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Become a Virtual NewsCopter Passenger on AirFox Live
Posted on May 16, 2008
Chicago s Fox affiliate WFLD has launched AirFox Live, a mashup whose spec list reads like a technophile s pipe dream. The site combines a helicopter, GPS, live video, and Google Maps to produce a realtime data stream of the network s newscopter that serves as uniquely informative eye-candy.Live video taken from the helicopter s cameras are displayed alongside an embedded Google Map that shows its current location. It might not sound particularly riveting, but I had a hard time pulling myself away from the tiny red copter as it hopped around Chicago.Unfortunately, the site is only ac...
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