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Google Similar Images Search

Following on from a post I made a couple of weeks ago, it appears Google is hard at work adding more features to it's image search.

Their latest addition, which is still in labs, is Similar Images.

If you were, for example, to do a search for 'jaguar', you would get image results of cars and jaguar cats. You can then select the 'Similar images' option below a result to show images that are similar in content to that image.

It works very well and could come in handy if you need to find a bigger version of a specific image.

Give it a try.

Read more  2 Comments   google, Image, similar

Google Image Search Colour Filter

I was looking for an image this afternoon on Google Image Search when I noticed a new little tool at the top of the results page that allows you to filter the results by colour.

More information can be found here.

Read more  1 Comments   colour, google, Image

Interactive Video Object Manipulation

It appears Adobe Labs have been developing a new way to manipulate video.

"This demo illustrates our research to bring interactivity to video editing: Our system analyzes videos using computer vision techniques, enabling interactive annotation, browsing, and even drag-and-drop composition of new still images using video footage."

Check out the demo here.

Read more  0 Comments   cool, video

Play With Spider

I just came accross this very well executed Flash simulation of a spider. You can drag it around, change its size, etc. Click here to check it out.

Read more  0 Comments   3D, Flash, fun, spider

Colour IQ Test

How well are you able to distinguish between different colour hues? Take the Colour IQ Test and find out.

Read more  3 Comments   colour, game

jParallax

While undertaking some late night internet browsing I came across an interesting jQuery plugin called jParallax.

The plugin's website describes it best.

"Parallax turns a selected element into a 'window', or viewport, and all its children into absolutely positioned layers that can be seen through the viewport. These layers move in response to the mouse, and, depending on their dimensions (and options for layer initialisation), they move by different amounts, in a parallaxy kind of way."

Seeing is definately believing with this plugin, so head on over to their website and see it in action.

Read more  0 Comments   3D, javascript, jQuery, perspective

Google Chrome Beta Released

Yesterday saw the first beta release of Google's new internet browser Google Chrome.

Being a Google product, it is naturally packed to the brim with new technology with an interface that makes it effortless to use.

Head over to the website and download it now. (Currently Windows XP/Vista only)

Read more  5 Comments   applications, Browser, Chrome, google

Coign of Vantage

I stumbled upon a very interesting flash game called Coign of Vantage the other day. It makes very interesting use of 3D and perspective to creative quite an addictive game.

Read more  0 Comments   3D, Flash, game