Search the web using only your mouse: KallOut
September 3, 2008
How would you like a search engine to be at your finger tips without ever having to open a browser? You can if you are using KallOut, a new search tool that helps you find information faster than using and ordinary search engine by using your mouse.
KallOut lets you skip the hassle of typing or copying your search terms into a search engine. Say you’re browsing the web and find something you’d like to find more about. Simply highlight the word or phrase you’re interested in and a dialog icon will appear. Click on it and KallOut will perform a search using your favorite search engine. KallOut can also find references, images, news, videos and more. Results show up in a box right next to your highlighted text for easy access. All that information, and you didn’t have to fuss with copying, pasting, or worrying about misspellings when you clumsily type in the search terms.
You can use KallOut with more than just your web browser. In addition to Internet Explorer and Firefox, try KallOut on Outlook email, Word, Excel, Adobe PDFs, PowerPoint, and even Facebook. Its BestGuess™ system runs an “intelligent search and places suggestions at the top of the context menu for easy access.” More than 60 million terms have been programmed into the system which is constantly being re-ranked.
KallOut suggestions and search results can be stored in a docking area so you can refer to them later. The docking area can be hidden from sight by minimizing it and later restored by “mousing up to the top-center of your screen.” Dual monitors can also be used with KallOut.
Unfortunately, KallOut is available only to Windows XP and Vista. They’re working on KallOut for Mac OSX, and interested cult members Apple users can submit their email so they can be contacted when the Mac version becomes available. -LESLEY RICHARDSON
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