

Opera on Wii

The Wiimote goes international

The Opera ninja shows you how to download the browser
Warning: frantic Web browsing may endanger wrist straps







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Plus this
By crystal clear on 12/25/2006 1:48:53 AM , Rating: 2
An interview by Forbes with Opera......

Von Tetzchner chatted with recently about what's next for his company..

How do devices like Nintendo's Wii fit into Opera's future?

We see a tremendous opportunity there. People want to be able to utilize devices and get online. I think adding the browser to the game console is the logical next step, and we're delighted to be working with Nintendo. In addition to that, we're doing devices like the Sony mylo, a small communication device that uses Wi-Fi. We're doing set-top boxes for the home. We're doing in-flight entertainment. Basically anything that could have a need to display data. Our goal is to be on a significant number of those.

What's the weirdest device Opera is on?

The bar code reader is a fairly special kind of device. If you visit IBM's (nyse: IBM - news - people ) labs in Austin, Texas, you'll see us on the refrigerator. There's a few more, but I can't actually talk about all of them [laughs].

All those kinds of things that you're not really thinking that it would have a browser. Anything that has a screen--or doesn't even really need a screen. Through our partner IBM, you can talk to the browser and it will talk back. If you want to be using something like this for a car, you definitely don't want to always be looking have to look at a screen. The great thing about the Internet is that you actually can tailor it for different users.


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