Deadpreacher Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I had a Wii for awhile now that i got for my Wife. Well i told her it had a internet Web browers of some kind on it. Anyways when we first got it we couldn't find it anywhere. After a month we go back and relook for it and find it in the MP for 500 points. So i start asking around with all my friends i know that got one and they all said that they had it for free. So ok, i go back look again only thing there for internet Web cost 500 points. Look online at wii.com and they even say 500 points! Anyways i know afew of you guys got one here at GR.net and would like to know. Did you guys pay for it or was it free? Is there a free version one out there besides the 500 point one? Or did we get screwed and got the Wii to late that its no longer free!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I believe the Opera web browser was initially released for free, as a beta offering. Once the beta ended, Nintendo began charging for the browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpreacher Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 I was afraid of that. Thanks Dannik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetforce Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I picked up a Wii day before yesterday and sure enough the browser is 500 points. Sony - 1, Nintendo - 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Yeh, I'm like you mate, if I had checked it out when I first bought the wii, I'd have it for free. I left it so late to hook up to the home network, I gotta pay for it now. The thing is though, why the heck would anyone want to browse the web via the wii? If you have wifi, it's a fair bet there's a PC in the house, wouldn't it be kind of like watching a movie on betamax when you have a BluRay DVD player sitting there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetforce Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Yeh, I'm like you mate, if I had checked it out when I first bought the wii, I'd have it for free. I left it so late to hook up to the home network, I gotta pay for it now. The thing is though, why the heck would anyone want to browse the web via the wii? If you have wifi, it's a fair bet there's a PC in the house, wouldn't it be kind of like watching a movie on betamax when you have a BluRay DVD player sitting there? Usually in the living room I browse the web with the PS3. I have a wireless KB/built in mouse touch pad on the side - it's a Logitech Mediaboard. But the Wii allows you to view most imbeded videos. Often my wife is on our main PC so I am down to using my OQO or PSP via WiFi or hardlining it with the PS3 or Wii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Often my wife is on our main PC so I am down to using my OQO or PSP via WiFi or hardlining it with the PS3 or Wii. Wow, you got an OQO? I'd love to hear your impressions about this Ultra/subnotebook PC platform (speed, ease of use, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 If you've got a browser on your wii you can use the tversity media server software to stream movies to your wii too, so if you didnt buy a 360 you can still do media streaming even if it is a bit more involved to get it running http://www.tversity.com/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetforce Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Often my wife is on our main PC so I am down to using my OQO or PSP via WiFi or hardlining it with the PS3 or Wii. Wow, you got an OQO? I'd love to hear your impressions about this Ultra/subnotebook PC platform (speed, ease of use, etc.) I have the original model of the OQO. I picked one up when we were looking at using them professionaly. I have three words for you. Battery, Battery, battery. My kingdom for a battery. The original OQO is loaded with XP Pro. The newer models have Vista. I actually like the OQO. I have a small foldout keybord for it. Although the AC power in, USB, and firewire plugs are on it, a device cable comes with it and you can hook anything to it such as KBM, Monitor, LAN, etc. It has WiFi built in. I carry it and then use a USB thumbdrive to hotdock data. The screen slides up and the built in keypad allows you to type at a speed that will burn any Blackberry in town. It has a small nub with left and right click buttons beside it that works as a mouse and it works quite well. People are surprised when they realize it isn't a PDA, it is a computer with a HDD and a full office suite. And it is small enough to carry in it's case like a PDA. I go back to my only issue and that is the worthless battery built for the thing. Unless you are just using it for office work and want to wait for it to boot up like any computer, you have to carry it in the sleep mode so you can pop it out at a moments notice and use the built in stylus. BTW, the screen has stylus float senstivity so you don't have to actually touch the screen but just float the stylus above it. Using the sleep mode burns down the battery in no time. And the batteries wear out and go bad rapidly. Especially the original ones. I purchased a new battery just 3-4 months ago. From what I have seen at work with the new models, they solved the poor battery performance with them (new models) and even offer a new model with a solid state drive which really saves power. The new model also has a new sleep mode which seems to save as well. It isn't blazing fast. My model has a 1.1 Ghz Transmeta processor but it get's the job done. It actually moves pretty quick once booted up and the newer models have more memory and work great. It is very functional and handles everything a full notebook will except 3D apps - no gaming ha ha. But it does other multimedia just fine and with the codecs I installed such as Divx and Xvid it handles any media file. I have even conducted non classified briefs brief with it and had Colonels gawking. It meets the DoD standards for computer storage for classified info. It is very solid, very well built with nothing cheap about it. Personally I don't think the price is that bad either. My final verdict is were it not for the battery the damn thing is the Hercules of devices. I travel with it and just have to take an AC adapter even on short trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Wow, those look very cool, I'd never heard of an oqo before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetforce Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 http://www.oqo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 My final verdict is were it not for the battery the damn thing is the Hercules of devices. I travel with it and just have to take an AC adapter even on short trips. Thanks for the thorough and detailed review HF! I've never met anyone who's owned one of these, and when I first heard about them they sounded like they would be another triumph of industrial design. I'm not sure how true it is, but Wikipedia says OQO was founded by the creators of the 'TiBook' Powerbook G4 after Apple refused to let them develop a Model 1-like mobile Macintosh, prompting much of OQO's original staff to leave Apple and found OQO. Batteries are the bane of any laptop - I've only seen one laptop where the battery still held a decent charge after one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetforce Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 My final verdict is were it not for the battery the damn thing is the Hercules of devices. I travel with it and just have to take an AC adapter even on short trips. Thanks for the thorough and detailed review HF! I've never met anyone who's owned one of these, and when I first heard about them they sounded like they would be another triumph of industrial design. I'm not sure how true it is, but Wikipedia says OQO was founded by the creators of the 'TiBook' Powerbook G4 after Apple refused to let them develop a Model 1-like mobile Macintosh, prompting much of OQO's original staff to leave Apple and found OQO. Batteries are the bane of any laptop - I've only seen one laptop where the battery still held a decent charge after one year. Initially DoD couldn't buy any of them because some of the items were manufactured in a restricted country. So they moved shop. They seem to have done a better job with the new model as far as the battery is concerned. And I agree on laptop batteries in general. The good is the newer Panasonic Toughbook 19 and 30 series have a decent battery in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Is that the little PC that you were testing that fits in your pocket HF? That thing was very neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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