Cyberspace
Consumer and social
mobile web browser
SHOW HN2010
41points
28comments
#43of 370 in 2010
Top 12%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Ad blocking and DuckDuckGo search enabled by default.
From 1 comment
Ha, great. Ad-Blocking enabled by default and DuckDuckGo used for search. Good choices and good idea to differentiate your product from competition like that.
scrrr on HN
Reading queue and Readability/Instapaper integration.
From 2 comments
Apple, pay attention. This thing rocks. I love the integration with Readability and Instapaper.
sz on HNJust got it. I like the focus on working though a bunch of links. Currently for a site like hacker news I open a lot of tabs but I always have to switch back on opening the tab…
glymor on HN
Niche focus on quick browsing tasks like Hacker News and Tumblr.
From 1 comment
> It may never replace your main web browser of choice, but it's really good at some frequent tasks - like checking out your Tumblr dashboard, Hacker News, etc. That sounds like…
lylejohnson on HN
Objections
Feature set is not unique enough compared with other browsers.
From 2 comments
This looks like an interesting app. However, the features that you have integrated are not unique or interesting enough for this app to gain a lot of attention. If your intention…
RBr on HNNot at this point, I think. Feature set in Cyberspace can easily replicated by using browsers' extensions, and it's hard to convince users to stay away from Firefox, Safari &…
quanganhdo on HN
Icon looks amateurish.
From 3 comments
It's a nice app but please, please hire a real icon designer, it looks like a joke.
msy on HNPoor choice of words. It looks amateurish and is very ugly on the iPad screen next to the icons of everything else I've got on there.
msy on HNGood job on this one. A few points. Some which have been hit already by prior posts, but I'd like to reiterate. Right now you're in marketing mode. So: 1. The website really…
mcgraw on HN
Website and sales copy are unclear about what the app does.
From 3 comments
This looks like an interesting app. However, the features that you have integrated are not unique or interesting enough for this app to gain a lot of attention. If your intention…
RBr on HNGood job on this one. A few points. Some which have been hit already by prior posts, but I'd like to reiterate. Right now you're in marketing mode. So: 1. The website really…
mcgraw on HNAgreed. Also, the screenshot on your homepage doesn't tell me much about your app (and the screen is out of date). Granted most of the users that would find this app useful are…
thushan on HN
Requests
Offline reading support.
From 1 comment
My favorite tool for offline reading on the iPhone is actually another browser. Before I go on a flight, I load up HN, open up links to stories and comment pages I want in…
hrabago on HN
Desktop browser version.
From 1 comment
So... any chance of making this into a desktop web browser at some point? :)
derefr on HN
Toggle to add links to the reading queue by default.
From 1 comment
Just got it. I like the focus on working though a bunch of links. Currently for a site like hacker news I open a lot of tabs but I always have to switch back on opening the tab…
glymor on HN
Questions
Whether the app will support offline reading.
From 2 comments
My favorite tool for offline reading on the iPhone is actually another browser. Before I go on a flight, I load up HN, open up links to stories and comment pages I want in…
hrabago on HNWhile I can't promise when to add offline support to Cyberspace, I can definitely say that it's on the roadmap I envisioned. Edit: Have you tried Wikipanion? It's only for…
quanganhdo on HN
Alternatives named
iCab Mobile
From 2 comments
Just got it. I like the focus on working though a bunch of links. Currently for a site like hacker news I open a lot of tabs but I always have to switch back on opening the tab…
glymor on HNMy favorite tool for offline reading on the iPhone is actually another browser. Before I go on a flight, I load up HN, open up links to stories and comment pages I want in…
hrabago on HN
Instapaper
From 1 comment
My favorite tool for offline reading on the iPhone is actually another browser. Before I go on a flight, I load up HN, open up links to stories and comment pages I want in…
hrabago on HN
Read It Later
From 1 comment
Note that Read It Later can be used as your default 'read-later' service, too - just open Settings.app and change your preferences.
quanganhdo on HN