Opera Software has launched Cats, the first web browser tailor-made for cats.
Cats by Opera is based on a concept of removing buttons and other obstacles to an efficient feline-first web. Just as in Coast by Opera, navigation is done almost completely on gestures and buttons are large and easy to interact with.
Cats by Opera project brings more innovation through the internet cat-flap door:
TongueTouch: Interface optimized to respond on the slightest of screen licks, for easy scrolling.
PawPredict: Intelligent interpretation of internet addresses and searches as entered by our feline friends, translating addresses such as “34lkr34tottttt4<<<....uuuu” into “www.catnip4u.com” when walking all over the iPad keyboard.
Catimized Speed Dial: Cats by Opera features easy-to-click Speed Dial buttons, an Opera Software invention, with quick access to selected cat content or for easy shortcuts to your cats’ own favourite sites.
“This is a totally unexplored technology area, where Opera Software can be a first mover. A high-cAtRPU cat market such as UK has more than ten million cats, according to the 2006 UK Cat census. In the end, does it really matter who or what the consumer is? For me, the most interesting content on the internet is made by animals, especially cats. They create some fantastic videos on YouTube. This is a big opportunity for us to get a lot more users. A hairy project, but very doable,” says Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software.
The prototype of Cats by Opera is almost finished.
