SiteSneaker

Free Japanese browser for i-mode phones (17 KB i-appli application) that had a server preprocess PC sites and then browsed them with the 2/4/6/8 keypad, with “Z” scrolling, screenshots and 27 bookmarks.

Facts

Developer

Ubiquitous Entertainment (UEI, Japan)

Website

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Engine

Remote rendering

Platforms

Java ME

Details

NTT DoCoMo i-appli (mova 505i/506i, FOMA 700i/900i/901i/2102V); beta in April 2005, official service on Aug. 8, 2005; HTML 3.2 and CSS, no JavaScript or SSL

Popularity

38/100 — Estimate: free ad-supported application, no figure

Key versions

1. Apr. 25, 2005
   betaFree beta for DoCoMo i-appli: PC pages laid out on a server and sent compressed.[1]
2. Aug. 8, 2007
   2007 (beta)Flash-based PC edition: 3D browsing through a space of tag-linked pages.[2]

Version sources: [1] atpress.ne.jp, [2] atpress.ne.jp

Sources

1. https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/2876
2. https://gizmodo.com/sitesneaker-full-browser-css-support-101078
3. https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/6774