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Wii + Warp Pipe = Del.icio.us Tabbed Browsing
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timothy
on Tue Dec 26, 2006 06:01 PM
from the bowl-like-it's-the-year-2077 dept.
from the bowl-like-it's-the-year-2077 dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The folks at Warp Pipe have developed a simple yet useful tabbed browsing interface for the Wii with del.icio.us bookmark integration which makes browsing on the Wii more efficient until the fully realized Opera build hits later next year. The web application does not require registration, this video overviews the interface and feature set in this early release."
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Can it do multitasking? (Score:2)
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Multitasking? No. What you want? Technically Yes. (Score:2)
Currently for any Wii, or Gamecube games you need to save, and Exit out to the home interface to launch the browser. The Virtual Console however, every game I have (9 so far) except Mario64 supports a Suspend function. I pause my game, hit the home menu then punch up the browser. I am still exiting
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Re:What am I missing here? (Score:4, Funny)
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Why would anyone want to try to use a webbrowser on your TV at 480p rez - that sounds just painful.
You know, I see headline along the lines of "XYZ now more useful" or "ABC more fun" and I'm sure if slashdot readers have nothing of substance to say, then they'll post a bunch of "hey XYZ is useless anyway" or "ABC sucks!" posts.
And guess what, it's exactly the case.
What's the moral of the story? Anyone can be a n
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I'm one of the guys who likes convergence quite a lot. I like the fact that my PS3 can surf the web and I certainly wouldn't begrudge Wii fans having the same opportunity. But it's about time for the people who have a Wii to make a decision whether they like theis functionality or not. If they think this is cool, maybe they could take just a mome
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But the difference here is that it is by no means a major selling point, or something very much hyped by Nintendo. The fact is, all the concentration in both marketting, and I'm guessing, to a certain degree, in design, was in game oriented development. The problem is that Sony is trying to sell there system as "Not just a video game console", which is sort of a slap in the face of the gaming community. Also, one also has to wonder whether the high concentration in additional features could have taken away
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This I don't understand. People have said similar things about the PSP but I can't quite figure out how this other stuff actually takes away from gaming. The PSP is a fine gaming machine, with(now) plenty of very cool games. It has a great display and plenty of horsepower, and the developers are making great use of it. Some people don't like the controls
Quite a bit, it seems (Score:2)
Are you kidding me? For months, every time a press person would ask a Sony exec about their new game console, the exec would snarf and say something along the lines of, "It's not a game console, its an entertainment center!" I (and many others) took that (and I think rightfully so) to mean that "game consoles are for kids, what we're doing here is FAR above that". I don't think you have to read too much into it to get that out of it, they practically said it themselves. If that isn't a slap in the face of t
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You could say the same thing about Nintendo. Nobody asked them to make the Wiimote, then to build their whole console around it. Nobody asked them to think of moms and little kids and everyone else in their game design. It just so happens it turned out pretty well so everyone is very happy.
Nobody asked Sony to turn the PS3 into a media center.... whoa! wait! Strike that. We did. We ask them when we praised them for t
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Adding a browser to the wii doesn't seem to have much of a cost as far as I can see. It probably cut into Ni
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BluRay is another matter entirely, but adding the MP3, digital video and web browsing functionality added little or nothing to the price of the PS3. That's one of the big reasons I like those features so much. Why not use what you have to it's fullest capabilities if there's no other downside?
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Even if Nintendo changed their mind and decided to make the browser permanently free I doubt it would
Re: Opera for Devices is not Free. (Score:2)
Ok, just to be clear, Nintendo Pays Opera for the browser. It is not Nintendo Charging for it. They are the publisher and get a cut, but Opera sells their product through Nintendo, just like Sega sells Sonic through Nintendo. Nintendo is paying for these upfront as a promotion to encourage early adoption.
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But it's faster and better at checking weather than my regular browser. Sold!
Re:Weather Channel Rocks. (Score:2)
Agreed. I travel alot, and I find the Globe interface (and 5 day forcast cached for my country) to be Quick, intuitive, and Hella Useful. Hopefully the News Channel will help me track stuff like Flight delays...
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Getting to "weather.com" is about the same speed. However, once I'm there, my browser takes a couple of seconds to refresh a page, while the Wii lets me scroll the planet around.
It really is a better interface than anything I've seen online.
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Example: Computer: Squeeze side mouse buttons. Dashboard pops up with weather applet. Total time: 1-2 sec. Wii: Wake Wii up. Figure out where to aim Wiimote to have it appear on screen. Point at weather, and push A. Time: 30 sec (?)
If you are adding in the Wii boot time into the speed it takes to Check Weather, then you need to include the time it takes you to boot your computer into the e
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On the other hand, if I wanted to leave the Wii in standby, I could.
Still must compare Apples to Apples... (Score:2)
True; but to compare the 2 you need to compare the same modes (go Apples to Apples), otherwise you are tainting the results.
Computer Off + Wii Off. Turn them both on, with the purpose of checking weather.
Computer On + Wii On. While both at "Main menu" (Desktop) check weather.
Computer in Standby Mode + Wii in Standby mode. "Wake" them both, with the purpose of checking weather.
Computer in Screen S
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Re: Scroll Button and the Lappy together at last.. (Score:2)