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Opera Browser Beta Adds Voice, More

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the got-a-new-attitude dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an article at DesktopLinux.com, the first public beta of Opera 8 is available for free download. It adds voice input/output and a host of other niceties. Key new features include improved RSS handling, fit to window or paper width, a start-bar for easy access to the most commonly used functions, and automatic update checks. The beta release supports Windows only, but a general release is scheduled for early 2005. Opera and IBM have partnered on XHTML+Voice (X+V) technology for several years, co-announcing a Multimodal Browser and Toolkit early in 2003."

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  1. Voice Output by andreMA · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now we can hear the fat lady sing?

    1. Re:Voice Output by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Who, Oprah?

  2. And the countdown begins by vcv · · Score: 5, Funny

    T minus 3 posts until Firefox is mentioned. T minus 5 posts until Opera not being free is mentioned T minus 10 posts until someone calls Opera bloated. Anyone want in on a pool?

    1. Re:And the countdown begins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      T minus 3 posts until Firefox is mentioned. Uhm, didn't you just mention firefox? So, you were wrong! What do I win? Oh nothing? Damn.

  3. Get Opera got to Slashdot.org by voice.. by Orm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Start Opera, and start saying:
    "double-u, double-u, double-u, dot, slashdot, no.. wait... backspace, backspace, slashDOT, nooo, backspace, backspace, SLASHDOT!! NOOO, ARGHHH"

  4. Output? by Cantide · · Score: 5, Funny

    It adds voice input/output

    I can't let you go to that URL, Dave.

    I know you and Frank were planning to change to Firefox, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.

    Et Cetera...

  5. Re:They should fix things instead of adding crap. by oliverthered · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bookmarks, down, down, down, up, down ,up ,down, up, down, yes,yes,yes.

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    thank God the internet isn't a human right.
  6. Voice Output? by bfandreas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ummm. Do they plan to have voice output in that thing?
    If so I think I'm terribly afraid. Just imagine what happens if your browser gets hijacked by less savoury sites.

    HOT XXX PRETEEN SLUTS is bad enough as a pop-up.
    And the cavernous echoes that come with the goatse guy. Shudder.

    --
    20 minutes into the future
  7. Thanks to fatboy slim - I already know :) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Guess what happened when I had this song playing loud and accidentally flipped the IBM Via Voice :)

    Sadly I already moderated on this discussion - AC

  8. Re:Gmail Support by Lotharjade · · Score: 2, Funny

    ahem... WA-HOO!!! Thats for the Gmail support.

    not sure view on the other thing.

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