<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Google\u2019s foray into the commercial-hardware space has inspired the company to roll out a new marketing effort for the holidays called Winter Wonderlabs. Consumers can visit the temporary installations to try out the latest Google hardware, and to experience interactive magic. \nInside the Wonderlab, there are circular, igloo-like structures that allow visitors to experience virtual snowfall. On the Wonderlab site, Google invites visitors to \u201Cstep into the giant Snow Globe to create amazing slow-motion videos that are yours to keep and share.\" There is also a text field that says visitors can \u201Center [their] snow pass\u201D code to view a video recorded at a Wonderlab. \nSee also: 25 Best Free Android Apps\nAt the locations, visitors can test out and purchase the Nexus 7 tablet, Google's Chromecast smart-television tool and its browser-based Chromebook. \nCurrently, there are Wonderlabs in New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and Sacramento, Calif. The website does not indicate whether additional cities will be added, nor does it say when Wonderlabs will open and for how long.\nHowever, Twitter users are reporting that the New York City location is already open, posting photos of visitors entering Google's domed structure.  \n\nGoogle doing a nice job of promoting chromebooks and tablets at Bryant Park rink http://t.co/ft4It8Q2bC\n\u2014 Barry Graubart (@graubart) November 16, 2013\n\nGoogle did not immediately respond to a request for comment. UPDATE, Nov. 16, 5:15 p.m. ET: A Google spokesperson told Mashable that the New York Winter Wonderlab will run from Nov. 16 until Dec. 22, and the New Jersey installation will run from Nov. 16 until Dec. 24.   \nBONUS: 10 Great Behind-the-Scenes Glimpses of Google \n\n\n10 Great Behind-the-Scenes Glimpses of Google\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Life at the Googleplex\nThis official Google vid offers a tour of Google HQ (a.k.a. the \"Googleplex\") in 200 seconds. Most interesting snippet of info? There are more than 200 dogs on campus on any given day. Woof!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Google - Best Place to Work 2007\nOffering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Google from an NBC news report's perspective, this clip was shot just after Google had been named America's best place to work by Fortune back in 2007.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Google's New Zurich office\nGoogle's Zurich office is up there as one of the top premises in terms of wackiness. Here, Web User Magazine has a little nose around -- be sure to keep watching to the end for a quick look at the old fashioned library room.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Inside Google's New York Office\nThe New York offices look just as sweet as Google's Silicon Valley headquarters. The building in the Big Apple has the second largest footprint of any NYC structure -- so big that the Googlers get round on scooters, leaving them in special scooter \"parking bays.\" Watch out for the LEGO wall and really cool floor map.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Inside Google Australia\nThere aren't a lot of revelations in this Aussie clip (the usual colorful offices, look at all the food and oooh, there's a ping pong table) but it goes some way to show that Google manages to keep its wacky office set up even 7,000 miles around the globe.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Google Office - Madison, WI\nWhile it's hardly Google's most famous office, the Madison, Wisconsin location adds a good dose of the usual Google zaniness and manages to incorporate some of the building's history into its decor -- truly a unique workspace for all those lucky Googlers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Google Chicago Headquarters Tour\nWGN News gets a tour of Google's premises in the windy city where we find out just how those \"Recent Searches\" displays in Google's lobbies remain so smut-free.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Google's Chicago Games Room\nAnd -- as we didn't see this in the previous tour -- here's a look at the cool game room within the Chicago complex. It's like your dream lounge, but with more geeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Google in St. Petersburg  \nAn insider look at a Google office in Russia transcends any language barriers, although what's with all the soft toys?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Google Container Data Center Tour\nGoogle isn't just about the colorful offices and crazy fun. It's also about the million or so servers that keep us Googling. Here Google opens the door to a data center in a somewhat dry video that will no doubt be fascinating to anyone in the industry!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: YouTube, Google\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://mashable.com/2013/11/16/google-winter-wonderlabs/>