SpaceTimeSpaceTime is trademarked by SpaceTime3D, Inc.: and is also patented by SpaceTime3D, Inc. : (also known as SpaceTime3D) was a 3D graphical user interface that displayed web pages in a 3d tabbed stack. When using

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s such as

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, for example, SpaceTime loads the first ten results as a stack of pages.

History

SpaceTime product debuted in beta on June 4, 2007. On the day of the release, the ''

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'' noted that the software was "the most advanced 3-D navigation system I've seen", while

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commented that SpaceTime is "pure eye candy, sort of like

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meets

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." The technology was later presented at the 2008 CES tradeshow.

Reception

The beta browser received mixed reviews. Katherine Boehret of

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stated that "though I’ll still rely on

for basic searches,

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can save time and turn searching into a fun process." Jack M. Germain, of TechNewsWorld described how "SpaceTime delivers on its promise to save me time and provide a revolutionary online searching too" stating that "while I continue to use the 3-D searching environment, though, I am having more fun than I should at work." Edward N. Albro of PCWorld gave the beta browser a 2.5/5 stating that while its "visual results can make searches easier", that "for basic browsing, SpaceTime has no appeal" and that the browser was too "buggy and slow for basic browsing".

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SpaceTime3D Blog
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