The new Live Maps 3D view has integrated technology from Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth now you can hover over the different areas, and see the exactly what region the Birds-Eye shot is from, it moves seamlessly between each shot.
Other new features worth mentioning include:
- You can now have the option of skipping the first nine “turn left at the stop sign two blocks from your house” type of directions and just start the guidance from the nearest major highway—which you probably know how to get to anyway. Thank you, Microsoft, for treating us like humans.
- Black is the new red. Traffic speed is now shown with four colors (green, yellow, red, and black). Black means total standstill, versus red, which means creeping logjam.
- 3D fly-throughs now support force feedback if you are using an Xbox 360 videogame controller, and buildings go transparent when you run into them. Cool!!!
