Cooliris' Free 3D Wall Browser Now on iPhone

MacRumors · Oct 22, 2008, 11:31 AM

Cooliris has released a free iPhone version [App Store] of their browser plug-in that allows users to browse and search through images and video on the web.

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Cooliris makes finding news and search results a breeze by displaying them as an endlessly streaming 3D Wall, complementing the touch screen perfectly.

Search across Google, Flickr, Yahoo and much more. Discover News, Sports, Technology and Business - faster than ever before with the flick of a finger. These channels take advantage of location-based services to deliver regional news just for you.

The 3D wall view allows you to take advantage of the iPhone's multi-touch to scroll and zoom your way around the images.

App Store Link: Cooliris

Article Link: Coolris' Free 3D Wall Browser Now on iPhone

zombitronic · Oct 22, 2008, 11:46 AM

Looks sweet. I think I'll try it. If it's really great, I wonder if Apple would consider building something like this into the iPhone OS for browsing local pictures. The OS will, no doubt, evolve. It's interesting to see potential directions it could take.

natebookpro · Oct 22, 2008, 11:48 AM

Its definitely pretty neat, Im playin with it right now.

oticon6 · Oct 22, 2008, 12:09 PM

It's nice, but not as impressive as the Firefox version. Doesn't seem to have very good acceleration, but maybe that will come with a later update. Potential for brilliance is there though

bigandy · Oct 22, 2008, 01:01 PM

I wonder if this'll crash as much as the Safari addon version.

SFStateStudent · Oct 22, 2008, 01:02 PM

I like it...

(Discover really loads rather slowly).

Rybold · Oct 22, 2008, 03:05 PM

I'm waiting to hear more feedback before downloading this. Please, if you have already been playing around with this, leave us a DETAILED review. Thank you.

brinycbri · Oct 22, 2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rybold

I'm waiting to hear more feedback before downloading this. Please, if you have already been playing around with this, leave us a DETAILED review. Thank you.

is free too expensive for you or is your time that precious?

zombitronic · Oct 22, 2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rybold

I'm waiting to hear more feedback before downloading this. Please, if you have already been playing around with this, leave us a DETAILED review. Thank you.

Check out the video. There's a grid of pictures on a 3D wall which moves by either tilting your phone or dragging/flicking. Tapping a picture zooms into it, and you can then zoom more with multi-touch or flick to an adjacent picture. You can search images by selecting your database (i.e. Google) and it displays your results, which you can then browse through. If you keep scrolling to the right, more pictures load.

It's free. Try it. If you don't like it, delete it.

pcorajr · Oct 22, 2008, 04:21 PM

Great App but they have some kind of built in filtering of adult content.

DMann · Oct 22, 2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pcorajr

Great App but they have some kind of built in filtering of adult content.

'Tis not fair to adults...

deannnnn · Oct 22, 2008, 04:56 PM

It doesn't work well on my phone at all.

macduke · Oct 22, 2008, 05:00 PM

I downloaded this when it came out 3 or 4 days ago and haven't used it much since. It does have a neat built-in browser though...nice black interface. I had it crash several times when first using it, so I've since deleted it. The coolest thing was tilting it and having the wall speed up, but then it has to download more pictures which takes to long too fill, even on my 10mbps wifi. My rating is meh.

macduke · Oct 22, 2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pcorajr

Great App but they have some kind of built in filtering of adult content.

I wonder if Apple made them do that? I also wonder if Apple will start putting restrictions on the Safari browser too. Apple knows best when it comes to what we should and should not read and look at!!

kkat69 · 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by brinycbri

is free too expensive for you or is your time that precious?

LAWL!

I'm about to... oh wait, it's done. Time to surf a wall of pr0n at my fingertips (no pun intended)

I like how can tilt the phone to go through the pictures.

ThanatosId · Oct 22, 2008, 05:49 PM

Make sure you read the reviews for this app before you download. Apparently, if you don't like it, you can't delete it. Seems to be a headache for many a user.

zombitronic · Oct 22, 2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ThanatosId

Make sure you read the reviews for this app before you download. Apparently, if you don't like it, you can't delete it. Seems to be a headache for many a user.

NOT TRUE. I just did.

I like the app, though, so I'm going to download it again.

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Originally Posted by macduke

I wonder if Apple made them do that? I also wonder if Apple will start putting restrictions on the Safari browser too. Apple knows best when it comes to what we should and should not read and look at!!

Funny how everyone's concerned about girly pics. In the case of Google, I'm sure it's just defaulted to "Moderate SafeSearch is on," so whatever you can get to show up in Google's regular image search with this on will show up here. Maybe this will be customizable with future updates.

IgnatiusTheKing · Oct 22, 2008, 06:51 PM

I just read the reviews and there were an alarming number of 1-star votes because of a bug that makes the iPhone crash when trying to remove it (or something). Anyone know anything about that?

zombitronic · Oct 22, 2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by zombitronic

NOT TRUE. I just did.

