Wednesday, June 18, 2008
3D Web Browsing With Firefox 3.0
Recently Microsoft announced a research and development project that would bring touch screen computing to the PC environment. It's big news -- if you're a bit on the nerdy side.
The keyboard and mouse aren't great interfaces for computing. The Web, by its nature, is a 3D environment, but we treat it like a 2D page.
However, you don't have to wait for the cutting edge Microsoft technology to begin to play around with 3D interfaces. The new Firefox browser, which was released yesterday, comes with a plug-in called PicLens that enables you to leave the traditional Web page behind for a richer, 3D experience.
When you activate the software, the application pulls the images, stories and videos from a website (if it's been site owner has added the feature already) and allows users to browse through a scrolling set of information.
Of course, it's a bit clunky to use if you're stuck with a mouse and keyboard. Which is why it's important to remember that this 3D interface is being developed with the next-generation of computer in mind: the kind you control with your fingers.
By Brad at 03:14 PM | Comments (2)
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