There have been sites around offering iPhone optimized viewing of Wikipedia pages virtually since the iPhone launched – but the latest offering from Powerset in this area really kicks all the others to the curb.
Powerset offers a very simple search interface when you first hit its main page, and then offers superbly tailored results for the iPhone very quickly. Results pages are a joy to work with – extremely well laid out for finding main articles, offshoot topics, related links and images etc.
Whereas other iPhone Wikipedia sites have tended to focus on optimizing the rendering of the pages, Powerset aims at delivering the best set of results:
What sets Powerset apart, and may make it the premier way to look up information from the iPhone, is the search engine’s ability to find both the relevant article and the exact passage that pertains to the search query. Even through the iPhone sports a relatively large screen, browsing through large amounts of text can still be a pain, which makes this feature even more valuable.
Here’s some more screencaps of Powerset in action …
This really is by far and away the best Wikipedia iPhone tool I’ve seen. Give it a look at:
Via: TechCrunch
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Yes it’s pretty but it’s just too slow to load. Wapedia gets you to the same info in a quarter the time!
jwfrancis – it’d been a while since I’d used Wapedia. Just tried it again and it is very, very quick – you’re right. Think I still prefer the method and style of results on Powerset though …
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