
Ingenious Zoomable Paper Map

Map 2 is a folding paper map of Greater London, with a twist (or rather, with a fold): You can zoom in. Electronic maps, like those from Google, are better than paper in many ways. You can search, zoom, get directions and carry a whole planet’s worth of cartography in your pocket. However, you still need a battery and an internet connection. Map 2 incorporates one new feature from its electronic successor: zooming. It unfolds from a little square into a bigger, four-sectioned overview of the city-center. Any of these four quarters can then be folded out using a “patented folding” system to reveal a larger, zoomed version of the plan. It’s as ingenious as it is low-tech, and probably well worth the £8 ($13) asking price. There is …










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BlackCatII (BlackCatII) : ALL PETS SHOULD BE CHIPPED!!!!! Maybe the chips should start including GPS!.. Updated : 2010-03-12T19:20:13Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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PalmPreReviewer (Raza Imam) : Share GPS Location in Real-time with Twitter - http://tinyurl.com/ygjqkfz.. Updated : 2010-03-12T19:20:12Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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danielmckenzie (danielmckenzie) : Apparently the non-3G iPad has assisted GPS which uses cellular towers to lock a location - http://bit.ly/9OdXSe.. Updated : 2010-03-12T19:20:06Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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studio1c (studio1c) : Essential Security and Identity Precautions using Cell Phones and GPS http://bit.ly/53igyO.. Updated : 2010-03-12T19:20:02Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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AmyBlankenship (Amy Blankenship) : @TheFlashBum You'll love #android. Doing turn by turn gps now. Built into the phone, cheap subscription billed to phone.. Updated : 2010-03-12T19:19:26Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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The game has changed (Pic)
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