Plot a course for tomorrow

As I've said before, I don't know if I should love Google or fear them because they seem to be slowly taking over everything by making it cooler.  It all seems to make sense if you think of them as a bad comic book villian who desires to take over the world.  The reader will no doubt note the clever irony of typing this into a blogger blog....  And now comes this - the marriage of GPS to Google Earth.  So. Freakin. Cool.

This article also mentions a couple other internet connectedness possibilities - getting current traffic conditions, current gas prices at nearby stations, or even searching for cool stuff to do where you are.  All of which only makes the different Google apps (local, earth, search, etc) even more prominent.

No word on how much a service would cost to have your car internet connected, which will be the sticking point... for now.  But it won't be long until the ol' free market brings that down to the rest of us.