According to foreign media CNET, on the occasion of Christmas around the world, Google has opened the "Santa Tracker" to track how happy Santa Claus delivers gifts around the world. The "Santa Tracker" website has a real-time "tracker" of Santa's path, which can track Santa Claus leaving Madagascar for example at around 11 a.m. Pacific Time.
In addition to tracking paths, Google has a running "gift-giving" counter, as well as a constantly updated "Next Stop" list showing where Santa Claus is going. The site is similar to NORAD's Santa Claus Tracker, a long-term annual project of NAAD.
Google's tracker can also be used as a cute way to entertain kids, and it also includes a small number of mini-games, including a mini-game called Elf Glider. Users can use the keyboard as a Santa Claus genie on a hang glider, pressing the spacebar to descend into the chimney for gifts while avoiding obstacles. It's all a little fun before the holidays.
Here are 5 fun ways to use Google Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
1. Enter the Santatracker.google.com on your phone or desktop browser. Mobile phone users can tap to add Santa to the home screen.
2. Users can passively see Santa's current location and explore the globe. If you go too far, tap on the icon of Santa's hat and he will immediately return to the sleigh.
3. Tap the "Hamburger" menu, which consists of three horizontal lines in the top left corner of the screen, to interact with Santa Claus and his friends in different ways. For example, you can have Santa Claus show up for a selfie and have a snowball fight.
4. Keep the sound alive as Santa draws his line on Earth, hear festive music and elf laughter, and also tap the mute button if you like to enjoy Santa Claus quietly.
5. Keep scrolling down and play winter and Christmas related games with the animated sprites. Google's website says it will continue to be online until the end of December.