Thursday, May 10, 2007

Mozilla Prepping a Mobile Firefox Browser May 11, 2007


As well as spying on couples shagging from space, Google Earth junkies might soon be able to get audio with the visuals.

That said, the sounds on offer from Wild Sanctuary are strictly U-rated and family-friendly.

The Californian company says it has 3,500 hours of natural soundscapes, from cities to deserts, that could be used to accompany Google Earth images. Its founder, Bernie Krause has spent 40 years collecting sounds, including 15,000 different animal sounds.

Although he’s talking to Google, there’s no deal yet. He’ll be showing off up to two dozen sounds first at the Where 2.0 conference at the end of the month.

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