Earlier today, we reported that Google Labs had debuted “Google X” which added an animated Mac OS X-style Dock above Google’s search box. Chikai Ohazama, Google Software Engineer, had blogged about the new offering from Google Labs.
Ohazama blog entry announcing ‘Google X’ remains online currently, but a visit to the ‘Google X’ URL supplied by Ohazama now returns the simple text, “The requested URL was not found on this server.”
Of note is the Google Labs’ disclaimer, “These technologies are still in the beginning stages of development, so they may disappear without warning or perform erratically. If something’s not working on this page, please come back and try it again later.”
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Google debuts ‘Google X’ with Apple Mac OS X-like Dock – March 16, 2005
I noticed the missing Google X hours ago. It will be sorely missed. I thought it was so cool. I wonder if Apple Legal had anything to do with it. Those guys have been on a rampage.
Apple Legal?
A fully-working but slow copy of it exists at http://www.hddvdr.co.uk/google.htm
Apple legal called.
No more Google X
First POST OH YEA FEEL IT!
You can find a similar page by using googling “google X”
At the first entry click on the cached page to see “Google X” in action
CitizenX,
Apple Legal = Apple’s Legal Department
take off the tinfoil hats, guys… There’s no tactical reason for Apple Legal to go after Google, when Luxpro is sitting out there waiting to be gutted…
Google betas disappear and reappear often. If it’s not back up by the end of the week, then we can assume the worst.
The animated dock/magnification is patented by Apple as put of an interface.
THAT is why its off line!
Apple’s lawyers are onto them!
Safari can’t open the page “http://www.hddvdr.co.uk/google.htm” because it could not connect to the server “www.hddvdr.co.uk”.
More likely the Google guy posted it without approval from his bosses. It WAS in the Labs, remember
http://dinkdoink.com/me/googlex/
This one still works (10 seconds ago it did
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i have to say that the ‘mouse-over’ gifs aren’t particularly impressive anyway– the Dock at least has animation– the effect that Googlex is using has been around for years,,as a matter of fact , if they would simply leave off the “X” in the title there would be no comparison the Dock at all imo..
awe man, I hope this was not Apple legal
Google was paying homage to OSX in a very good way
Tiger, Tiger burning bright,
In the forests of the night…
April’s coming!!
(My magic word keeps getting shorter!!)
It is just as likely that Google got a call from Microsoft for blatantly “promoting” the Apple interface – Google shouldn’t show favoritism you know. Of course, I don’t see anyone paying homage to the “Windows” interface…
Here’s one that pays homage to the Windows interface:
http://e.1asphost.com/popit/index3.htm
I believe it was done with FrontPage, that AWESOME web site creator from M$!!
(to be fair, the creator was only 7 years old when the site was originated)
Maybe they removed it ’cause the MAN didn’t want his lame-ass search engine to look stupid in comparison! The MAN is always tryin’ to keep Google down…
Thanks rogozhin: that link truly shows off the Windows interface… and its creator was only 7 years old?! Let’s hope he graduates to a Mac someday.
Hi,
I mirrored Google X for all those who’d like to try it out or just keep on using it.
http://ablaze.fr/GoogleX.htm
Enjoy !…
Ablaze.fr
Hey rogozhin do you post at Forumsnet or something? Wow I’m the creator’s older sister and i posted the link there…
No wonder he’s gotten so many hits lately.