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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: October 30, 2008
- Total Downloads: 39,468
- Downloads last week: 194
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A newer version of Cooliris for Firefox 3 is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 26 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Cooliris blows up your Web-surfing experience into a larger-than-life graphical experience. It takes the images it finds on nearly any Web site, expands them to super-extra-large size, and then lets you surf through them in a classy scaling interface that we think we last saw in the Iron Man movie. Or maybe it was The Dark Knight.
Whatever the inspiration, there's no doubt that the cross-platform and cross-browser Cooliris puts the "graphic" back in "graphic user interface". Installing it places a button on the Toolbar. When you're on a Cooliris-enabled Web site, click the Cooliris button to activate the Cooliris interface. Your screen will go black, and all the images on the site will zoom past you as if on a roller-coaster. They stop soon after, and from there you can surf the site using the subtly-placed search bar at the top of your monitor. Click on an image to enlarge it. If it's a still image, it simply enlarges. If it's a video, it enlarges and starts playing.
Currently, the plug-in only supports a handful of the most popular graphics-intensive site, such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, and a few others. A WordPress plug-in allows those who use that blogging system to create Cooliris functionality, and there's a Webmaster's guide on the Cooliris site for users who host their own sites. We also noticed occasional stability problems on Internet Explorer, but they were intermittent at best. Installing the add-on is worth it just for the sweeping, futuristic way that images stream by when you browse, even though there might not be much practical application at this point.
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Publisher's description
From Cooliris :Cooliris (formerly PicLens) instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing photos and videos on the Web. Photos and videos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With Cooliris, browsing and viewing media on the Web will never be the same again. Search sites like YouTube, Flickr, Google Images, deviantART and more. You can visually shop at Amazon.com and you can discover content from sites like ESPN, MSNBC and BBC, as well as movie trailers and the latest pop culture.
Version 1.8.5.14750 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.8.5.14750 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.8.5.14750
"Just ok nothing to write home about"
Pros: like the features
Cons: doesn't work well at all
Summary: There must be better choices out there. Waste of time
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.8.5.14750
Pros: I like the big variety of topics
Cons: Difficult to find any major fault !!!
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.8.5.14750
"Very nice graphics, smooth interface. Like Vista"
Pros: Fairly quick and excellent graphics. Motion when scanning topics moves well and dramatically. Nice 3D.
Cons: It is not always obvious after clicking on on frame, what to do next. It might be nice to continue with 3D when searching, instead of going to regular web view.
Summary: As you learn to move around it gets interesting to use. When viewing 3D frames the area beneath the frames appears to have a reflection of the Frames above. This confused the screen. When expanding the Frame, it was difficult to determine what to... read more >>
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