How do you try the new maps? I have Google Earth installed, but most views are blurred when I try to get in closer than a few hundred feet.
Everything is blurred when I look at it too. The good part is the photo is an old one, so shows my back yard looking somewhat clean. Also, it shows my address as the church down the street.
If you go to google maps, you should see some camera on places like LA and Denver. If you zoom into those areas you should be able to see the street views. I did it once a few days ago, so that may or may not be right.
Bring up Google Maps and press the Street View button along the top. You should see camera icons on the US map. Those mark where the new coverage is available. When you zoom in on a marked area, the covered streets will be outlined in blue.
Amazon's A9 site tried a version of this a few years ago, but they dropped it a while back. A9 drove a GPS-equipped van with cameras on the roof up and down streets. So you could look up a shop or restaurant and see what it should like when you get there. However, it lacked the cool panning and zooming that Google's implementation has.
Microsoft is in the game, also. Their Live Search offers low-altitude, oblique aerial photography for select areas.