Avast ye scurvy dogs! 'Tis the year 2023, and ye can track Santa's whereabouts with Google or Norad!
2023-12-23
Arr, ye scurvy dogs! Be ye in need o' the finest Santa Tracker and jolly games from Norad or Google? Fear not, for we be live-bloggin' it fer ye! Join us on this mystical journey, me hearties!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, me hearties, it be lookin' mighty like Christmas, and we be gettin' into the festive spirit here at TechRadar! While it be still fairly early for Santa to set sail, we've got a direct line to his workshop and be here to bring ye the latest festive updates as we approach the holiday.Ahoy! St Nick be departin' on his journey 'round the globe in just a few weeks, startin' at the International Date Line on December 24 and makin' his way through the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and finally Central and South America. We'll be trackin' all of his movements live usin' the two most popular trackers, NORAD and Google. We'll be bringin' ye live updates as St Nick sails 'round the globe.To keep up with the 'AI everywhere' theme of 2023, we've also asked Midjourney to create some cursed images of the big fellow as he travels 'round the world celebratin' various regional traditions.Arr, did ye know that Santa trackin' be a tradition almost 70 years old? Legend has it that in Christmas 1955, a Sears catalog printed the wrong number for a Santa hotline, and the Colorado Springs' Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Center began receivin' calls from children. The American military saw this as a PR opportunity and started puttin' out press releases on Santa's whereabouts each year, with comical stories added in. NORAD took over in the early 1980s and even added a hotline.Today, ye have two choices for trackin' Santa - NORAD Santa Tracker and Google Santa Tracker. The NORAD Santa Tracker, run by the US military, be the original and some would say the best. It offers live info on Santa's whereabouts and even has an AI chatbot called Radar.On the other hand, Google Santa Tracker combines the power of Google Maps with the knowledge of where Father Christmas be. It has a visually accessible website and a whole host of minigames to play, as well as a coding program for children. Ye can download the app or use the mobile site.So, me hearties, grab yer spyglass and get ready to track Santa's voyage 'round the world. And while ye be at it, don't forget to set up a special thank-you gift for the jolly old man.