Comments on: Opera Web browser cartridge to be sold for Nintendo games machine; e-books next?

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:00:09 +0000

Hi, I just downloaded the latest Opera. Which tages are you having problems with? I can’t promise a solution–browers have their own Towre of eBabel–but I’ll take a look if you’re more specific. Thanks. David

By: Vinod wankhade

Vinod wankhade — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:20:55 +0000

hello Sir,
I want to know that some tags like and are not working in my webpage in opera which are working on Internet Explorer.
can u tell why these tags are not working? Is there any alternative tag for and in the opera and mozilla web browser because I want to compatable my web page on all the browser.

Thanks a lot

By: Dan Jackson

Dan Jackson — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:41:25 +0000

The DS itself does not have any kind of storage, nor does it have any standard memory card slots. The Opera browser for DS consists of both a DS and a GBA cartridge, which have to be used at the same time. The purpose of the GBA cartridge has not been made entirely clear but it is allegedly a memory expansion pack to allow the proper operation of Opera. Unlike the PSP, the DS also has no method of connecting to a PC, so in order for ebooks to be possible on the machine, some sort of GBA-cartridge-to-flash-memory adaptor would be needed. Devices of this type do already exist, for the purpose of running “homebrew” applications and games on the DS, but it’s not known whether these would be suitable for use with Opera.

It’s clear, however, that of the two devices, the DS is likely to be the superior one for web browsing, since it has by far the better onscreen keyboard, and also Opera’s small-screen rendering techniques are likely much more refined than those used by the NetFront technology that presumably inhabits the PSP’s browser, due to Opera’s greater experience with mobile devices.

By: Ayrkain

Ayrkain — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:18:49 +0000

These do run the Brain Age software, which includes a module that asks you to read a passage from classic literature aloud. That particular software also changes the orientation, so that you're holding the sides as top and bottom.

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:34:04 +0000

Hey, Branko. I’m not gonna go there . So what are your other thoughts on the machine for e-book purposes? Thanks. David

By: Branko Collin

Branko Collin — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:31:58 +0000

Which literacy boosters loathe game machines as enemy hardware?