AMD releases beta of new 3D multimedia browser

09.04.2009
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has released a beta of a new 3D browser, which is designed to let users easily share multimedia files stored on their PCs with their social networks.

The browser, called Fusion Media Explorer, allows users to browse music and video albums stored on a PC, and share those files with social networks, said Casey Gotcher, director of product marketing at AMD, in a on Wednesday.

The software is available for download from AMD's .

News about the browser's beta launch was originally reported early on Thursday by .

AMD has integrated social-networking sites like Facebook and YouTube into the software to easily upload and share multimedia files, Gotcher wrote. Users can simply select video or music files while browsing albums in a rotating 3D interface and drag and drop to upload those directly to Facebook or YouTube.

Similarly, multimedia files can also be downloaded from Facebook to a PC through drag and drop, Gotcher wrote.