Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Dive Deep into the Web with Deepfish
Posted by Darius Wey in "SOFTWARE" @ 09:00 PM
"Today at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (eTech), Microsoft unveiled a new mobile technology, called Deepfish, designed to offer mobile users quick and convenient Web browsing that more closely resembles the experience of browsing the Web on desktop computers. Microsoft is making a limited technology preview available to the public on a first-come basis."
You all know that Internet Explorer Mobile isn't the best browser for non-mobile-friendly sites. Enter Deepfish and its zooming mechanism. It closely resembles Safari on the iPhone in that you zoom into and load only the portion of the page that you need to access. The result is a very fast and enjoyable browsing experience, although truth be told, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Some dynamic content isn't supported, text input in certain form fields is a little flaky, and the interface needs a bit of polishing up - all the things expected in a preview version. That's where you come in. Microsoft would like your feedback, so head over to the Deepfish web page, download the application (note that it's being offered on a limited first-come, first-served basis), and give it a test run. Additional screenshots are available after the break.
Update: Head over to on10.net for a video tour.
You all know that Internet Explorer Mobile isn't the best browser for non-mobile-friendly sites. Enter Deepfish and its zooming mechanism. It closely resembles Safari on the iPhone in that you zoom into and load only the portion of the page that you need to access. The result is a very fast and enjoyable browsing experience, although truth be told, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Some dynamic content isn't supported, text input in certain form fields is a little flaky, and the interface needs a bit of polishing up - all the things expected in a preview version. That's where you come in. Microsoft would like your feedback, so head over to the Deepfish web page, download the application (note that it's being offered on a limited first-come, first-served basis), and give it a test run. Additional screenshots are available after the break.
Update: Head over to on10.net for a video tour.
