Images: Yahoo's Instant Search game
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."
App
Typing "App" yields a surprise.
Appl
When letters do not find an instant match, the main screen appears.
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.
Gates-Jobs
Yahoo's beta version of Instant Search appears to recognize Steve Jobs but not Bill Gates.
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).
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).