Saturday, January 8, 2011

Weird Stuff From Google Earth; Geekiest Gear From CES

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January 8, 2011
Talk Nerdy to Me
This week we're presenting the weirdest and the geekiest--the strangest things we've seen in Google Earth recently, and the nerdiest gear that our editors found at CES in Las Vegas this week. So if you have a hankering to see a horse-headed man or an ice-cold PC (literally), read on.
--Kim Saccio-Kent, PCW Newsletter Editor

Top Story

15 Google Earth and Street View Mysteries
We've collected some of the weirdest sights in Google Earth and Street View.

Spotlight on Geek Tech

The Geekiest Gadgets of CES 2011
GeekTech pulls a Voltron and assembles all the geekiest gadgets we found in Vegas at CES.

Browse this week's Geek Tech.

Download of the Week

London Eye
Journey to London with this black-and-white Windows 7 theme.

Fun & Games

Awesome Display Technologies and Aliens at CES!
Senior Editor Tim Moynihan checks some trippy AMOLED screens, a motion graphics chip that'll be in one of your devices soon, and a pair of electronic eyeglasses that can flip between two prescriptions. And some aliens...

Bebbled
Addictive and challenging, Bebbled is one of the most enjoyable games in the Android Market.

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