Ironbox.com - Build and Deploy Web Apps

The Ironbox is an application building platform. One of the first things you’ll notice is that Ironbox employs boxes which look like regular windows but are more versatile: they can be resized and moved around, and dragged. The Ironbox also uses a tray, essentially a bar with icons, as its main command center. The tray too can be moved and manipulated to your liking. All this versatility is geared for seamless application running. Of course as there currently are less than what one could call a gaggle of apps written for Ironbox, you can use it to play with most generic web applications. These can be ported in or adapted with little to no effort. For instance you can bring in Yahoo Maps. Ironbox is ideal for web developers.

“Ironbox is a front-end platform to help build and deploy Web applications. It is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that hosts Web applications in a desktop environment entirely contained within and run by a browser. This is the Ironbox desktop.”

The potential uses for Ironbox are many. It can be used as a thin client to replace out of date hardware. While they don’t have hard drives the graphical performance is good, and Firefox runs quickly. It can be used as a portable desktop accessible wherever there’s a web connection. Ironbox is versatile and it’s free too.

Will Ironbox catch on? Would the non-tech savvy find some use for it? While it’s interesting to browse and explore, most people wouldn’t know what to do with it. Would web developers find it interesting?