I Spy…

Google comes out with some of the most amazing things. When I first installed Google Earth I must have stayed up all night looking at every place I have ever lived. The new Google Street View is on that list of amazing things.

At first glance the Google Maps page may look the same but if you search in a hand full of cities (Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, and San Francisco) you will notice a new little icon near the “satellite”, “Map” and “Hybrid” links called “Street View”.

Street View is what Quicktime QTVR promised us but never truly delivered, not on this scale. After clicking on the new icon you will see blue double lines all over each city. If you click on any area between the two blue lines you can see a panorama image from street level at the exact location. You really have to check it out for yourself. The link below should drop in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Google Street View @ Golden Gate Bridge

Here are some easter eggs found so far only after a few days of really being known:

The Google Maps Street View Team

A Glimpse of a Google van that seems to have helped take the images.

If that was not enough here is a compiled list of interesting things found so far.

Courtesy of Fosfor Gadgets

Here is an article about some VW Beetles that helped out with the images as well GearCrunch