Google Labs releases Fast Flip

Released a few days ago, Fast Flip is a sort of news aggregator which features large thumbnails of stories from (at present) 36 different publishers.  Click on a thumbnail and you can scan the opening paragraphs; if you’re interested, you can click on a link to read the full story; if not, you can flip to the next story from that source or return to the front (home) page.  Here’s an excerpt from the front page; it’ll give you an idea of the publishers who are participating in this initial rollout:

You can check it out for yourself here:  Fast Flip from Google Labs