Spectra: A Moxie Newsreader
If you’re anything like me, you like to read your news online and the cooler the interface, the more I read the news. Well, MSNBC just created a really cool and moxie new way to read their news headlines. Spectra is a brilliantly colorful news reader that allows you to customize the topics you want to read. If you like entertainment, pick entertainment. If you like US Headlines, pick that. Once you’ve picked which topics you want to read, Spectra will then give you a breathtaking view of the news. It reminds me of CoverFlow on a bit of LSD (not that I know what LSD is like, but you’ll understand once you see the demo).
Check this quick video out of me playing on Spectra. It may not be the best way to capture news for an audience, but it definitely makes it more fun and well, that to me is moxie.
Also, what are your thoughts? Will something like Spectra make you begin reading MSNBC’s news now or is it something you’re not interested in? Leave a comment below…
Tags: Moxie, MSNBC, Newsreader, RSS, Spectra
May 25th, 2008 at 11:04 am
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