Comments on: Google's Field Trip - an iPhone guide to the "cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you" http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: majordeegan http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1674134 majordeegan Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1674134 tired of the blinding iPhone-centric biais. It's amusing that the title of the post contains the words "google's..." and yet sounds like it's IOS only. tired of the blinding iPhone-centric biais. It’s amusing that the title of the post contains the words “google’s…” and yet sounds like it’s IOS only.

]]> By: curgoth http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1674096 curgoth Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1674096  Why I like the comments here - the first three comments answered all my questions about this.  Why I like the comments here – the first three comments answered all my questions about this.

]]> By: rodedwards http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673872 rodedwards Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673872 I'll be in California and NYC in the next few weeks and would love to have this app. Too bad I'm from Canada. This makes zero sense. I’ll be in California and NYC in the next few weeks and would love to have this app. Too bad I’m from Canada. This makes zero sense.

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673864 Jesseham Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673864 And has been available on the Android side for at least a few months now. And has been available on the Android side for at least a few months now.

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673815 retepslluerb Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673815 Actually, I don't mind it bring US centric. I'd rather have one well documented region than one well documented region plus half-assed efforts. But why tourists traveling to the US aren't supposed to use it, I don't understand. Actually, I don’t mind it bring US centric. I’d rather have one well documented region than one well documented region plus half-assed efforts.

But why tourists traveling to the US aren’t supposed to use it, I don’t understand.

]]> By: raines http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673598 raines Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673598 Notable for feature comparison: HearPlanet, which specializes in audio tours (recorded narration for top tourist spots, text-to-speech for wikipedia entries). Available for Android and iOS (pre-6.0, unlike Field Trip). I'm not affiliated, but I know the founder. http://hearplanet.com/ Notable for feature comparison: HearPlanet, which specializes in audio tours (recorded narration for top tourist spots, text-to-speech for wikipedia entries). Available for Android and iOS (pre-6.0, unlike Field Trip). I’m not affiliated, but I know the founder. http://hearplanet.com/

]]> By: Casual_Economy http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673551 Casual_Economy Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673551 Meh, it's too cluttered with things I'm not interested in. Needs a better filtering system. Also would be better if the categories weren't color coded with a tiny little bar that's hard to see, but with an actual word (i'm also sorta color blind). Meh, it’s too cluttered with things I’m not interested in. Needs a better filtering system. Also would be better if the categories weren’t color coded with a tiny little bar that’s hard to see, but with an actual word (i’m also sorta color blind).

]]> By: retrojoe http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673484 retrojoe Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673484 Yeah, I was thinking to myself "Why would Google release this only on iPhone?" Of course it's not an "an iPhone guide" it's a smartphone guide which happens to be available on both Android and the iPhone. Yeah, I was thinking to myself “Why would Google release this only on iPhone?” Of course it’s not an “an iPhone guide” it’s a smartphone guide which happens to be available on both Android and the iPhone.

]]> By: Lincoln Eddy http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673436 Lincoln Eddy Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673436 Got it on Android. It lets me know if there's an Ingress portal nearby too, which is a useful thing for us Resistance heroes. Or the drones of the Enlightened. Got it on Android. It lets me know if there’s an Ingress portal nearby too, which is a useful thing for us Resistance heroes. Or the drones of the Enlightened.

]]> By: muriel leventis http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673400 muriel leventis Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673400 I recommend checking out the mystery castle in phoenix and gold mine. I recommend checking out the mystery castle in phoenix and gold mine.

]]> By: Reverend Loki http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673397 Reverend Loki Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673397  Well, of course.  Everyone knows that, outside of the US, all there are is a bunch of well-documented tourist spots. That said, there is nothing wrong with aspiring to be full of global info, but starting at a level closer to home.  I'm sure it will be full of data from around the world when it comes out of beta.  Just, while waiting for it to come out of beta, remember it is a Google product.... (OK, technically it's at version 1.08.  Just had to go and ruin a good joke, didn't you?   I hope you're happy with yopurself.)  Well, of course.  Everyone knows that, outside of the US, all there are is a bunch of well-documented tourist spots.

That said, there is nothing wrong with aspiring to be full of global info, but starting at a level closer to home.  I’m sure it will be full of data from around the world when it comes out of beta. 

Just, while waiting for it to come out of beta, remember it is a Google product….

(OK, technically it’s at version 1.08.  Just had to go and ruin a good joke, didn’t you?   I hope you’re happy with yopurself.)

]]> By: Atvaark http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673392 Atvaark Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673392 "Unique things in the world" but available only on the US store. “Unique things in the world” but available only on the US store.

]]> By: nox http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673387 nox Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673387 ... and not available in Canada. … and not available in Canada.

]]> By: Jesseham http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673385 Jesseham Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673385 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout

]]> By: TheKaz1969 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/googles-field-trip-an-ipho.html#comment-1673369 TheKaz1969 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217237#comment-1673369 ... also available on Android phones. … also available on Android phones.

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