• Google Maps Envelopes

    Google Maps Envelopes

    Does your mail man ever get lost? Maybe he should switch from Mapquest to Google Maps. Or you could do it for him—sort of. Google Maps envelopes (only a concept at the moment) would let you send snail mail through an button right in gmail and print evelopes showing the route between the two addresses. The only flaw with the design is that the from address would have to be west of the to address, unless the envelope isn't strictly oriented with North facing up.
        
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    Comments (6 Responses)

    1. Home Security ManApril 6th, 2010 at 12:09 pm

      sweet concept! one could use the back of the envelope for west to east directions if you wanted to keep the North up

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    4. SamApril 20th, 2010 at 10:35 am

      Since the world is round. Every point can be displayed as east of a west point. Admitted the distance may increase to nearly the circumference of Earth for close distances but it can still be done

    5. JenniApril 21st, 2010 at 8:49 am

      @Sam, but that would mean the route connecting them cuts off. The better solution would be to flip everything upside and just use a guide showing which way is north.

    6. hederApril 29th, 2010 at 10:31 pm

      …but how about just making the “tail” of the return address box longer if it has to cross over the front of the envelope?