Firefox extension PicLens makes Flickr feel good
Someone on Twitter suggested the PicLens Firefox extension. I just had to share this one because I think it’s an awesome gadget.
PicLens is an ordinary Firefox extension that allows immersive browsing of pictures posted on Flickr and of some other image search and hosting services.
Quoted from the PicLens website:
“PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing images on the web. Photos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again.”
Indeed. Browsing images now feels natural, and it goes much faster than standard viewing when browsing batches of images. I’m quite addicted to it so you may just want to try it, just in case you like it too.
- Be warned, I tested this on a recent and powerful machine, not on older hardware.
- It’s avaliable for Explorer and even a reduced functionnality Safari version
- You can search for images directly
- “Fly through 1000s of images in a split second”
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Hey Code,
Thanks so much for posting on PicLens. We really appreciate it!
Your readers can automatically download the right version of PicLens based on their current browser at http://www.piclens.com. Version 1.6 with the 3D Wall is now available for Firefox and IE (Win and Mac), with Safari coming very soon.
For interested readers, below are links to two videos demos, one by our team and the other by a PicLens fan!
http://www.piclens.com/demo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uRG40tqC8dM
Thanks, again.
Jessica & The Cooliris Team
Hey from the Cooliris Team again! We wanted to let you all know PicLens has been selected a FINALIST in the 2008 Webware 100 Awards, out of over 4,600 2.0 Web service nominees! This is a HUGE accomplishment so thanks a TON for your tremendous support in getting us recognition! You can vote for PicLens at
http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/vote_browsing.html until 9am on March 31st. If you know anyone else that loves PicLens, make sure to tell them to vote too. Hope you will help us! ☺
Cheers,
Meg & The Cooliris Team
Hi Code,
Thank you once again for your post on PicLens.
Since you enjoyed PicLens so much, we thought you’d appreciate an update. We’ve just launched PicLens 1.7 with three exciting new additions:
· Discover — MSNBC, ESPN, movie trailers…Surf the latest media feeds on the 3D Wall.
· Shop Amazon — Browse products from Amazon in a new virtual window shopping environment.
· Return to PicLens — Easily toggle in and out of PicLens to your browser and desktop!
Check out http://www.piclens.com or http://blog.cooliris.com to learn more. We hope you and your readers enjoy it!
Thanks again,
Luna and The Cooliris Team