Images: Yahoo's Instant Search game

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  • Ap

    Ap

    Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • App

    App

    Typing "App" yields a surprise.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Appl

    Appl

    When letters do not find an instant match, the main screen appears.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Apple

    Apple

    The Apple search is a hit, in this case, but you can always try the "Search the Web" button and get ordinary search results.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Gates-Jobs

    Gates-Jobs

    Yahoo's beta version of Instant Search appears to recognize Steve Jobs but not Bill Gates.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    Entering the name of a public figure will uncover the latest related news stories. The first Instant Searches found General Electric (Ge) and Geo Storm (Geo).

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Boston Red Sox

    Boston Red Sox

    The Instant Search on a sports team will give you the latest scores, news and ticket information. First results from "Boston Red Sox" were NIC Bolivia (Bo), Logan Airport Weather (Bos), and Boston.com (Boston).

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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The Yahoo Instant Search beta tool gives often interesting search results as you type.

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Ap

Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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