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PARC's Popout Prism Aids Web Navigation

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the interesting-ideas dept.

sulo writes "Popout Prism is a Web Browser that reduces the amount of time users end looking for information in Web pages. By creating visual "popouts" that emphasize critical elements in Web pages, Popout Prism draws users' attention to the right information." Not a very complicated idea, but one that could be useful.

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  1. A good application... by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    for this would be cellphones or PDA's, which have displays that are too small to view normal webpages designed for larger displays.

    If the user is looking for specific information/keywords that are too small to read on the display, the browser could "popout" a magnified/highlighted/easier to read version of the surrounding context.

    And rather than coming out with a whole new browser, maybe it could be incorporated into The Google Toolbar or something similar....they've recently added new features to make searching within a webpage easier.

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  2. How long before this is hijacked for ads? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If this becomes commonplace, the only thing it's going to really do is make popup ads into Popup Prism (tm) ads.

    Oh, and it will probably suck more bandwidth to do it, too.