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  • ... as a waiting Space

    Google's latest venture is trial project, Google Space, which offers travellers in Heathrow Airport free internet access and a chance to get to grips with applications such as Google Earth, Google Mail and Picasa.

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

  • Google claims the project will allow jetsetters to turn their dead time into highly useful time by using its applications — such as Google Maps and Google Local — to prepare for their trip.

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

  • The 10 Samsung laptops in the temporary installation will be manned from 07:00(GMT) to 19:00(GMT) by Google employees from across the organisation, with some flown in especially to help out.

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

  • Google claims that travellers will be able to view their destination before they get there using Google Earth, which displays satellite images.

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

  • Although the internet access is free, Google is getting something out of the experiment by monitoring how people use its applications.

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

  • Google claims that the average traveller wastes more than nine hours per year waiting for flights at UK airports.

    Andrew Donoghue writes for ZDNet UK

    Photo: Google

    Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

    Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

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Although the internet access is free, Google is getting something out of the experiment by monitoring how people use its applications.

Photo: Google

Published: November 25, 2005 -- 14:15 GMT (06:15 PST)

Caption by: Andrew Donoghue

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