This was my initial idea but it did cause a few performance issues, especially on mobile devices. It's a responsive site but even with 5 Google Maps instances the performance on mobile is pretty bad. I think I might switch to just static images on mobile and then load up Google Maps for larger screens. For now you will have to make do with pagination...
Hey HN, I created this site and just found out via Twitter that it got submitted here! (thanks jtreminio) Had to dig up my account from a few years ago...
I whipped up the site last week and it's been getting quite a bit of traffic this weekend (by my standards). I created it after I found out that you were able to do this to Google Maps and I was looking for some solid examples.
Some of the planned features I have are:
1. A tool for creating these styles. There are a few out there but I'd like to take a crack at creating a better one.
2. Ability to register in order to favourite certain styles.
3. Add an RSS feed.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them.
I'm a little disappointed with the battery life. I recently bought a 13-inch ASUS and regularly get 12+ hours of battery life out of it. 5-7 hours sounds less than impressive especially if you are on the move/hate looking around for an outlet wherever you go. But there is no denying that the MBA looks considerably better/thinner/lighter...
I really love your app. Simple, effective and very well executed.
Is there any chance of getting a pronunciation button? I had a few words that I knew but wasn't sure on exactly how to say them. I ended up looking them up elsewhere but it would be nice if it was included in your app.
Glad you noticed the persistent map bounds :D