Will browsing with Skyfire be smooth?

[redsrule2500]

Skyfire.com shows the HTC Kaiser as a device browsing with the new skyfire browser...allowing imbedded flash and video! (on the product page)

I find it hard to believe that the kaiser could graphically handle this. Anyone else? I really hope so though, looks like the best browser hands down!!!

[En_croute]

It's probably a thin client browser, hence the 100% compatabilty, and full site rendering as opposed to a "mobile" version.

Stolen from Engadet Readers' Comments on SkyFire.....

"I believe (and this is pure guess-work) that this program is working like the PSP-PS3 browser, ie. that the browser is actually running remotely and that the Phone is more a VNC interface, otherwise I can't figure out how it could do so much, also that would explain the long privacy disclaimer. I (unfortunately) can't believe that such a browser could be built ground-up natively on the WM platform, when even Safari, Opera, Minimo haven't been able to include such functionality. Again, this is how you get Flash support on the PSP's optimized browser, so it makes sense imho."

The disclaimer, if you hadn't read it explains that every site is logged, which would make sense - as it's their server actually browsing the web -Great idea, looking forward to a UK beta.

[Boinng]

This is what I've heard - everything is rendered and compressed by their servers, and the "browser" just displays content they've produced, complete with their own inserted advertising. Naturally they'll sell off your browsing history too.

It's not quite the solution I'm hoping for. There's no good reason why PIE can't be improved by MS, or a proper Safari based browser can't be developed for Windows Mobile.

[redsrule2500]

Hmm...sort of perfecting the Opera Mini idea.

cool, because I really enjoy opera mini. I can't see how streaming youtube will be usable though with this idea...

[A.B.C.]

I dont know how its usable either but it works, :: shrug:: I dont bog myself down with the technical details,