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See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

If you're anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it's Monday, April 1st. Yes, it's April Fool's Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they're pulling, in case you are super-gullible.

Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:00:50 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn’t one of them… That’s not because there are people secretly living on the sixty-square-mile land mass. It’s because Sandy, despite appearing on Google maps, doesn’t actually exist. Researchers from the University of Sydney became confused when Sandy popped up on Google [...]

Couch Potatoes Everywhere Are Mourning The Death Of Eugene Polley At 96

Jon Prell — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:39:37 +0000

If you have never heard of Eugene Polley, you are not alone, but you honor him every time you turn on your TV and channel surf to your heart’s content. Polley died on Sunday at the age of 96 and he invented the first wireless TV remote in 1955. That first remote made life so much [...]

Virtual Model Of Evansville Is One Of Six Finalists In A Worldwide Google Competition [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:06:57 +0000

In order to get an accurate 3D representation of the real world by Google Earth users, Google does an annual contest, Google's Model Your Town. Entries are submitted from all over the world and the winning entry gets $25,000 for their local public school district. The 2012 entry for Evansville was created by Randall Crane who was raised in Evansville and resides in Chicago.

Blind Man Drives To Taco Bell Drive-Thru [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:03:12 +0000

Imagine driving on the Lloyd between Evansville and Mt Vernon late at night wishing the car could just drive itself so you could shut your eyes for a few minutes. Sounds like science fiction right? Not so fast. Google has been working on a self-driving car for several years now and they might just have it perfected.

Google Celebrates Les Paul's Birthday With Playable Google-Doodle

Jon Prell — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:33:47 +0000

It is hard to imagine your favorite song without the electric guitar. Les Paul, the inventor of the electric guitar would have been 96. So,Today, Google is paying tribute to the late guitar pioneer Les Paul with a guitar-themed doodle that allows users to play it and record songs of their own.

The doodle, which was designed by engineers Kristopher Hom and Joey Hurst and doodle team lead Ryan Germick, will be up for 24 hours, and was released to celebrate what would have been Paul's 96th birthday. (Paul, a leader in the development of the solid-body electric guitar, died of complications from pneumonia in 2009.)

Facebook Will Soon Be Scanning Your Face

Leslie Morgan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:18:19 +0000

Imagine someone being able to take a picture of you, your face being scanned for your identity, then your name is given to them. Sound like science fiction? Like it’s too far fetched to be true? Well, it’s not!!! Facebook is planning to do just that. In a few weeks, Facebook will begin scanning ALL images posted [...]

Things Every Man Should Know

Leslie Morgan — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:41:01 +0000

flickr I ALWAYS tease Jon about being half woman. According to Esquire Magazine (which is ALL man), men should know certain things…..both sterotypically male AND female. I have to admit, I AGREE!! Jon DOESN’T get his man-card back though!! LOL A few notable skills include…. More Manly: skin a moose (WHAT?!?!?!), cut down a tree, wire a [...]