08-27-2004, 09:00 AM
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World-Size Eye Candy
If you're like me (and I wouldn't admit to it even if it IS true), you're constantly saying things to yourself like, "Gee, I wish I knew what the sun's azimuth and elevation are in Kuala Lumpur right now" or "Gee, I wish I knew what the latitude, longitude and antipode are for my exact current location are." And, if you really DO say these things, you need to do one of two things:
1) Get a life
2) Get Pocket Earth from Blue Point Studio
Pocket Earth is one of those programs that is just chock-full of information and views. It provides all kinds of geographic-related data, from locating a very specific location on the globe to visualizing exactly when nightfall will come for that very specific location. And, it delivers this information in the most colorful, imaginative and captivating manner I've ever seen.
On the other hand, unless you're a mapping maven or geographic guru I have a difficult time imagining what the practical uses of this kind of program are. Still, it is kind of fun poking around Pocket Earth's many views, just to see what you can see. So, I like the free demo; if you're really serious about all of this stuff, you'll have to pay $19.95 for the full version, which you can get from the Handango site.
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08-27-2004, 09:17 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 29
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This is definitely something that if you buy you're absolutely wasting your money.. I can't imagine someone wanting to spend 20 bucks on something like this.
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08-27-2004, 10:50 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 3
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i'm just curious as why kuala lumpur is mention rather than other parts of the world... i mean this is not the first time
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I wish I knew what the sun's azimuth and elevation are in Kuala Lumpur right now
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08-27-2004, 11:14 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 734
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Originally Posted by Maced
This is definitely something that if you buy you're absolutely wasting your money.. I can't imagine someone wanting to spend 20 bucks on something like this.
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Just because you don't need it doesn't mean it isn't useful to someone else. I personally don't need a calendar replacement, nor do I need a time tracking ap or a medical calculator; and I've never used electronic wallet software before on general principles - but that doesn't mean they aren't useful to other people.
$20 seems reasonable if it works as good as it looks.
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08-27-2004, 01:01 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,725
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Originally Posted by Maced
This is definitely something that if you buy you're absolutely wasting your money.. I can't imagine someone wanting to spend 20 bucks on something like this.
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You realize the vast part of the world would say the same about Pocktet PCs. (erm, a little more than 20 bucks  ). :lol:
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08-27-2004, 01:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 28
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If you are travelling around the world, this app is a must have. I'm using it for years now, and it is always reinstalled before Pocket Informant when I get a hard reset.
Most useful fonction are getting location of most of the city in the world, to know roughly where you are going, and it's more natural to keep a log of your path on a globe than on a calendar.
For people who doesn't like to travel or cannot, this can be a great help to know where is located a place (to avoid thinking that montenegro is in africa for example, or sierra leone in south america...)
This is the old debate on what are geography or language course for at school. You never listen to them until you realise you need them 10 years later :?
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08-27-2004, 02:20 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 98
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It would be a lot more interesting if it was more like Earthbrowser from Lunar software which also shows near realtime cloud formations, earthquakes, volcanos, etc. Unfortunately EB isn't available on a PPC.
--Chris
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08-27-2004, 02:59 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,411
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Originally Posted by cgavula
It would be a lot more interesting if it was more like Earthbrowser from Lunar software which also shows near realtime cloud formations, earthquakes, volcanos, etc. Unfortunately EB isn't available on a PPC.
--Chris
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Well yea. Would be neat to have Encarta on my PPC too 
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08-27-2004, 03:13 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Originally Posted by halamjin
i'm just curious as why kuala lumpur is mention rather than other parts of the world... i mean this is not the first time
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Good question. I think it's because it has an exotic-sounding name and is a place that most people wouldn't be able to ever find on a map. The name (at least in North America) has come to represent exotic, far-away places.
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08-27-2004, 03:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 209
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It may have limited usefulness, but this program is one of my favorites! It mostly supplies a 'Wow' factor for friends (which it does quite well), but I actually find myself playing with it out of curiousity for geographic questions. I think for $20 it does as much or mor than it should (despite whether it's useful day-to-day).
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