Google Live Search: See Search Results as You Type

Google is now testing a new search interface that updates the results as you type a query. In this experiment, you never have to press Enter or click on the “Search” button to see the results because Google constantly retrieves the results for your query.

While this interface has the advantage that you can refine your search faster, the constant refreshing can be annoying if you don’t need help and if you are bandwidth conscious. Rob Ousbey calls this experiment “live updating Google search results“, But official statement from Google uses the word “streaming”, while others may call it instant search or incremental search. Has anyone else seen this yet? It’s a testament to the speed of not just Google, but also your broadband internet connection and your browser!