CrunchPad -- Touch Screen Web Tablet

clipped from www.informationweek.com Blogger To Release Touch Screen Web Tablet As a blogger for TechCrunch, Michael Arrington has often pined for a simple, cheap tablet that's made primarily for browsing the Web. He's now putting his money where his mouth is, and has formed a company to sell a Web tablet called the CrunchPad. clipped from bits.blogs.nytimes.com Apple, Acer and…Arrington? Michael Arrington, founder of the influential tech blog TechCrunch, has been talking for a year about building a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing. Now, it appears that the CrunchPad is about to become a reality. clipped from www.techcrunch.com CrunchPad: The Launch Prototype Compare the images below to the first prototype and you can see how far we’ve come. If you’re interested, here’s Prototype B. Pictures of Prototype C, which is the device we’re actually demo’ing to people now, are here. Here is the near-final industrial design for the CrunchPad: clipped from www.youtube.com CrunchPad CrunchPad Demo clipped from www.youtube.com CrunchPad Prototype B 1 demonstration of CrunchPad prototype B

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Blogger To Release Touch Screen Web Tablet -- Internet Device -- InformationWeek
Apple, Acer and…Arrington? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
CrunchPad: The Launch Prototype
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Opera Unite: a Web server on the Web browser

clipped from www.youtube.com Opera Unite clipped from news.digitaltrends.com Norway's Opera Software is looking to re-invent the Web by integrating file sharing, media sharing, a Web server, and social media - without using remote servers. clipped from unite.opera.com Opera Unite: a Web server on the Web browser File Sharing A simple and safe way to share files directly from your computer. Photo Sharing Share your personal photos with friends around the world without the need to upload them. Fridge A fun place for people to leave notes on your computer. The Lounge Invite your friends to a chat in The Lounge hosted on your computer. Media Player Access your complete home music library from wherever you are. Web Server Host your Web sites running from your own computer. clipped from www.youtube.com Opera Unite Instructions clipped from www.theinquirer.net The problem is, even after only half a day of testing it, we've discovered some gaping security holes which would appear to leave the system open to abuse.

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1. YouTube - Opera Unite
2. Opera Looks to Reinvent the Web with Integrated Services - Computing News - Digital Trends
3. Opera Unite
4. YouTube - Opera Unite Instructions
5. Opera releases unite tool - The Inquirer

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The Skyfire 1.0 Mobile Browser

clipped from www.vnunet.com

Skyfire mobile browser gets full release

Browser promises full web experience on Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones

Skyfire has released the full version of its mobile browser that brings a PC-like web experience to smartphone users.

Available now as a freedownload, Skyfire displays web pages as they would appear on a PC, and allows users to zoom in to read text in a similar fashion to the Safari browser on Apple's iPhone.

clipped from www.techradar.com

Faster, better, cleverer internet in your pocket

The release promises improved navigation, instant zooming (thanks, iPhone!), better support for social networking sites, a generally better overall experience, a more intuitive user interface and – essentially – better search.

You can also use your mobile to check out Google Street View, thus cancelling yet another one of the other key 'show off' features that your iPhone-owning mates have over you.

clipped from www.skyfire.com

What is Skyfire?

Skyfire is a free, downloadable mobile browser that gives you a Web browsing experience exactly like PC browsing.

The best mobile browsing experience

For the first time ever, on your phone, you can watch any video, connect with friends, listen to music, shop, and browse the web using the full-featured PC versions of your favorite websites. With Skyfire, mobile browsing just works - speedy page loads, full video, images and audio.

Watch any video

Stay connected

Share instantly

Browse any page

Blazing fast

clipped from www.skyfire.com

Skyfire 1.0 in Action

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1. Skyfire mobile browser gets full release - vnunet.com
2. Skyfire mobile browser 1.0 launches | News | TechRadar UK
3. Skyfire: Product
4. Skyfire: Product, Demo
5. Skyfire mobile browser reaches 1.0 | The Download Blog - Download.com

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Mozilla's New Aurora Browser

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Clipped from: NewsFactor Network | Mozilla's Aurora Shows Concepts for Future Browsers

Mozilla's Aurora Shows Concepts for Future Browsers

The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled Aurora, a "concept browser" that displays ideas for future browsing in video clips. Aurora ideas shown include examining data like a physical object, futuristic bookmarks and intelligent searches. Mozilla's Aurora videos were created by Adaptive Path of San Francisco, and more are planned.

