Blinkx

A friend of mine is working on the Blinkx project, and he asked me to try it out and provide feedback.

So I’ve downloaded it and have tried it. They have this very cool thing called a broadband query where it draws a cunning interactive map of the results. I like that, though it doesn’t seem like much use and you don’t need to have the software to try it.

As far as actual searching goes, I guess it does what you’d expect. It searches various channels, including local files, news, blogs, images, and the internet, so it’s quite comprehensive. I’m told that as it uses the Autonomy software it’s really good.

I think my main problem with it is that the application works in a new window. I think it should be better integrated with your web browser. Anyway, I’ll continue to have a play with it and see how I get on with it. It’s only on version 0.3.110 BETA, do I guess I shouldn’t expect too much!

If you want to try Blinkx then you can get it from here.