Cool new search engine launched yesterday that allows consumers to search for products by appearance rather than just text. When a user clicks on an image of an item, Like.com will compare that item’s shape; color and texture to millions of other similar images found on the internet and display the best matches. It looks like Like.com is initially focusing on a few shopping categories like handbags, watches, jewelry, watches and shoes; and then allows consumers to purchase directly from Amazon.com.

Some cool, interactive tools that Like.com offers are the following:

• An interactive color palette that users can slide to find matches based on color
• A slider that allows users to search within a price range
• A customization tool that allows users to adjust what is most important in the search results (color, shape and pattern)
• A tool that allows users to drag a box over an image to focus the search on that specific area of the image

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