Google maps guides tourist through NYC

When visiting the new Google Maps New York City information center, you can view and try out a new touch screen table which works with gesture recognition.
You can use the kiosks to navigate the city and create a custom itinerary for your visit.
When you want to start the experience, you place a disk in the center of the screen, then you can browse an interactive (Google) map of New York in which you can look up restaurants, tourist attractions, nightlife and other things. You browse the options and you have the possibility to add locations to your personal disk. Next step: take the disk out of the device and place it on a reader for a virtual tour through a 3D model of NYC. You can have your planning emailed, texted or printed out, so you’re ready to explore the Big Apple! Check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-rfH-UrC-s

Written by Ann-Katrien Cox