The tool is only in concept stage at this point and at times rather buggy, but here’s a pretty cool way to visualize data in a slightly different way than you’re used to: iFree3D, a nifty visualization app developed by Israeli startup TLG View, lets you pull in data from different sources inside your browser and displays it in 3D.
Currently you can perform Google searches for websites, images and videos, and results will be presented to you in boxes against a black background. You can manipulate the frames, drag and drop them or hit the ALT-key to move objects around in 3D mode using mouse gestures. This also works for MySQL and Amazon SimpleDB database, mapping out tables and relations between objects. Basically, the more objects there are in the source, the more useful the 3D view and manipulation mode becomes.
From the looks of the website, a desktop version powered by Adobe AIR is also in the works, and even support for data from inside your Facebook network of friends (that should be interesting).
The iFree3D app comes with an open API for developers and you can also create widgets from your search queries. Here’s an example (full screen view):
Here’s a demo video, but note that the sound is quite low and the explanation is not super-enthusiastic to say the least. The tech is really cool though, and opens up a lot of opportunities for visualizing data in a more intuitive way. One example of how this could be use: imagine a slightly more powerful tool leveraging 3D visualization technology in combination with touch screens. Coolness.
iFree3D is pretty much cool! I like it.. the user interface, and how creative it is.
i see no practical use for this
as a DBA, I was actually waiting for something like that to show my data , so I can navigate in space, and visualize it. I can’t wait for full blown solution.
Well, guess they should stop development then.
Going to playing around with it. Looking for the official rollout.
Super cool, nice concept to show visual google search results.
I don’t understand why people waste their time making products that will either never be used or used by some of his relatives and friends only.
People need to understand that even tough this is a web 2.0 era but still they need something concrete in their product and not just fancy UI.
Wait, wait!… and I *want* to tell people what to do and what not to do… I really enjoy this! Like those retarded spammers “Anjali Sen” and “Ubewe”
First off, at least change your name .. and don’t use my name to comment,ie, Rahul Bose.
Secondly, listen to what people say .. coz that might just help you save your time so you can utilize it in something that might change your and others life.
Thirdly, don’t compare me with “Anjali Sen” and others since I have been in valley for long enough to run successful businesses and don’t just write blogs or twitter like the ones you are comparing me to.
And lastly, go get laid .. coz thats all you can do in life ..
Data schemas are great, but we’re pumping actual data into the visualization at Aqumin:
http://www.aqumin.com
It is pretty cool seeing the twitter scores for all 9000 issues in the US at one time. It should be in the next heartbeat release.
The depth view at the first glimpse looks a bit like fsn for Irix by Silicon Graphics, the 3d file manager featured in Jurassic Park:
http://www.yout...h?v=p6ajJNq8b1Q
Again a pretty solid demo of Flex capabilities. I’m not sure about the comments re: good/bad business. However, what I am seeing — moreso with Aviary — is some pretty incredible browser tools being built with Flex.
A bit similar to what we build with @nodeville
Very cool app. I think visualization would be very useful in an ecommerce context. Something like this concept video:
http://www.yout...h?v=5qZsf0d7TrQ
…just like in Jurassic Park!