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Clipped from: Makers of Firefox come up with a new Web browser: Scientific American Blog

Makers of Firefox come up with a new Web browser

Imagine taking the social experience of a site like Facebook or MySpace and integrating it into a Web browser so that collaboration and communication with friends and colleagues is completely seamless.

Adaptive Path, a Web design company, in partnership with the people at Mozilla Labs (a virtual lab connected to the Mozilla Foundation, the Firefox browser creators), want to do just that.

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Clipped from: adaptive path » aurora concept video

Aurora Concept Video

Aurora is a concept video presenting one possible future user experience for the Web, created by Adaptive Path as part of the Mozilla Labs concept browser series. Aurora explores new ways people could interact with the Web in the future based on projected technological trends and real-world scenarios.

This is Part 1 of Aurora, a concept video created by Adaptive Path in partnership with Mozilla Labs. With Aurora, we set out to define a plausible vision of how technology, the browser, and the Web might evolve in the future by depicting that experience in a variety of real-world contexts.

Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

In Part 2 of Aurora, the browser goes mobile on a handheld touchscreen device.

Aurora (Part 2) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

In Part 3 of Aurora, we look at connecting the Web more closely with the physical world.

Aurora (Part 3) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

In the conclusion of Aurora, the browser goes home, moving to a large-scale, gestural interface.

Aurora (Part 4) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

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Clipped from: Mozilla Labs » Blog Archive » Introducing the Concept Series; Call for Participation

An investigation into a better way of visualizing and interacting with bookmarks, your history, and the browser in general. Learn More

Bookmarking and History Concept Video from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

An experimental UI proposal for Firefox Mobile. Learn More

Firefox Mobile Concept Video from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

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Cooliris -- Beyond the Browser

Cooliris, Inc. offers two browser plugins focused on enhanced web browsing PicLens and Cooliris Previews. PicLens transforms the browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for photos and videos. Cooliris Previews ofers preview of links and rich-media without clicking or leaving the current page.

clipped from en.wikipedia.org Cooliris From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cooliris, Inc. is an American corporation. Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, Cooliris develops a range of products focused on enhancing the user experience for online media. The company, at present, offers two freeware applications: PicLens and Cooliris Previews. clipped from www.cooliris.com PicLens Full-Screen. 3D. PicLens transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for photos and videos across the web. Media comes to life via a cinematic presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. Available for Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. Learn More. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.cooliris.com Cooliris Previews Browse faster than ever Cooliris Previews lets you preview links and rich-media without clicking or leaving your current page, so you can browse faster than ever. Available for Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. clipped from www.youtube.com

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Intel Mash Maker

The recently released Intel Mash Maker is a new browser extension that allows users create mashups as they browse the Web. The tool is made up of various widgets that can understand the meaning of web pages and enhance existing content.

clipped from www.news.com Intel Mash Maker: Mash-ups for the masses Intel wants to make the whole Web editable, just like a single Wikipedia page. The chip giant on Tuesday will make a beta available of Intel Mash Maker, a free browser extension that allows users to modify Web pages and combine information from different sources. clipped from mashmaker.intel.com clipped from mashmaker.intel.com Overview Get Acquainted Getting Started Datasheet FAQs Credits clipped from mashmaker.intel.com A mashup is composed from a collection of Widgets. A widget can do a wide variety of things with a page, including visualizing the data on the page, or adding new data to the page. Each widget can see data added by other widgets, allowing one to compose a collection of widgets into a Mashup. We recommend that new users have a look at the Videos to get a feel for Mash Maker in action. clipped from mashmaker.intel.com clipped from mashmaker.intel.com Toolbar Buttons

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