Nintendo DS
Nintendo's latest handheld console (released in Winter 2004) is named DS which has a dual meaning: 1) Double Screen 2) Developers' System. It comes with double backlit screen, one of which is also a touch-screen. Has built-in microphone and can be connected to other Nintendo DS consoles or hotspots wirelessly. It can play both old GameBoy games and Nintendo DS games too and its powerful graphics engine is just amazing. It has two special Pokémon version.
- Size (when closed):
- 148.7 millimeters (5.85 inches) wide, 84.7 millimeters (3.33 inches) long, 28.9 millimeters (1.13 inches) tall
- Top Screen:
- A backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256 x 192 pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch, capable of displaying 260,000 colors
- Touch Screen:
- Same specs as top screen, but with a transparent analog touch screen
- Wireless Communication:
- IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play multiplayer games using just one DS Game Card
- Controls:
- Touch screen, embedded microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons
- Input/Output:
- Ports for both Nintendo DS Game Cards and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones and microphone
- Other Features:
- Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16 users to chat at once, embedded real-time clock, date, time and alarm, touch-screen calibration
- CPUs:
- One ARM9 and one ARM7
- Sound:
- Stereo speakers providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software
- Battery:
- Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter
Photos
Below you can see the first public version (Beta) of Nintendo DS.
