By Alex Whiting (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anyone with internet access and a passion for seafood will soon be able to track commercial fishing trawlers all over the world, with a new tool that its developers hope will help end the overfishing that has decimated the world's fish stocks. Millions of people depend on fish to survive, and fish will be vital to … [Read more...]
Take a Cruise On The World’s Largest Cruise Ship… Without Leaving Your Couch
There's nothing like taking a cruise on one of the world’s largest cruise ships… without any of the hassles of leaving your couch! Royal Caribbean International announced Monday a partnership with technology giant Google to become the first cruise line to launch Google Maps Business View using Google’s Street View technology onboard the Allure of the Seas. By using … [Read more...]
Google Nexus 7 Ad Strikes Familiar Chord
Check out this new commercial released by Google UK for their Nexus 7 tablet, featuring a homesick engineer perk up when he is able to video chat with his family back home on Christmas. There's no doubt that the commercial strikes a familiar chord amongst those who are away at sea during the holiday season. Unfortunately, for most the reality of the situation can be … [Read more...]
New Details Emerge About Google “Mystery” Barge
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Able-bodied seamen, decorative sails meant to evoke fish fins and dozens of security cameras will eventually make up the on-board complement of a mysterious four-story barge being built by Internet company Google Inc. The barge is actually a "technology exhibition space," that Google will move between several piers in the San … [Read more...]
Google Reveals “Mystery Barge” As…
Search giant Google on Wednesday finally broke its silence over the so-called "Google Mystery Barge" docked at San Francisco Bay's Treasure Island, which for the past month has peaked everyone's interest from maritime to tech buffs alike. In an emailed statement to the tech website Techrunch and other media outlets, Google finally admitted: Google Barge … A floating … [Read more...]
Is San Francisco Mystery Barge a Secret Google Data Center?
A report from tech media website CNET has revealed that a mystery barge seen near San Francisco Bay's Treasure Island could be a floating data center being built by Mountain View, California-based search giant Google. The investigative report by CNET says that the structure, standing about four stories high and made with a series of shipping containers housed onboard a … [Read more...]
DON’T MISS: High-Def Google Street View from Inside a Ship
Google has quietly released a high definition tour from the inside of a ship using its ever popular street view mapping function. This summer Google took their cameras on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 272-foot research vessel, Falkor, while she was on a visit to the San Francisco Exploratorium's new learning center facility at Pier 15 in downtown. The street view … [Read more...]