Build your own Liquid Galaxy

by Google Earth Blog on Oct.01, 2010, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA

Late last year, we told you about Google's "Liquid Galaxy", a semi-circle of eight 55-inch LCD screens that immerse you in Google Earth. It's quite an amazing-looking machine.

Yesterday, Google announced that you can now build or buy one of your own!

According to End Point (one of the suppliers; via TechCrunch), the cost to have them install it is roughly $72,000 - $80,000. Of course, you could always build it yourself and save some substantial money.

While I doubt any of us will install anything like this in our homes, it'd be neat to see some businesses incorporate one into their facility. Wouldn't it be cool to walk into the CNN building and see one of these with their latest news stories geo-referenced on the globe? Or perhaps walk into Coca-Cola headquarters and step into their Liquid Galaxy to see all of their distribution points plotted on the globe? There are a lot of potential uses for it, though the high cost would make it tough to justify the purchase for a lot of companies.

For more information on Liquid Galaxy, check out Google's "Quick Start" page, or you can watch the video below: