Exclusive Video: Hands-On With Opera Unite (It Rocks)

The web is understandably abuzz with chatter by Opera Unite, the technology platform the Norwegian software company unveiled earlier that . It’s an intriguing concept, and it could fundamentally change the way we think about how composition is shared on the Net.

Expect that to be a source of inspiration for other browser makers, hopefully crediting Opera Software for getting that type of innovation jump-started. Or could that effectively cause the company’s desktop browser to gain more traction and as much acclaim as its mobile browser deservedly receives?

I’ve been toying with Opera 10 and the built-in Unite Services for a few hours now, and I like the simplicity of it and the sheer potential for external developers to build more stuff on top of the platform. Bugs and kinks notwithstanding - the product is in a fairly rudimentary state for now and has never been tested on such a large scale before today’s launch - I genuinely think we’re at the start of something supreme here,

but I’ve plus noticed a bit of confusion about what it does and what it is capable of. Fortunately, I got the chance to do a live demo with the folks by at Opera, and they were nice ample to record a video of the session so I could share it with you.

The video is embedded below, and it shows the team analyzing a couple of services but plus features Philip Gronvold (product analyst at Opera) diving a bit deeper into the overall concept of Opera Unite, addressing some of the concerns raised by several citizens in the comment section of our earlier post (mostly about defense, privacy and connectivity).

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