R4 DS
Nintendo DS (Dual Screen) is a handheld console from Nintendo, released November 21st 2004 in North America at a price of US$149 followed by a Japanese release of 2nd December 2004 at a price of 15 000 Yen, a UK release on 19th March 2005, and an Australian release on March 24th 2005. It features a number of groundbreaking innovations such as dual 3 inch screens and voice recognition capabilities.
Nintendo ds great features are:
Wi-Fi Connection:
The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is a free online game service run by Nintendo. Players with a compatible Nintendo DS game can connect to the service via a Wi-Fi network using a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector or a wireless router. The service was launched in North America on November 14, 2005 with the release of Mario Kart DS. Various online games and a web browser (see below) are now available.
Download Play:
With Download Play it is possible for users to play multiplayer games with other Nintendo DS systems using only one game card. Players must have their systems within wireless range (up to approximately 60 feet) of each other and the guest system to download the necessary data from the host system.
Music Player:
One method of doing so is to use MoonShell, a homebrew media player that supports MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and AAC files (the DSi supports only AAC). To use MoonShell, you'll need the R4 Revolution for DS-an unofficial cartridge used for hacking the Nintendo DS handheld game machine. The R4 is a Slot-1 cartridge that reads data from removable microSD cards. Search for new nds/ndsi flashcart: http://www.gamezway.com/
Browser:
On February 15, 2006, Nintendo announced a version of the cross-platform web browser Opera for the DS system. The browser can use one screen as an overview, a zoomed portion of which appears on the other screen, or both screens together to present a single tall view of the page.The browser went on sale in Japan and Europe in 2006, and in North America on June 4, 2007. Browser operation requires that an included memory expansion pak is inserted into the GBA slot. As a result, it is not compatible with the DSi. However, the DSi has an internet browser available for download from the DSiWare shop for free.
Now a larger version of the DSi with bigger screens (0.95 inches / 25mm bigger than DSi screens, 1.2 inches / 30mm bigger than DS and DS Lite), known as the DSi XL (DSi LL in Japan), was announced on October 29, 2009 and was released in Japan on November 21, 2009. It is due to be released in North America and Europe in the first quarter of 2010.
