Opera Browser for E-Readers , JooJoo Tablet, iPad, etc

Opera Browser for E-Readers , JooJoo Tablet, iPad, etc

I think the group of people with E-Readers and that have wi-fi capability and can browse the web need a better browser than just a "basic" browser which the nook got. But not just the nook I think mostly or all E-Readers should enjoy the Opera Browser.


Now onto the iPad, Opera Browser needs to come on the iPad as well (I dont know if there is a iPad version cooking or not..or the current Opera Mini for iPhone can work perfectly on the iPad as well)

Lastly the JooJoo Tablet (a.k.a crunchpad) Which also needs the light of the Opera Browser on its 11.6 inch screen. I think Opera Browser can easily be ported on the platform and will do wonders for the tablet as well.

Opera Mini is already on the iPad. I do not know about the other tablets and readers but I'll let Opera figure out what devices to go for next.

E-readers are still bleeding edge. That is another generation with more features will be coming out. It is a waste to presently make software for a e-reader platform that is not yet stable or mature.

Way to over-generalize It's a waste for <i>Opera</i> (or similar company)... but, not a waste <i>entirely</i> for anyone...

But, It can't really hurt to play around... not "officially" do anything, but if some of the devs are trying in their spare time, that's good... keeps Opera somewhat up-to-speed if they ever do take it more seriously.

However, web browsers on E-Readers is a serious case of feature-creep... tablets fine... they started off as "computers", but browsers on E-Readers is like a weather widget on your calculator, tha f**k for?...lol. Sure it would be good for shopping for other books (looking up authors, reviews, etc outside of whatever service it already uses)... but once you start adding web browsers, and chat client, etc... soon enough there will be 2GHz dual core "E-Readers" with 128MB video card etc...

That depends on whether you see the current e-readers more as a type of low-energy display or more as a device with limited function. The name of course leans toward the latter interpretation, but that needn't affect the display part.

Originally posted by Vectronic:

but once you start adding web browsers, and chat client, etc... soon enough there will be 2GHz dual core "E-Readers" with 128MB video card etc...

not to far..

To be effective e-readers will need to have much of the same capability of todays laptops. When I read, I need the ability to copy, paste and cross reference and save articles to my data base. For my use the reader needs to be a research tool, otherwise it is a waste of my time, and I need to stick with the laptop. The third generation of e-readers will come out with processors and the computing power similar to todays laptops. Just as the desk top due to it's over size is being largely replaced by note books. The lap top is at the point that what inside can and will be put in a smaller box. The smaller box is the e-reader. It is a waste of time and resources and demoralizing to have software engineers to start designing a browser for a platform that will be obsolete before the project is completed.

Originally posted by grysmn:

For my use the reader needs to be a research tool, otherwise it is a waste of my time, and I need to stick with the laptop.

That's a good point, but for us the e-reader is mostly a tool used while traveling to avoid the weight and size that even just a few books take.

Originally posted by grysmn:

It is a waste of time and resources and demoralizing to have software engineers to start designing a browser for a platform that will be obsolete before the project is completed.

eh not for the too distant future

Originally posted by DanielHendrycks:

Opera Mini is already on the iPad. ...

AFAIK Opera mini is on the iPhone only. Fake resize does not really make a native iPad app. Although, I am guessing it wouldn't take much more than a recompile (reshuffling of UI) to make it awesome.

Given the number of iPads that have been sold (and other devices to come....) it's still surprising that Opera didn't make an official communication concerning the porting of Opera to those devices...
IMHO It will need more than a recompile if they want to take all the advantages of the tactile platform environment...
I easily imagine a way to Browse between pages with just a finger slide (left/right and up/down on arrays of opened web pages....)
There is a lot to implement here....though It may not take that long to build the port...
If they want to grab some users they should make it as fast as possible and at least give us a release date...!

sure the opera mini dont really use the ipad capability's and look very poor, Im opera fan from years and use on all my computers and also with iphone but not on ipad. Hope they come soon with something decent to stay the best browser !
Will be happy to hear something from them asap...

thanks to opera team to make suck a great soft

Originally posted by vickyoperafan:

it's still surprising that Opera didn't make an official communication concerning the porting of Opera to those devices...

CEO of Opera said it was the next natural step to make one for the iPad.

Originally posted by DanielHendrycks:

Originally posted by vickyoperafan:

it's still surprising that Opera didn't make an official communication concerning the porting of Opera to those devices...

CEO of Opera said it was the next natural step to make one for the iPad.

Daniel, I see you've returned to the forums.

btw, last i checked apple said they have different program approval rules for the iPad. So I'm not quite sure if the browser would be adopted so quickly. I mean, just look at how long it took to get Opera on the iPhone

Originally posted by Muttsfan:

So I'm not quite sure if the browser would be adopted so quickly. I mean, just look at how long it took to get Opera on the iPhone

Do you know if it takes longer for iPad apps to be approved than iPhone apps?

Originally posted by DanielHendrycks:

Do you know if it takes longer for iPad apps to be approved than iPhone apps?

Well Steve's hardball approach to working with 3rd party developers is probably going to present a challenge. Mostly it's just an haphazard estimate on my part, mostly do to the difficulties Opera had originally and Apple's track record on such things. Apple seems to function like a government bureaucracy nowadays, especially when it comes to approving things like 3rd party programs. Sad really, considering Jobs was once a hippie and hated such companies

Originally posted by Muttsfan:

Sad really, considering Jobs was once a hippie and hated such companies

When was that exactly?...lol, 1962? Steve Job's has always been about business, Steve Wozniak was/is the "hippy"/geek who was just interested in computers.

Originally posted by Vectronic:

Originally posted by Muttsfan:

Sad really, considering Jobs was once a hippie and hated such companies

When was that exactly?...lol, 1962? Steve Job's has always been about business, Steve Wozniak was/is the "hippy"/geek who was just interested in computers.

I don't know, that's what I've heard in pop-culture. I guess the hippie image was just one more of his selling points

Originally posted by Muttsfan:

Originally posted by DanielHendrycks:

Originally posted by vickyoperafan:

it's still surprising that Opera didn't make an official communication concerning the porting of Opera to those devices...

CEO of Opera said it was the next natural step to make one for the iPad.

...
btw, last i checked apple said they have different program approval rules for the iPad. So I'm not quite sure if the browser would be adopted so quickly. I mean, just look at how long it took to get Opera on the iPhone

Well, the 'night browser', Mercury and Atom are already approved on the iPad (and available in the AppStore), I don't see why opera wouldn't be...

strangely i believe a month or two i made this post opera had a press release that they will indeed develop browsers for e-readers and other devices..either i give good ideas or the time i speak and opera acts is really has high chances of coincidence