out our video tour below:" More info and download link here . MacDailyNews Take: Somebody please explain to Google that Mars is another planet, not part of ...

Google Earth 5 gets wet and goes back in time
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... depths. Or something like that. Anyway, the new beta adds some cool imagery of the ocean floor along including 3D shipwrecks and educational maritime videos. Also newly included is the fourth axis, allowing you access to historical imagery for certain locales so you can turn back the clock and see how things have changed over the years. The final big new feature is the capacity to make "free-form tours" with soundtracks and narrations. As before, Google Earth is a free download with the more feature-laden pro version available for $400. [via ...

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