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Google Releases New Project Loon Video

posted by martyb on Monday April 20 2015, @08:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the bird-named-idea dept.

kadal writes:

Google's high-altitude (stratospheric) balloon wireless provider system, Project Loon, has released a publicity video, including interesting shots of balloons, mission control, and a balloon factory, New Zealand mountains and all that goodness. It is a publicity video, so not much detail here. They claim the balloons now last in the air for ~100 days, and their factory can produce one balloon in a "few hours".

I'm not the biggest fan of Google but they do have some cool projects going.

Google is not putting all its eggs in the Loon basket; the company also has plans to use solar-powered drones and SpaceX-launched satellites to provide Internet services.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Monday April 20 2015, @06:07PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday April 20 2015, @06:07PM (#173210) Journal

    Remember when google street view cars "accidentally" gathered all wifi communications?
     
    So Google accidentally listened to the public radio station you set up in your house?
     
    I struggle with the outrage over that particular one...

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