Welcome to Gadgetell’s newest series, Real World Tech. In these posts, we’ll look at how everyday people use gadgets in the real world. The idea is to go beyond the pretty product photos and feature-laden specs to see how it works in the real world. Here’s my story. Most smartphones today have GPS. The Global more »

Google Earth is a dream come true for armchair geographers. Using Google Earth, people can explore mountains, forests, and deserts around the world with just the click of the mouse.

Now, Google Earth 5.0 has introduced a new layer that might cause oceanographers and naturalists in our midst to gaze in wonder at their computer monitors. The layer is called ARKive Endangered Ocean, which gives viewers the ability to view stunning undersea pictures of ocean life. ARKive is an initiative run by Wildscreen, a charitable organization whose aim is to produce visual and audio content calling attention to the world’s most threatened species.