"We're trying to create the illusion that you are flying over the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter, " said Peter Birch, another product manager.

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As we were flying over from Mississippi via helicopter, you could see the footprints of buildings that had been decimated from Katrina.

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Flyover is Apple's take on the " birds-eye view" feature found on Bing Maps: you get a 3D render depicting an aerial view of large cities as if you were, you know, flying over them.

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"It was full of inside edges and balls flying all over the place, but any time you beat Australia is a great moment, " he said.

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It's the kind of picture that you want to associate with like if there's been a tsunami, you know, bricks flying all over the place.

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In fact, it may not be long before you see remote-controlled drones flying over your neighborhood.

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If you want one, you better start flying walking to either India, Turkey or Africa where the phones will be launched over the next few weeks, or you can just gaze at Fonehome's hands-on video of the 150 after the break.

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You know, I was on the plane flying over here, and Carl Levin was with me, and he showed me a speech that Harry Truman had given on Labor Day 63 years ago, right here in Detroit -- 63 years ago.

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"It was like looking at the worst movie set you could imagine, " Gov. John Hickenlooper said after flying over the 9-square-mile fire late Tuesday.

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