Google Maps StreetView

I seem to have made somewhat of a habit of mentioning the cool new Google Maps related things that I come across, and here's another that you may have already noticed: Google StreetView. Currently only for selected cities (SF area, Denver, Miami, Vegas, NYC), you can click on a street and get a pan-able panorama of what it would look like if you stuck your head out the sunroof of a car driving down that exact street in that exact spot. It's pretty ridiculous. There's a video of what it is and how to use it here, or you can check out the view from the top of Lombard Street for yourself. Drag to pan over to the left to see down Hyde towards Alcatraz.