Friday, September 26th, 2008
Maps and newspapers, because they're rich in graphic information, benefit greatly from a zooming and panning interface. Text-only books, because they're more linear and because text is easily searchable, don't benefit from this sort of interface as much, but books with pictures certainly do.
zKimmer.com has recently implemented Google Maps technology ...
Posted in Google, Google Book Search, Magazines, Maps, Navigation, Newspapers, PicsYes, Uncategorized, Zooming & panning, eBooks | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Looking at Google Newspapers has got me thinking that the same sort of zooming-panning interface that's used in that, and in Google Maps, could also be used for viewing books. An example of this is shown in the screenshots from videos on Seadragon linked below.
Seadragon is a zooming-panning technology, owned ...
Posted in Maps, Microsoft, Navigation, PicsYes, Seadragon, Uncategorized, Zooming & panning, eBooks | 4 Comments »
