What is OneBox?
OneBox is a Google Gadget that enables you to search Wikipedia articles, YouTube videos, flickr photos, eBay auctions, Amazon books, IMDb movies, BitTorrents, blogs, news, maps, dictionaries etc. all in one simple search box.
OneBox has been tested under IE6, IE7, FireFox 2, and Safari 2. It is highly optimized for small screen and low bandwidth.
How to use OneBox?
First, click the 
button to put OneBox on your iGoogle homepage. You may then pick a web service from its drop-down list, or, directly type command shortcuts to start searching. For example, you can type "w raptor" to find information about raptors on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Shortcut list
| Command | Function |
| g | Google web search |
| bs | Google blog search |
| news | Google news search |
| w | Wikipedia search |
| yt | YouTube video search |
| amazon | Amazon search |
| ebay | eBay search |
| imdb | IMDb movie search |
| flickr | Flickr photo search |
| ts | TorrentSpy torrent search |
| dict | Dictionary search |
| thes | Thesaurus search |
| to | Google maps search |
Tips & Tricks
- OneBox has a built-in calculator. Simply type a math expression (e.g. "(2 + 4) * 7"). The result will immediately show up below the search box.
- To run a OneBox command, you may either click the "Go" button or press the "Enter" key.
Feedback
Feel free to send your comments, feature requests, or bug reports to the following address: