Google Maps Indoors

The nice folk over at Google have come up with another handy tool, Google Maps - indoors! Pretty useful for airports and, well, I'm not sure what else, but apparently shopping malls are on the priority list over at Google. 

Pretty limited right now, I'm sure the list will grow. It'd be nice to see every (large) airport on the list, but honestl, I'm not sure what else needs to be.

Indoor Maps availability (love that IKEA is also on there):

United States

• Akron-Canton Airport (CAK)
• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
• Boise International Airport (BOI)
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
• George Bush Houston International Airport (IAH)
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
• Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL)
• Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
• Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)
• Portland International Airport (PDX)
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
• DDR Corp. shopping centers in Puerto Rico, including Plaza del Atlántico in Arecibo, Plaza del Sol in Bayamon, Plaza Rio Hondo in Bayamon, Plaza del Norte in Hatillo, Plaza Palma Real in Humacao and Senorial Plaza in Rio Piedras
• Vallco Shopping mall in Cupertino, CA
• Brixmor Property Group including Eagle Rock Plaza in Los Angeles, CA
• Mall of America
• Macy's*
• Bloomingdale's*
• Home Depot*
• Ikea*

*Various locations

Japan

• Narita International Airport
• Haneda Airport, International Terminal
• Haneda Airport, Domestic Terminal
• JR East in Tokyo and Chiba (main stations)
• Tokyu Corporation (main stations)
• Tokyo Midtown
• Daimaru
• Matsuzakaya
• Tokyu
• Mitsukoshi
• Takashimaya
• Odakyu
• Isetan
• Keio
• Matsuya
• Seibu
• Tobu
• Printems Ginza
• Marui
• Marunouchi Building
• Shin-Marunouchi Building
• Marunouchi OAZO
• Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE
• TOKIA Tokyo Building
• Shibuya 109
• 109 MEN'S
• Miraikan
• Roppongi Hills
• Venus Fort
• Tokyu Hands Ikebukuro
• DECKS TOKYO BEACH
• remy gotanda
• LaLa port TOYOSU
• The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)

I'll Stay Home and Cook

Microwaves catch up with alarm clocks (or should I say smartphones) and realise that BEEP BEEP SODDING BEEP isn't something we like to hear. Say hello to the BGH Quick Chef Music, a microwave with a USB port so it'll play anything you want when your, er, microwave dinner is done. 

Goodbye

Goodbye Steve. I never knew him. Never met him. Never was that fond of those white and shiny products - except of course the iPod because, well, everyone likes the iPod. Still, a legend has passed. Really rather odd for some even odder reason. Whatever that may be, the shoes he has left will take some filling.

See you on the other side.