Opera Browser Beta Adds Voice, More

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."

Voice Output

[andreMA]

So now we can hear the fat lady sing?

Re:Voice Output

[Anonymous Coward]

Who, Oprah?

And the countdown begins

[vcv]

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?

Get Opera got to Slashdot.org by voice..

[Orm]

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

Re:And the countdown begins

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Output?

[Cantide]

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...

Re:They should fix things instead of adding crap.

[oliverthered]

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

Voice Output?

[bfandreas]

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.

Thanks to fatboy slim - I already know :)

[Anonymous Coward]

Guess what happened when I had this song [video-c.co.uk] playing loud and accidentally flipped the IBM Via Voice :)

Sadly I already moderated on this discussion - AC

Re:Gmail Support

[Lotharjade]

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

not sure view on the other thing.