Google's new voice search

Google has released Voice search for desktop PCs.  All you need is Google Chrome 11 or higher and microphone.  Voice search can speed up the time it takes to find what you're looking for, especially if your search term is long such as "Magento developers and search engine optimisation in West Sussex" and your typing speed is slow.

Voice search also has an advantage when you're struggling over the spelling of crepuscule or sesquipedalian. It may also be helpful when your hands are otherwise occupied such as cooking or knitting!

If search by voice is not appropriate perhaps the new search by image feature will help.  Simply drag an image from a webpage or the desktop into the search box and Google will do the rest