15 incredible and Unknown Google Maps Tips

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Hello fellow AI Enthusiast! Happy Hump Day.

Welcome to another awesome edition of the Ninja AI Tools Newsletter.

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Here’s what’s on the agenda today…

  • 🗣️ SAY WHAT: AI Quote of the Day

  • 🔨FEATURED: 15 Incredible Google Maps Tips

  • 📈TRENDING: Top AI Tools of the Day

  • 🗞️ WHAT’S HAPPENING: AI Tools News

  • 📰 HOT OFF THE PRESS: Brand New AI Tools

  • 💡 AI INSIGHTS: News, Debates and Interesting Takes

  • 🖼️ DESIGN: AI Image with Prompt

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FEATURED

15 incredible and Unknown Google Maps Tips

Over 1 billion people use Google Maps worldwide.

But 99% of people are unaware of its hidden features.

Here are 15 incredible and unknown tips ↓

1. Flight Prices

Easily check flight prices for any destination.

Plan your vacation or business trip with maps that display schedules, prices, airlines, connections, and more.

2. Electric Vehicle Charging

If you own an electric vehicle or are thinking about getting one, you can easily locate charging stations by searching for "electric vehicle charging stations.

3. Skip the Driving

Ride-sharing services have become essential for modern travel.

With Maps, simply enter your destination, pick your service, and you're good to go!

4. What's Inside

Maps not only guide you to the store but also show you what's inside.

5. Measure Any Distance or Area

Right-click on the map to unlock new options.

Measure the distance between two points by selecting "Measure distance."

Calculate the area by connecting four or more points together.

6. Discover More About a Business

Click the blue briefcase icon to access the side menu, then click again to explore:

• Accessibility features
• Health and safety measures
• Payment methods accepted
• Available assistance levels

7. Accessible Places

For loved ones with mobility challenges, finding accessible locations is crucial.

Enable the "Accessible Search" feature by going to Settings ⇢ Accessibility ⇢ Accessible Locations.

8. Know the Traffic

Avoid traffic jams with ease.

Maps offers real-time traffic updates and allows you to check traffic conditions for any time.

9. The Pin Man

To explore a neighborhood from a pedestrian's view, use Peg Man.

Just click, drag, and drop to instantly access a street view.

10. Lens on Maps

With AI and augmented reality, the Maps Lens offers instant insights about your surroundings.

Just point your camera to explore information in real-time.4o mini.

11. AI Recommendations

Get instant AI advice.

As rain begins, check Maps for "alternative activities.

12. Introducing the Ariel View API

Transform your apps and websites with striking 3D bird's-eye visuals.

Google's AI blends street view and aerial snapshots for immersive imagery.

13. Immersive 3D Experience

Explore locations with detailed 3D images derived from street view.

Get accurate, real-time traffic and weather updates for the best route navigation.

14. Enhanced Dialog Search

AI-driven responses now offer in-depth details, simplifying the discovery of new locations.

15. Live View (Augmented Reality)

Tap the camera icon to activate live view and scan your surroundings in real-time.

TRENDING

Top AI Tools of the Day

  • Glambase: The cutting-edge platform revolutionizing digital influence. Create, customize, and monetize your AI-driven virtual influencer today.

  • Rendernet AI: Empowers creators with an advanced AI platform to generate consistent characters, images, and videos.

  • Jotform: Create forms and surveys for free with Jotform's drag-and-drop form builder. Start collecting registrations, applications, orders, and payments today.

  • Murf AI: Create Voiceovers in jiffy. AI Voices for eLearning, Advertising, explainer videos & more. Instantly generate high quality voiceovers for elearning, L&D, training, explainers & more.

  • Hoppy Copy: Save countless hours writing. Use AI to create powerful content for hundreds of different email campaigns, drips, newsletters and more—in seconds.

  • 10Web: Build a professional website effortlessly with AI. Elevate your brand online. Generate your website now.

  • Opus Clip: Turns long videos into shorts, and publishes them to all social platforms in one click.

  • Lambda Test: Power Your Software Testing with AI and Cloud

    Test Intelligently and ship faster. Deliver unparalleled digital experiences for real world enterprises.

  • OSSA AI: helps you and your team auto-generate social media visuals, ecommerce banners, podcast videos and more.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

AI Tools News

Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Expands Latest Galaxy AI Features to Even More Users Around the World (Link)

Google updates AI image generation tools following inaccuracy incident (Link)

Samsung Brings AI Features to Older Devices (Link)

Lenovo Unveils Groundbreaking AI PC Innovations at Lenovo Innovation World 2024 to Power Business Users in the AI Era (Link)

Amazon's AI Tool Saves $260Mn and 4,500 Developer-Years (Link)

Microsoft Paint is getting an AI-powered image generator that responds to your text prompts and doodles (Link)

Revive Makes AI-Powered Property Valuation Tools Freely Accessible to All (Link)

DataStax unveils major updates to AI platform at RAG++ event (Link)

Canva’s Price Hike: New AI Features Push Subscription Costs Up by 300% (Link)

YouTube is making new tools to protect creators from AI copycats (Link)

HOT OFF THE PRESS

Brand New AI Tools

  • AgentVerse: Explore, create, manage AI agents effortlessly; enhance efficiency, cut costs.

  • PaintShop Pro: Transform photos and designs with AI-enhanced editing tools.

  • SITE123: Build professional websites easily, no coding required.

  • Sprout Social: Enhance engagement, manage content, and gather insights with advanced analytics.

  • Brandwatch: Harness AI for market insights and strategic social media management.

  • Parabola: Streamline workflows, automate tasks, enhance productivity effortlessly.

  • PromptPerfect: Revolutionize AI prompt creation with real-time optimization and templates.

AI INSIGHTS

News, Debates and Interesting Takes

Why and how should we regulate the use of AI in health care? (Link)

The real AI training gap? IT leaders believe in it, but many don’t provide it (Link)

Ways You Are Already Using AI in Everyday Life (Link)

How AI is being incorporated into medical school(Link)

Prepare your organization to effectively leverage AI technology (Link)

How to choose cost effective AI tools for your startup (Link)

Law enforcement agencies need standardized AI field testing, presidential advisers say (Link)

DESIGN

AI Image with Prompt

Microsoft Designer Prompt: Fantasy realistic artwork featuring a young woman with fair skin and long, blond and red static hair, styled long and curled, standing in an ornate living room filled with books and lit candles. She is wearing a white, lace-trimmed dress and holding an ancient, chrome -embossed book. Her expression is one of awe as she gazes at a mystical, translucent blue life-like guy with glowing green eyes, is emerging from the wall of books book. The living room has small, arched windows with stained glass, and the scene is illuminated by the warm glow of numerous candles mounted on the walls, creating a magical and enchanting atmosphere.

That’s all for today, folks!

Have a safe weekend. I’ll see ya in your inbox on Monday at 11:30am.
- Brad Gaines IG @NinjaAiTools

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