SpaceTime (software) explained

SpaceTime 3D
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Author:Eddie Bakhash
Developer:SpaceTime 3D, Inc.
Latest Preview Version:Release Client 1
Latest Preview Date: [1]
Operating System:Windows 2000/XPVista/
Platform:Microsoft Windows

SpaceTime[2] (also known as SpaceTime3D) was a 3D graphical user interface that displayed web pages in a 3d tabbed stack. When using search engines such as Google, for example, SpaceTime loads the first ten results as a stack of pages.[3] [4] [5]

History

SpaceTime product debuted in beta on June 4, 2007. On the day of the release, the San Jose Mercury News noted that the software was "the most advanced 3-D navigation system I've seen",[6] while TechCrunch commented that SpaceTime is "pure eye candy, sort of like Second Life meets Firefox."[7]

The technology was later presented at the 2008 CES tradeshow.[8] [9]

Reception

The beta browser received mixed reviews. Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal stated that "though I’ll still rely on Google for basic searches, visual search can save time and turn searching into a fun process."[10] Jack M. Germain, of TechNewsWorld described how "SpaceTime delivers on its promise to save me time and provide a revolutionary online searching too" stating that "while I continue to use the 3-D searching environment, though, I am having more fun than I should at work."[11] Edward N. Albro of PCWorld gave the beta browser a 2.5/5 stating that while its "visual results can make searches easier", that "for basic browsing, SpaceTime has no appeal" and that the browser was too "buggy and slow for basic browsing".[12]

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Notes and References

  1. The latest preview date is taken from the digital signature of SpaceTime3D_Installer_RC1 which was signed by SpaceTime3D on Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:39:01 AM with VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA.
  2. SpaceTime is trademarked by SpaceTime3D, Inc.: and is also patented by SpaceTime3D, Inc. :
  3. Web site: SpaceTime 3D – It's not your daddy's web browser - TECH.BLORGE.com. Gardner. George. June 4, 2007. Tech.Blorge. 5 November 2010.
  4. Web site: SpaceTime . 2008-05-15 . 2008-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516005050/http://spacetime.com/ . dead .
  5. Web site: CES 2008: SpaceTime swizzy 3D web browser. Dredge. Stuart. January 7, 2008. TechDigest. 5 November 2010.
  6. Web site: Takahashi: Software allowing users to search web in 3-D still in infancy - Possibilities Will Soon Be Dizzying . 2007-06-04 . San Jose Mercury News . 2007-06-07.
  7. Web site: SpaceTime: 3D Browser Eye Candy . 2007-06-05 . TechCrunch . 2007-06-07.
  8. Web site: CES 2008: The 50 Hottest Products at this year's show. Stuart. Dredge. January 14, 2008. TechDigest. 5 November 2010.
  9. Web site: SpaceTime Takes Web Browsing 3 Dimensional. Meiners. Janet. January 8, 2008. WebProNews. 5 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Testing Souped-Up Search Functions . Boehret. Katherine. March 26, 2008. The Wall Street Journal. 10 November 2010.
  11. News: SpaceTime Browser Adds New Dimension to Search. M. Germain. Jack. 8 June 2007 . TechNewsWorld. 5 November 2010.
  12. Web site: SpaceTime SpaceTime Browser Software Review - PCWorld. N. Albro. Edward. July 17, 2007. PC World. 8 November 2010.

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