Finally, after a long wait, the much hyped “Wolfram Alpha” went live a few days back.

And I must say, I am very impressed with the data and the visualizations this search engine churns out.

Though many people say that it is a Google Killer, I somehow would want to differ on that. This is not like Google which gives you only contextual best results but it is bit more on the advanced side and give you some amazing results for almost any query you throw at it, in a visual format.

For Example,

At times though, due to the sudden rush of traffic and also the site is pretty much in Alpha state, it goes down once in while.

Though Wolfram Alpha might not be much useful for the normal internet user, this is a definite treasure for all the researchers, bloggers, students etc.
Do check it out. And also download its search toolbar/ firefox addon/XP Deskband/Vista Gadget/iGoogle gadget from here.

What did you think about the search engine? Do Pass on your Comments.