Opera tries to shake up browser industry with Opera Neon, a concept software already available to users for a first try out. Opera Neon, which can be used either on Windows or Macs, it’s an experimental browser: it runs the Opera core code, but with a renovated interface that reminds a futuristic operating system.
Opera Neon ships a transparent overlay: once we run the browser we’ll see our favorites, like bubbles that float onscreen. Clicking on a bubble, we’ll open the website.
The software window doesn’t take up the entire surface of your screen but leaves some space on the right: you can use two different windows side by side, or to resize them to icon size – like they were software. On the left there are many useful tools: a button to get snaps of the current website(s), that saves the screenshots in an ad-hoc gallery – a media player for music and videos, and a download folder.
Video streaming can be moved on pop-out windows, to free up space when you are browsing the web. Tabs and other features feel like actual objects: they weigh, they act naturally when moved, dragged or closed.
Innovative and with a stunning design: it’s a perfect starting point for a new Opera revolution, that has lost ground to Chrome and Firefox. Opera Neon it’s not ready for widespread use, nor as the only browser you’d like to use, but it’s indeed an exciting experience.