Tuesday, December 12, 2006

3D RSS reader & IP map of the internet

3drssreader.jpg

a 3D RSS feed reader for the Windows Vista operating system, providing a "stunning way" of visualizing RSS feeds & their content. univeRSS consists of a full-screen 3D universe where galaxies represent the folders a RSS feed directory, & the stars are represented by the spinning cubes that hold the feed information. size & position of the feed cubes indicate how many unread items they contain.

see also 3d topic wall & 3d space browser.

[link: microsoft.com]


ipmap.jpg
a chart of the IP address space "on a plane", using fractal mapping which preserves grouping (any string of IPs will translate to a single compact region on the map). each of the 256 numbered blocks represents one 8th subnet (containing all IPs that start with that number).

see also internet mapping & internet backbone map.

not sure whether this is a "webcomic" or a real infographic?

[link: xkcd.com]