{"id":136313,"date":"2018-05-08T17:44:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T23:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=136313"},"modified":"2018-05-08T21:42:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T03:42:33","slug":"the-augmented-reality-future-for-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/08\/the-augmented-reality-future-for-google-maps.html","title":{"rendered":"The Augmented Reality Future for Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ooooh. Do want.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2018\/05\/google-maps-unveils-its-first-ever-augmented-reality-interface\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/6af5wtL9WQk80KyO3PyYmn8WS4cir8VTrQGjnAMjkruXOXj8-Cpc2qskS8qSkM8pCm81LEhTyQidMqTM6nZ_3rnCzgQUWjtJ3BomLbLQflF4HwzDhbU-E87WqmLcWuvD4IxhVVEBwcdAltoFxgtYJxBWTSOKr1ouBWg=w506-h910\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2018\/05\/google-maps-unveils-its-first-ever-augmented-reality-interface\/\">Google Maps unveils its first-ever augmented reality interface<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNo release window announced, but this is definitely Google Maps&#8217; future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/FgTYkxSFvrH\">View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ooooh. Do want. Google Maps unveils its first-ever augmented reality interface No release window announced, but this is definitely Google Maps&#8217; future. 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