I like the app, though, so I'm going to download it again.

Here's the follow-up.

I did uninstall it. I just held down the icon on my phone and hit the X to delete it. It worked. I ran into problems, however, when I tried to REINSTALL it.

When I went to the App Store (on my phone), the button to buy and install was greyed out and just said "Installed." I downloaded the app from iTunes and it downloaded fine, but when I tried to sync it to my phone, nothing. No indication of it trying to sync or anything. I unchecked the box under the Applications tab and synced again to "remove" it, then checked and synced it again to try to reinstall. Again, nothing. So now I can't get it back. It's a shame, I liked it. Hopefully they fix this.

So a word of warning. You CAN delete it. You just can't get it back. At least not yet.

mxsweb · Oct 22, 2008, 07:57 PM

I can't download it anymore. iTunes says that it dosent exist anymore

firstapple · Oct 22, 2008, 08:07 PM

I would imagine this is because of all the negative reviews saying it is messing up iPhones when uninstalling.

Van Wildonher · Oct 22, 2008, 08:40 PM

So much for Apple testing apps.

Clancycoop · Oct 22, 2008, 09:09 PM

Looks like they pulled it. I can't get it, no matter how I try.

Mattjeff · Oct 22, 2008, 09:27 PM

any one want to host it? i would like to check it out

weeag · Oct 22, 2008, 11:38 PM

never mind... yeah - it's gone for now.

Oct 22, 2008, 11:48 AM	#3
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Oct 22, 2008, 01:02 PM	#6
SFStateStudent macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco California, USA	I like it... (Discover really loads rather slowly). __________________ MBP 2.5GHz 250GB Mac Pro 3G S⃣ iPhone 32GB Black

Oct 22, 2008, 04:21 PM	#10
pcorajr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	Great App but they have some kind of built in filtering of adult content. __________________ 20" iMac 2.4 GHz 4GB Ram. 8 GB iPhone

Oct 22, 2008, 04:56 PM	#12
deannnnn macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City & South Florida	It doesn't work well on my phone at all. __________________ MacBook 2.2 GHz Intel, 2 GB RAM iMac G5 20" 1.8 GHz PPC, 1.25 GB RAM iPhone 3GS 32GB

Oct 22, 2008, 11:46 AM	#2
zombitronic macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007	Looks sweet. I think I'll try it. If it's really great, I wonder if Apple would consider building something like this into the iPhone OS for browsing local pictures. The OS will, no doubt, evolve. It's interesting to see potential directions it could take.

Oct 22, 2008, 12:09 PM	#4
oticon6 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	It's nice, but not as impressive as the Firefox version. Doesn't seem to have very good acceleration, but maybe that will come with a later update. Potential for brilliance is there though

Oct 22, 2008, 03:05 PM	#7
Rybold macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California, USA	I'm waiting to hear more feedback before downloading this. Please, if you have already been playing around with this, leave us a DETAILED review. Thank you.

Oct 22, 2008, 05:00 PM	#13
macduke macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: KC	I downloaded this when it came out 3 or 4 days ago and haven't used it much since. It does have a neat built-in browser though...nice black interface. I had it crash several times when first using it, so I've since deleted it. The coolest thing was tilting it and having the wall speed up, but then it has to download more pictures which takes to long too fill, even on my 10mbps wifi. My rating is meh. __________________ MBP 2.4ghz 4gb ram 500gb hd / 32gb iPhone 3g S⃣ www.duke-design.com - Graphic design, photography, and more!

Oct 22, 2008, 05:49 PM	#16
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Oct 22, 2008, 06:51 PM	#18
IgnatiusTheKing macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kuhdorf	Buggy? I just read the reviews and there were an alarming number of 1-star votes because of a bug that makes the iPhone crash when trying to remove it (or something). Anyone know anything about that? __________________ iMac 27" 2.66GHz i5, 4GB 10.6.2 \| MacBook Air RevA 1.6GHz, 2GB 10.6.2 \| iPhone 3G 16GB 3.1.2 \| Apple TV 40GB 3.0.1 \| Time Capsule 500GB sketchwerk\design \| twitter \| facebook

Oct 22, 2008, 07:57 PM	#20
mxsweb macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2005	Pulled out? I can't download it anymore. iTunes says that it dosent exist anymore

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firstapple macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007	I would imagine this is because of all the negative reviews saying it is messing up iPhones when uninstalling. __________________ 32 GB iPhone 3G S (Black) 20" Alum iMac 2.4GHz 4GB RAM 320GB HD 13" MacBook Pro 2.26GHz 4GB RAM Canon HV30 \| Nikon D90 Scott Ramsden's Photography!

Oct 22, 2008, 08:40 PM	#22
Van Wildonher macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	So much for Apple testing apps.

Oct 22, 2008, 09:09 PM	#23
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