1.
What is e-browse?
e-browse is a cutting
edge Internet application,
that allows you to enjoy
high-quality multimedia
digital content over the
Internet using conventional
hardware. This technology
allows real-time interactivity
in both wired and wireless
environments to display
digital image content regardless
of file size with an easy,
intuitive interface.
e-browse features are:
- e-browse does
not load the whole image
data to memory as it
loads only the portion
users need to see. This
is known as "partial
access".
- e-browse achieves
high-speed access to
large-size and high-resolution
image data through streaming
technology using conventional
hardware.
- Large-volume and
high-resolution image
data can be viewed in
detail using one mouse-click
zoom in/out and navigation
interface.
- Reduction in system
load through strip/block
partition technology
and direct image display
technology from hard
disk to screen. Only
data that the users
requests are loaded
on the screen, thereby
decreasing network and
hardware resource usage,
enabling constant high-speed
browsing.
2.
Why is e-browse unique?
With e-browse, online
users enjoy the exact same
copy of the publications
as the printed edition on
multiple platforms such
as PC, PDA, HDTV and PDP
in real-time at high-speed.
Various multimedia contents
in the newspaper can be
embedded allowing you to
enjoy value-added and dynamic
content.
3.
What are the features available
in e-browse?
- Page
Flipping Effect (2D/3D)
With a simple mouse
click, users can flip
through pages, thereby
rendering a flipping
effect similar to how
readers usually flip
pages with printed books.
The flipping feature
enhances the readability
of online content and
delivers a fun factor.
- Zoom
In/Out & Panning
Effect
Readers can zoom in
(left mouse click) and
zoom out (right mouse
click) of the content
with simple, easy-to-use
navigation. The zoom
feature enhances the
readability of content,
which is the main draw
back of conventional
solutions.
The panning feature
allows users to browse
through the content
by simply dragging the
mouse to the desired
location.
- Dynamic
Mosaic View
Rearranges all pages
of content into one
screen, enabling fast
and intuitive viewing.
Since readers can view
all pages on one screen
instead of having to
browse through each
page one at a time,
they can quickly find
and browse through pages
using the panning/zooming
features. The dynamic
mosaic feature significantly
increases readability
of content.
- Thumbnail
Index
Image based thumbnails
of all pages will be
available as index in
lieu of text based index.
Hence, readers will
be able to intuitively
and visually find pages.
Thumbnails can be provided
as a "preview"
service of content to
customers, so that they
can purchase content
online after having
a visual idea of the
content available.
- Clipping
Readers can clip images,
articles, recipes and
information from the
content and save the
clipped information
in "My Clipping".
Additional comments
can be made and saved
with the clipped information,
and printed later. Clipping
is similar to the act
of ripping out the pages
from magazines and newspapers
that contain interesting
information that interest
you such as; fashion,
recipes, timetable,
classifies, and more.
- Multimedia
Publishers can embed
rich media in exciting
and effective ways onto
the content, example;
movie clips, TV commercials,
music videos, live audio
interviews, flash animations
and much more. This
multimedia-embedding
feature offers usage
of rich media to fully
exploit the advantage
of online service over
offline.
4.
What kinds of content are
available in e-browse?
In addition to newspapers,
e-browse will also
offer other types of publications,
such as magazines, books,
annual reports, catalogue
and more.
5.
How do you access
e-browse?
e-browse is available
through www.BlueHyppo.com.
6.
Do you need broadband or
narrowband?
The service is accessible
through both narrowband
and broadband. However,
broadband is recommended
in order to provide a better
user experience.
7.
Are the news in e-browse
archived?
Yes, there will be a seven-day
archive period.
8. Is e-browse chargeable
or free?
Charges for each publication
will vary.
9.
I accessed the e-browse
site and tried to browse
the newspapers after the
plug-in was installed and
the front page of the paper
appeared. When I zoomed
in to read the articles,
everything was a blur and
I cannot read anything.
Is there something wrong?
I can only read the main
headlines but the text for
the articles are blurred
making them unreadable.
e-browse
is best viewed with a broadband
connection such as TM Net
Streamyx. With a slower
Internet connection, it
will take sometime for the
image to become clear as
the image detail is being
retrieve from the server.
Please note that we recently
put a page download indicator,
which is a bar at the top
center of the e-browse page.
You should be able to tell
that the page is still downloading
when you see the progress
bar. This bar will disappear
once the image finish downloaded.
10. Can I use other
than Microsoft Internet
Explorer to view e-browse?
Currently the
e-browse plug-in only supports
Microsoft Internet Explorer,
which is about 90% of web
browser market. In the future,
we may have support for
other popular web browser.
11. Is e-browse
compatible with Mac OS?
Currently the
e-browse plug-in only supports
Windows OS, thus Microsoft
Internet Explorer for Mac
will not work.
12. Why is the
page cannot be viewed or
blank page on -ebrowse?
It is likely that
the plug-in was not properly
installed or it was corrupted
due to new applications
or other new plug-ins that
was installed on top of
Internet Explorer. You can
manually reinstall the e-browse
plug-in by clicking on the
“Download Plug-In
here” link and run
the file that was downloaded.
13. What to do
when the page shows “No
active subscribers”?
Please provide
us your username. Will will
track your account and get
back to you ASAP.
14. What to do
when the page shows “User
already log in” when
you try to log in?
The error means
somebody else is logging
into your account or you
did not properly logout
from the account. Always
ensure that you logged out
properly before you close
the Internet Explorer window.
If you accidentally close
the Internet Explorer without
properly logged out, please
wait until your account
is unlocked (maximum waiting
time is 1 hour).
15. How many users
can login at the same time?
The system allows
only a single user to login
at any one time. Do not
share your login ID to ensure
you can login to e-browse
at any time.
16. What format
will my clipping be saved?
Your clipping can be saved
in either jpeg or bitmap
format (file extension .jpg
or .bmp respectively) .
17. How to enable
my cookies?
Click here to know how to
enable cookies.
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