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Cooliris is a fantastic browser plugin that displays image galleries on sites like Facebook and Flickr as a wall of photos that you can manipulate by dragging. It's an attractive visual effect, and it's actually a fast and efficient way to get an overview of a gallery and find a specific image. Unfortunately, the Cooliris iPhone app isn't as useful as its browser-based counterpart.The upside is that Cooliris for iPhone looks just as cool as the web version, and it's more fun to play with. The drag and pinch interface of the iPhone is designed for something like this. Unfortunately, the mobile version of Safari isn't. Because a browser plugin would present some seriously problems for an iPhone developer, Cooliris is a standalone app. Instead of activating it within Facebook or Flickr -- photos you might really care about -- you're limited to its search function. It's a cool toy, but it doesn't feel nearly as essential as the desktop version.
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Subscribe to commentsJenny LumOct 27th 2008 2:27PM
Thank you so much for writing about us! I'm sorry that you don't find the iPhone app to be very useful. However, we'll be enhancing it with lots more features later on, so stay tuned!
Also, just wanted to let you know that we have just released new content in our Discover feature in the Cooliris web client that includes full-length movies and TV episodes (courtesy of Hulu), edgier gossip in "Entertainment News," a finance focus in the "Business" channel, full-reel tech shows in "Sci-Tech," and more viral videos in "Around the Web." Check it out, and get back to us with any feedback you have!
Warmest regards,
Jenny & The Cooliris Team