March 21, 2002

  • Check out my new browser:



    Above: Zoom-out showing (on center wall) the current active browsing page, (on left wall) where I've been browsing, and (on right wall) pages I've pre-fetched for possible future perusal.



    Above: Zoomed to center wall in the 3D mode.  Switching to 2D mode will revert the browser to the conventional browser we're all used to.  Here you can interact with the page as you normally would or pre-fetch links to appear simultaneously on the right wall.



    Above: Panning to left wall from center wall.  This wall keeps a history of pages already visited.  As the wall fills, it can be flipped and flipped to reveal up to the last 32 pages visited.  You can instantly return to any page already accessed.



    Above: Panning to the right wall from the center wall.  This contains your *pre-fetched* pages (either auto or selectively-fetched).  This wall, too, can be flipped, and the number of pages is only limited by your video memory. From this view, clicking on any one selection will bring it front and center for viewing, while double-clicking on it will make it the new center wall page and push the old center wall page to the left wall as *history*.


    Additionally, multiple active and static pages can be made *sticky* on up to 3 *sticky walls* (for a maximum of 48 pages).  These *rooms* then can be saved as a reloadable file, or you can email them to someone with this browser and they can open the room in the same format.


    Pretty neat, eh?!


    It's called the Browse3D Browser and its marketed by Browse3D.   Envisioned as the *next generation* browser, it actually uses reverse plug-ins from Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above to create a 3D ultra-highly interactive browsing desktop.


    But it isn't for the faint PC at-heart.  Minimum requirements are 128 MB RAM, 4 MB video RAM (but 8 or more preferred), 1024x768 screen resolution, 16M colors, IE 5.5 or above, Microsoft DirectX 7.0 or higher (current version is 8.1 and its a free download from Microsoft), and any Microsoft operrating system (including XP).  In other words, some older PCs may be challenged, but almost all newer PCs should meet the qualifications.


    The price?  The 15-day trial is free while the actual software is $30.


    And, of course, I'd be remiss to mention that Browse3D Inc. was set up directly through venture capital from the CIA with the explicit mandate to create a new generation browser that would meet modern intelligence needs.  So if you want to feel like James Bond while blogging, give it a whirl.

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