The folks behind the
PicLens browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer are on a roll. Earlier this year the company
rolled out an improved version that lets you view image slideshows from Google, Yahoo!, Flickr, Photobucket, SmugBug, Photobucket, and DeviantArt as a never-ending wall of pictures. Last month, PicLens
added support for YouTube videos. And now
PicLens 1.7 adds a whole new "Discover" section that lets you browse images and movies in categories such as:
- US News
- International News
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Movies/TV
- Fashion/Lifestyle
- Science/Technology
- Business
The content comes from several sources including MSNBC, ESPN, and movie trailer sites. And the content is constantly changing. You can access the Discover tab just by hitting the PicLens icon in your browser and selecting the Discover button on the left hand side of the screen.
PicLens has also added the ability to search Amazon.com from the main search box. And probably one of the most useful new features is a "Return to PicLens" button that pops up in your browser window any time you follow an image from PicLens back to its original source. This lets you go back to your PicLens session without starting over from scratch.
Tags: browser-plugin, browsertips, firefox, internet-explorer, piclens, piclens-1.7
