For some reason I ran across the browser plugin PicLens today and decided to install it after looking over their website and watching their demo version. I recalled having looked at it before, and sure enough I had blogged about it back in September. Maybe it was my slow Internet connection, or lack of features (was it Safari only back then on Mac?) but I wasn’t overly impressed as I hardly used it. Well, that has changed. The interface is amazing, it searches all the major media sites (photo and video) and makes it extremely easy and fun to find photos, watch news videos, or just entertaining videos. The interface is fast, intuitive, and beautiful. I found it easier and faster to find what I was looking for through PicLens compared to going directly to YouTube or Google.
So far I think the video searching and viewing is the best aspect of this plugin. Once installed and running you can click down a list on the left that shows the current top news, entertainment, sports etc. videos and images from around the world. I’m pretty impressed. My only complaint is that it is hard to tell which are the most recent news items. I just watched a video about the alcohol ban on the Underground in London, and I know that is a few weeks old. It was one of the first videos presented by this plugin.
It’s available for Windows and Mac, across all your typical Internet browser options (Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer).
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