Wii Opera browsing demoed.

[ninzel]

http://wii.com/en_US/movies/internetchannel/

After watching that demo,I can't help but wonder what other impacts the Wiimote will have outside of gaming. This could make browsing menus on TV and cable boxes a little easier. Could we see a future with little Wiimote like remotes as standard on all TVs?Maybe if they can shrink the sensor and build it into the TV casing itself.

 

[thatdude90210]

That is pretty cool. It makes browsing on a console actually seem acceptable. One thing I would like to have seen is how they enter text. It's gotta be a virtual keyboard... I just want to see how easy it is to use or if it looks precise.

 

[StefanS]

One thing I would like to have seen is how they enter text. It's gotta be a virtual keyboard... I just want to see how easy it is to use or if it looks precise.

Seconded. Personally I don't real like virtual keyboards. BTW, the could also do writing recognition. But I'd rather have real keyboard, especially since they've put two USB port in Wii.

 

[Corwin_B]

I want to use my DS as a keyboard (or writing pad) for Opera Wii.

 

[StefanS]

I want to use my DS as a keyboard (or writing pad) for Opera Wii.

That's an awesome idea. How could i forget about that. DS writing recognition works like a charm. I am using it almost daily for my J-E dictionary. Nintendo really needs to do that.

 

[[maven]]

DS writing recognition works like a charm. I am using it almost daily for my J-E dictionary.

Please tell me more...

 

[StefanS]

Please tell me more...

About the writing recognition or the Japanese-English dictionary?

EDIT: Sorry, I might be a little thick today...

 

[Arwin]

Why no widescreen support? Strange.

I'm impressed by the browser, not by how it runs or looks on the Wii - that, to me, is showing the limitations of Wii video support. But the browser impresses me with it's full support of everything a modern browser is capable of. That's impressive.

 

[NavNucST3]

I was hoping for voice recognition in the wiimote for web browsing...but also for something like Phoenix Wright for the Wii.

 

[[maven]]

About the writing recognition or the Japanese-English dictionary?

EDIT: Sorry, I might be a little thick today...

I never knew about a J-E dictionary on the DS. Is it homebrew? An official cart?

 

[StefanS]

I never knew about a J-E dictionary on the DS. Is it homebrew? An official cart?

Actually there're 2 cards. Both dictionaries are made by Nintendo themselves.

The first dict is about 1.5 yrs old I think. It's called DS Rakubiki Jiten. It has only support for Hiragana and Katakana and of course the latin alphabet.

The 2nd dict is more or less the update of the first one and a lot more useful. It's called Kanji sono mama Rakubiki Jiten. It has also Kanji recognition. Plus since Nintendo has acquired some writing recognition libraries, the recognition has been improved greatly. It about 30 EURs at the moment (import), so it's really a bargain compared to the pocket dictionaries (PD) of Casio etc. The writing recognition is also a lot faster than the usual keyboarding of the PDs in my experience. Only downside is it more or less aimed at Japanese people learning English than vice versa. E.g. if you want to find the Japanese equivalent of an English vocab (i.e. you want to know what "cat" means in Japanese), you need to know how the kanji is pronounced / or you need to search for the specific kanji as well -thus acquiring the pronounciation.

My recommendation is, If you want to get it, get the Kanji sono mama. It's vastly superior to its predecessor.

I hope that helps. I could give you more details, if you really want.

 

[darkblu]

mightly impressive. though i can see myself spending way more time in the DS opera than in the wii opera.

anyway, two trumbs up, opera/ninty!

 

[PeterT]

Quite impressive. I trust they will add widescreen support before the release? Believe it or not, the browser is one of the reasons I will get a Wii, I often thought it would be nice to be able to quickly look something up on the 'net from the living room. (Which is on the first floor, while all internet capable devices are on the second or third)

The Wii clearly has an interface advantage here. Even the virtual keyboard shouldn't be too painful if they make good use of the Wiimotes' features.

 

[darkblu]

not exactly opera-related, but still part of the 'digital living room' PeterT was talking about above.

Iwata's interview with wii design team members, Volum3: Wii Channels, Part 3 - Wii AS A SHARED SPACE FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Tamaki On top of that, with the Wii Message Board, users can exchange game data or screenshots. E-mail messages can also be exchanged between mobile phones and Wii. Sorry to keep using families for all the examples...! (laughs) But imagine the father is working late at the office. His family can send him messages via Wii from the living room. Then he could reply by sending a photo. We'd like people to think of Wii as allowing them to feel they are connected, in a loose, relaxed way, with their friends and family.


Kuroume With the Wii Message Board, people can see that there are other people out there. It allows friends who might be far apart to be aware of what the other is doing.


Tamaki That's it. We thought that this kind of loose, relaxed connection was ideal. Since the Wii Message Board uses WiiConnect24, that loose connection can be maintained round the clock. I'd love it if users turned on their Wii, just like they turn on the TV, thinking "I wonder if there's anything good on...".

it seems wii message boards may be a good living-room 'datagrams' gateway..