Google For the Defense

by Daniel Rubin

Published Jul. 20, 2005, 5:04 p.m. ET

The list of new uses for Google maps keeps growing - hacking the searchable program into interactive directions for finding cheap gas, free Wi-Fi, homes for sale, etc.

How about beating traffic tickets?

A story making the rounds today comes from a New York City driver, using a laptop in court to discredit a police officer's testimony. Saved $200 plus points. Story here in Gear Live.

Jason

Posted 07/20/2005 07:43:06 PM

Google Maps doesn't integrate with Google Moon

http://www.jasontconnell.com/albums/jason/album6/gettothemoon.jpg

http://moon.google.com

It uses the same software!  Amazingly I thought of something that google didn't :D

Daniel Rubin

Posted 07/20/2005 07:51:33 PM

Impressive. Does it show gas stations along the way?

Jason

Posted 07/20/2005 07:52:43 PM

Only space stations...

Albert

Posted 07/21/2005 12:02:07 PM

I haven't heard the whole story on this because gearlive has been /.'d but I wonder if Google Maps could have been wrong in stating it was a one way street.  I know that they're not 100% with one way streets as I found out this past weekend while heading up to East Reservoir Park.