Surf Through Google Earth

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Engineer David Phillip Oster shows off Earth Surfer, an open source application that allows you to surf through Google Earth.

The software is available at: http://code.google.com/p/earthsurfer/

We are always excited to see clever ways to interact with Google Earth. Note the following similar examples of devices interacting with Google Earth:

DFKI’s Balance Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKUDU9lE–E
Steering Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beS-eeNt1k
Wiimote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkPem-RU9XM
Floor Pads: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoNwJ931aqI
Multi-Touch Monitor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr98be8P_Sc

John Maeda: My journey in design, from tofu to RISD

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http://www.ted.com Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, explores the crucial moment when design met computers.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

Kary Mullis: Celebrating the scientific experiment

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http://www.ted.com Biochemist Kary Mullis talks about the basis of modern science: the experiment. Sharing tales from the 17th century and from his own backyard-rocketry days, Mullis celebrates the curiosity, inspiration and rigor of good science in all its forms.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10