Spectra - visual news reader from MSNBC
Posted in » Flash, Technology - by Ades on May 9th, 2008
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Do you find reading news boring? How about adding some flare to it? Well, MSNBC is trying exactly that.
MSNBC has launched new visual news reader called Spectra that makes reading news a lot more entertaining.
It’s a flash based reader that shows news in a 3D fashion. You can choose different channels (e.g top news, international, US, Iraq..etc) and add to your reading queue.
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By Carrie on May 9, 2008
Some how the idea of the daily news flying around my computer screen like a flock of birds does not make reading the news any more or less interesting. I wonder what the meeting that this idea was dreamed up in sounded like..
By Ajith Edassery on May 9, 2008
Wonder what value add it has for the readers. Typical Microsoft stuff :)
Ajith
By Rice Blogger on May 9, 2008
it looks like what hongkiat giving out on his contest…
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/flashloaded-3dwall-interactive-image-presentation-free-giveaway/
very cool effect
By Dining Tables on May 9, 2008
I would not want to put this in to read my news.Thank you very much.
By shawal on May 10, 2008
I have just browse spectra and find it so colorful..
A new era of news viewing are created….
By Television on May 11, 2008
This is very nice!
By Josh on May 13, 2008
Its really cool, the effects adds spice and fun to the reading.