Today the Opera Widgets repository contains over 1,200 widgets for desktop, mobile phones and devices such as ARCHOS portable media players. These widgets include games, news feeds, information widgets for travel and weather, as well as Web developer tools for color pickers, pixel rulers and more. The Opera Widgets SDK makes it even easier to create widgets of various complexity, using known and practiced Web standards, that can run across devices.

“Opera has had the foresight to leverage the Web as a way to deliver content across devices,” says Jill Aldort, Senior Analyst of Consumer Mobility Applications, Yankee Group. “Demand to access information, content, and communities while mobile, is high enough such that having a full Web browsing experience is becoming a requirement for mobile phones and devices. The mobile internet is developing as a platform for application deployment, with widgets enabling improved content syndication. Opera is well positioned to play in this convergence initiative.”

Be heard
Opera Widgets SDK is still in development. We invite your feedback to ensure the final release fits your needs. Learn more and share your thoughts at dev.opera.com.

Availability
Opera Widgets SDK beta is supported by Opera 9.5 and above and is available at: http://www.opera.com/widgets/sdk.