The new gadget is called Prism. Here's how it works: Users can use Prism to make desktop-based mini-applications, aka widgets, for most major web applications, such as Gmail and FaceBook.
That means that instead of opening a browser to check their e-mail, webmasters could simply double-click a desktop icon to instantly open their web-based e-mail account. They wouldn't even have to log in.
Adult industry professionals told XBIZ they thought Prism showed promise.
Nautica Thorn Productions CEO Robert Mora promotes star Nautica thorn through nine or 10 different social websites, including MySpace and Facebook. He told XBIZ he would definitely be willing to give Prism "a shot."
Adult star Nikki Benz promotes herself through several web applications, including MySpace, FaceBook, Blogger and YouTube. She told XBIZ she was interested in trying out Prism, even though she can already access these different sites through a single web browser.
"It's all about convenience," she said. "That's the most important part."
But not everyone saw the promise in the new gizmo. Adult star Dana DeArmond scoffed at Mozilla's research department.
"[Prism] seems like a huge waste of time," she told XBIZ. "You still have to sit down at a computer to do it, and you need the Internet, so why don't just use the Internet? It's like putting a ribbon on a dirty pig."