By Espen André Øverdahl.
Monday, 20. October 2008, 09:15:41
widgets, developers, x-widgets challenge, contest
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Opera is challenging developers to create cross-device widgets or “X-Widgets” that can be used on both mobile phones and PC/Mac computers.
An example of an X-Widget might be a shopping list you keep both on your computer and mobile phone. That way you can update it whenever and never lose track of what you need to pick up at the store. Another could be a simple game that you can play on your computer, then pause it, and continue on your mobile phone – perfect when you are going for a high score. One more could be an online auction widget, where you could follow an auction both at home and on the go, and bid right up to the last minute!
Cash prizes galore!
Opera is stepping up and awarding generous cash prizes for the best overall X-Widgets submitted.
- 1st prize: $5000
- 2nd prize $2000
- 3rd prize $1000
In addition you can win t-shirts and $50 Amazon gift cards if you're one of the first 20 qualified entrants. The best weekly widget will be rewarded with a $300 Amazon gift card.
If your X-Widget is among our top picks, we will promote it on widgets.opera.com and you might also find it bundled in our next widget product release!
Sweet! How do I get started?
Just read the full post in the widgets blog. Giddy up! 
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Saturday, 1. December 2007, 20:19:54
winners, widgets, advent, calendar
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This post will be updated with winners of our Christmas Advent Calendar.
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Wednesday, 28. November 2007, 18:06:09
winners, widgets, contest, prizes
The talented developers who'll receive goodie-bags are:
It's great to see new developers and users on My Opera take initiative, but also to win prizes! It also goes to show that anyone can win!
A very good Widget we want to spotlight for week #4 is Project Velt 2.2 by gyrobo. 
We would also like to add a small thank you note about the worthy cause of raising awareness about homeless issues, with this widget: Homeless not hopeless.
calsbert is a new user, but he hasn't held back. As soon as he joined, he translated the Artist's Sketchbook for Grafio. Albert sure seems like a great guy! 
December is just around the corner, along with a bigger competition with an even bigger prize. We won't say what it is just yet, but it's coming. All widgets uploaded now are eligible for the grand prize.
We'll fill you in on more details in a while... but for now, all you need to do is — make a great widget!
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Wednesday, 27. December 2006, 13:01:06
elves at Opera, prizes, widgets, snow
We're getting warmed up for the holidays here in Oslo, and nothing feels better than giving. With our
"Win a Wii with Opera Wiidgets" contest we pick a winner every third day who will receive an Opera goodie bag.
| When |
Who |
Widget |
Why |
| Dec 18th |
Xexor |
Opera Snow |
Good, clean code. Pleasing aesthetics. Fitting theme. |
| Dec 21st |
Jiraffus |
Lingvo |
Widget made with good, clean code. He also took help from the widget resources. |
| Dec 25th |
Ja002H |
MyTV |
Shows TV listings for almost any service in the US. Good animations. Very configurable. |
| Dec 28th |
krzychoocpp |
Video Manager |
Flash Video search Widget from Google, YouTube and metacafe |
| Jan 1st |
gaq |
cqsoft.com.ar infocenter |
Good use of animations, nice menu, several feeds and lots of information |
| Jan 4th |
magnus.an |
iLike |
Find websites other Opera-users like and share your favourite websites with the world. |
| Jan 8th |
Shoust |
My Opera Explorer |
Rich features. Innovative. Blog posting, file explorer and statisics on your My Opera account. |
| Jan 11th |
Skid94 |
PaxKel Radio Widget |
Allows PaxKel listeners to view current song's album cover. Entertainment RSS feed also provided. |
| Jan 23rd |
The winners of the Nintendo Wii and DS Lite are revealed. |
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Wednesday, 20. September 2006, 12:48:43
style guide, t-shirts, widgets, frontpage
Want to get your hands on the hot new Opera Widgets t-shirt? Just submit a widget this week that follows the new
Opera Widgets Style Guide. That's right...every widget author who uploads a widget that conforms to the style guidelines will get a t-shirt mailed straight to them. All widgets that make it to the new widgets list after we review them will be eligible.
And don't forget to tune in for our next widget Web Q&A on Thursday from 5 to 6:30 PM CET over on
#webapps.
By Brian J..
Tuesday, 9. May 2006, 19:54:32
widgets, opera, prizes
Our earlier widget competition at The Gathering went off so well, we just HAD to start another one. We had some truly amazing entries and we felt terrible that not everyone could win. Well, if you've missed your chance at that last competition, you now have a bunch of new chances to win stuff.
The fine people at
Think Geek have even hooked us up with some sweet prizes.
The top prize is actually sooo good, we just can't tell you what it is yet (doesn't suspense just KILL you?)
For more information and rules on how to enter, head on over to the
Opera Widgets blog.
By Brian J..
Monday, 10. April 2006, 14:42:17
competition, contest, free stuff, win stuff
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It's been a while since we've had any big competitions. We're now making up for that! We've had a number of great sponsors help us out in creating one amazing gaming machine. So here's the important news:
- Prize - A high end gaming machine
- To enter - Create a widget and email it to widgetcomp@opera.com
- To win - We will select the best widget
- Deadline - The winner will be announced on April 16th, so hurry!
To find more specific details of this competition and updates, please visit the
official widget blog.
WIDGETIZE