06-29-2006, 03:55 PM
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As I?m sure many of you are already aware, alternative Internet browser specialist Opera is bringing a version of its portable browser to the Nintendo DS.
Nintendo has recently updated their DS web browser site, which consists primarily of Japanese text and images. If you manage to translate the site and scroll to the FAQ section, you will then be confronted with all the features you can expect to see implemented into the DS browser.
It currently looks as if there were plenty of pros and a couple of cons on Opera?s part whilst developing the browser for a machine such as the DS. Some of the positive aspects stated on the website is the machine?s touch screen interface, combined with the touch sensitive stylus controls, which combined will make browsing the web a pleasant and hassle-free experience for the user.
By using the stylus you can scroll between web pages until your heart's content, and for typing in text for any URLs etc., you can either write them out via the Ds?s touch screen, or you can take advantage of the in-built keyboard which pops up on screen. Though unfortunately it?s not all good news, as it soon becomes apparent that there were quite a few sacrifices made on Opera?s part whilst developing the web browser for the Nintendo DS.
The sacrifices that are mentioned mainly comprise of the browser being unable to support both Flash animations, or the downloading of PDF documents, which will be a blow for anyone intent of doing some serious web surfing with the system. Another downside to developing the web browser for the DS is that machine won't be able to support either video or sound. So Opera won't be able to provide the all-around multimedia experience the web currently offers users. But without lingering on the negative aspects too much, it looks as if the browser is currently shaping up very nicely. And if anyone can make an enjoyable web experience for the user then it?s certainly the guys and girls at Opera.
Nintendo has recently updated their DS web browser site, which consists primarily of Japanese text and images. If you manage to translate the site and scroll to the FAQ section, you will then be confronted with all the features you can expect to see implemented into the DS browser.
It currently looks as if there were plenty of pros and a couple of cons on Opera?s part whilst developing the browser for a machine such as the DS. Some of the positive aspects stated on the website is the machine?s touch screen interface, combined with the touch sensitive stylus controls, which combined will make browsing the web a pleasant and hassle-free experience for the user.
By using the stylus you can scroll between web pages until your heart's content, and for typing in text for any URLs etc., you can either write them out via the Ds?s touch screen, or you can take advantage of the in-built keyboard which pops up on screen. Though unfortunately it?s not all good news, as it soon becomes apparent that there were quite a few sacrifices made on Opera?s part whilst developing the web browser for the Nintendo DS.
The sacrifices that are mentioned mainly comprise of the browser being unable to support both Flash animations, or the downloading of PDF documents, which will be a blow for anyone intent of doing some serious web surfing with the system. Another downside to developing the web browser for the DS is that machine won't be able to support either video or sound. So Opera won't be able to provide the all-around multimedia experience the web currently offers users. But without lingering on the negative aspects too much, it looks as if the browser is currently shaping up very nicely. And if anyone can make an enjoyable web experience for the user then it?s certainly the guys and girls at Opera.
