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The Guardian - UK
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Technology

Google unveils its Project Loon Wi-Fi balloons - in pictures

Google project loon: Google Project Loon balloon on display at Airforce Museum in Christchurch
Visitors stand next to a high-altitude Wi-Fi internet hub, a Google Project Loon balloon, on display at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Google project loon: the internal workings of google balloon
Google's Tammo Spalink holds the communications unit (R) with the altitude controller (C) and Avionics bay (L) during a public display of Google's new high-altitude Wi-Fi internet hub at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Google project loon: Google's Anton Staff
Google's Anton Staff (c) stands in front of the balloon's solar panel as he speaks about Project Loon Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Google project loon: The solar panels which will power the high altitude ballons
The solar panels that will power the balloons are seen before take-off in Tekapo, New Zealand Photograph: Google/AFP/Getty Images
Google project loon: A google balloon
A Project Loon high-altitude balloon is inflated before its launch in Tekapo, New Zealand Photograph: Google/AFP/Getty Images
Google project loon: A test balloon floats over New Zealand
A test balloon floats over New Zealand Photograph: John Shenk/EPA
Google project loon: a new zealand resident with her red Google internet receiver
Tania Gilchrist, who is participating in Google's testing programme, stands next to the red Google internet receiver attached to her home in Christchurch, New Zealand Photograph: Nick Perry/AP
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