How could you NOT click this?
Then after taking the red pill, Google rudely tells me that my computer should be tossed in the bin – but they eventually, reluctantly let me in:
The zoom-in/out animations certainly have a more ‘liquid’ feel to them, and it certainly responsive (even on my apparently rubbish PC) but other than that there’s not much a normal user would probably notice.
I couldn’t seem to find any 45 degree or 3D buildings in Sydney… we’re still in glorious 2D for the moment. But hey, at least we have nice weather.
There’s a quick review here at CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20119878-264/3d-web-hits-the-big-time-google-maps-on-webgl/
Pip Jones
Technical Director
