Wii + Warp Pipe = Del.icio.us Tabbed Browsing

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."

ahh warp pipe

These guys are always doing some good stuff. I was excited when I saw their double dash network piece, and now they're doing some good stuff on the wii. The build of opera currently on the wii definitely could still use some work (i know it's beta, but there's no feedback piece to make this known).

Wrong site

You must be new here. (This ain't boingboing)

Just one thing

I notice the tab bar and all that doesn't actually stick at the top with you. Did they do that on purpose or is that just the way the Wii Opera browser works? If they did that on purpose that would seem a bit silly...you don't want your browsing controls to go away when you scroll down the page. Is it a framed page and the Wii browser simply ignores that and scrolls down or something? It would make much more sense to have a frame thats always there so you can quickly switch between tabs and whatnot whenever you want like the real Opera.

Either way though, its pretty damn cool. :)

Can it do multitasking?

I don't own a Wii, so here a simple question: Can the Wii do multitasking so that I could use the browser to look up a walkthrough while the game is running/paused in the background? Or do I have to quit the whole game to launch the browser as on the PSP?

Re:What am I missing here?

The browser is not for us, silly. The browser is for the Miis so that they'll have something to do when they're not playing Wii Tennis. You do need to be wary of spyware and viruses though, my Mii likes to go to some pretty raunchy websites, and he'll install anything they ask him to.

Re:What am I missing here?

And yet we are hearing more about webbrowsers and weather stuff on the Wii than actual Wii games?
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 negative sissy, but it doesn't mean you gotta be. Take the news for what it is: Wii browsing made easier. Noone forces you to browse on your Wii, noone forces you even to own a Wii.

Re:What am I missing here?

The weather stuff utterly kicks ass. I mean, I got the system for games, I play games on it...

But it's faster and better at checking weather than my regular browser. Sold!

Re:What am I missing here?

Google video/youtube/etc don't look nearly as painful on my standard-def TV.

Re: Scroll Button and the Lappy together at last..

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