I never got that either. I mean, if you're driving someplace you already get a street view out of the windshield.

The one thing that's really a bummer for me at least is the transit directions. That is a dynamite feature of Google Maps. They need to fill that gap ASAP.

First, it's a marketing term.

I like the integration of maps (finally!) but they need to work on routing.

Overall it's integrated nicely, but they have a lot of work to do to make the app actually useful. My first experience with turn-by-turn directions was not encouraging; it told me I had reached my destination (an office building) while I was waiting at the off-ramp from the interstate.

Interestingly, I only see flyover mode on the android version of Google Earth. On the desktop version, they use the sketchup models and it tends to look better. But comparing apples... actually, let's say comparing oranges to oranges, the two flyover modes are essentially equal.

The Lumia series makes me want to buy into Nokia stock. They are a bargain basement prices and if they manage to recover any of their former glory it would be a goldmine to buy in now.

Edit: nevermind

Yeah, problem is there are fundamentalist whack jobs all over the world.

Current 1080p TVs are retina when viewed from the right distance. With the trend moving towards larger displays and living rooms staying around the same size as they always were, we are headed toward breaking that formula. If you need to be 8 feet away from a 60" screen, how far away from a 90" screen do you need to…

Agreed. Although to be fair, the 3GS lasted a lot longer into the product cycle than the 3G did. It's more a case of the 3G's hardware just not being future-proof.

Out of curiosity, I visited Mapquest.com, and lo and behold it still exists! Coincidentally, its interface looks about how I remember it from 10 years ago.

Or for us, the pool. Actually any public hangout that's not overly crowded, a smartphone speaker makes a great device for personal (but shared) music that other people nearby won't really hear.

We're number 1! We're number 1! In your face, Space Coyote!

Looks like the third-party app "Weather HD" to me.

If I were in the market for this, I'd go Nexus because I don't really want to support Amazon's mission of forking Android into its own OS.

What? They clearly said one or the other for every scenario except tinkerers. For good reasons. Did you read the article?

All the real hipsters own Palm Pres, so you would be half-right.

The correct word in that case would be virtually.

Also, They updated the description on the product page to confirm that analog audio is indeed supported.