Opera at SXSW

March 14, 2011 · by .ed

SXSW is the abbreviation for South by Southwest, the Music, Film, and Interactive conference and trade show extravaganza held in Austin, Texas annually. The format changes a bit year to year with three major parts overlapping, plus a trade show and lots of networking, interviews, and surprises. This show, more than any other, has a reputation for consuming the city, being very hip, and has a schedule so jam packed with events that barely stay in one spot for more than an hour, 20 hours a day, for the duration of your visit to Austin.

SXSW Interactive

A brave team of Opera employees (our largest to date) has been here in Austin for a few days, skipping meals and fighting fatigue, attending or speaking at panels, meeting with the press, and setting up for the trade show portion, which begins tomorrow.

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The Trade Show

At the trade show, our 600 square foot space is centrally located and features a really nice lounge setup. I'd show you the map, but we did something this year that will pretty much make all maps useless. In fact, I'm sure all other exhibitors will just refer to their own location by where it is in relation to Opera. Here's a teaser photo, taken today that may help to reveal why.

The Opera booth at SXSW will feature...

Opera 11.10 beta (code name: Barracuda).
New Opera Mini and Opera Mobile, also for tablets.
Opera Dragonfly beta.
Food, wine and beer on March 15th, at 4pm.
A few fun surprises.

Stay tuned for more! And if you're at SXSW, stop by, tell me this blog post sent you, and I'll give you some swag right there!

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TamilMonday, March 14, 2011 8:05:50 AM
Samed AyanMonday, March 14, 2011 8:18:46 AM
Zdenko TimulakMonday, March 14, 2011 8:22:36 AM
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ouzowtfMonday, March 14, 2011 11:11:44 AM
MariosMonday, March 14, 2011 12:49:56 PM
opera mobile release? finally!!!
Charles SchlossMonday, March 14, 2011 2:14:29 PM
mohanlalsainiMonday, March 14, 2011 2:21:21 PM
all the best
Ubermensch - HyeonMonday, March 14, 2011 2:51:37 PM
Lushed1Monday, March 14, 2011 3:20:29 PM
Really looking forward to Opera Mini on the iPad.
Cutting SpoonMonday, March 14, 2011 3:38:39 PM
Nice!
Martin SchneiderMonday, March 14, 2011 3:40:38 PM
When comes Opera Mini for bada os?
http://www.facebook.com/OperaForBada
AngelikiMonday, March 14, 2011 4:12:53 PM
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techlawsamMonday, March 14, 2011 5:19:24 PM
I can't wait to see the new browsers than especially opera mobile I hope it gets flash and other goodies. Will it have a redesigned interface like opera mini?
Kai OckendorfMonday, March 14, 2011 5:36:39 PM
Originally posted by samMD:

Will it have a redesigned interface

will we see this in 11.10 beta too? I think it´s time for a redesign
Ronit KumarMonday, March 14, 2011 6:06:59 PM
Originally posted by Ockendorf:

Originally posted by samMD:

Will it have a redesigned interface
will we see this in 11.10 beta too? I think it´s time for a redesign
Opera has already redesigned some aspects like the opera:config pages and Error pages! Speed Dial too has seen improvements! Really looking forward to a superb redesign that would make Firefox Chrome & IE look like a thing of past!
ChirpieMonday, March 14, 2011 6:55:04 PM
Originally posted by Ockendorf:

will we see this in 11.10 beta too? I think it´s time for a redesign
Er, hardly. There was a redesign with 10.5, and other things have been redesigned since. Another redesign now? No thanks.

(Frankly, I find it slightly insulting to suggest that they throw out all their work already.)
TanelTuesday, March 15, 2011 12:20:17 AM
Agree. Whilst the OS X version could use quite a bit of "Macifing" here and there, the overall look and feel of the browser has to be one of the best the market has to offer right now.
Nurudin JauhariTuesday, March 15, 2011 1:16:46 AM
Why.. I want it ...
techlawsamTuesday, March 15, 2011 9:05:48 PM
Im really dying to see the new opera desktop beta and mobile browsers.. lets just skip to the good part
techlawsamTuesday, March 15, 2011 9:07:19 PM
Originally posted by ronitrex:

Opera has already redesigned some aspects like the opera:config pages and Error pages! Speed Dial too has seen improvements! Really looking forward to a superb redesign that would make Firefox Chrome & IE look like a thing of past

I was mainly referring to the Opera Mobile UI..but then remembered opera's vision for a "uniform" look..I suggested maybe the icon be tweaked a bit..
Opera_LDPWednesday, March 16, 2011 1:41:15 AM
Parminder SinghWednesday, March 16, 2011 5:06:57 AM
when will we get new beta of opera mini?
Cutting SpoonWednesday, March 16, 2011 7:11:52 PM
Opera Mobile 11 will have a drastically different UI, at least for tablets. Apparently new Mini for iOS/Android will have similar UI tweaks also. Desktop Opera is only at the refinement state of its current UI.