Google Experiments with a New Image Search Feature

Google has launched a new Labs experiment dealing with image search. The feature is called wonder wheel. The wonder wheel performs a very similar task with text. This works with actual images (not just image queries). Here's what it looks like:





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After that quick test run, I could actually see this being useful in a shopping scenario. For example, when I search for the band "


Google Labs experiments are of course just that - experiments. Some of them blossom into full-fledged Google products. Others sit there and collect dust. I can already see a great deal of potential in this one, however, and based on Google's use of the Wonder Wheel in its search options, I could easily see this one making a jump to the image search options.

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