GOOGLE'S overhaul of its search engine this week to offer instant results as users type appears to have had a quirky bonus.
Attentive web geeks have discovered an experimental Google La
bs product that appears to be related to the search upgrade.
Called Google Scribe, the service suggests new words and phrases to you as you type, and can even finish off whole sentences if you let it.
The difference between it and the new search box is that Scribe can be used anywhere on the web you have to enter text.
The program seems to be designed to predict what users want to type before they type it — but it isn't always successful.
Left to its own devices, Scribe can begin churning out a type of bizarre word-association poetry with a noticeably technical bent.
We gave it a few classic opening phrases to start off with and then sat back and watched what happened.
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