Opera Software has announced “Medium-Screen Rendering” (MSR) technology similar to its Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology for rendering Web content on small displays. While SSR targets mobile phones and other sub-VGA displays, MSR targets PDAs in landscape mode and low-resolution TV displays, saving users from scrolling… or zooming while preserving style and structure.

According to Opera, MSR has already been delivered to several vendors that will announce products using MSR “in the near future.”

Opera asserts that most Web pages are designed for displays at least 800 pixels wide. Like SSR, MSR identifies the Web page's content and adapts elements individually to fit on smaller screens, leaving original fonts, colors, design, and style “virtually untouched.”

“It's part of Opera's vision to give users access to their favorite Web sites no matter what device they are using,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera software ASA. “From our experience with SSR we also know that both users and the industry want full Web access on their devices. That's a big part of the reason why you can now find Opera on handsets from Nokia, Motorola, Sony, Ericsson, Kyocera, Sharp, Sendo, and BenQ. Getting access to compelling Web content enhances the user experience, drives pick-up of hardware, as well as increases operators' data revenues per user.”

Screenshots of MSR are available on Opera's Website.

 
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