Expo: Surf across Google Earth

Posted on by Derik DeLong, Macworld.com

If you're at the show, be sure to stop by the Google booth. They have an interesting hack that let's you surf across the world. As you stand and lean on a Wii Fit, you watch as a little truck on the screen slides across the landscape, controlled entirely by your movements. 

I know what you're thinking: It's just like being the Silver Surfer. Well, except that you can't fly. Or go into outer space. Or fight the Fantastic Four. But still, a cool experience that you can't get anywhere. 

Unfortunately, it's not a product for public consumption, so you won't be able to commandeer a Wii Fit pad and turn it into a world-surfing experience, but for those on the show floor, it's definitely worth a quick stop.

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