thagoat
02-20-2006, 01:59 AM
Nintendo gives gamers more distractions
Nintendo is branching out of traditional gaming by enabling (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/official-ds-to-get-web-browser-and-digital-tv-154894.php) its DS handheld machine to work as a portable digital TV, and by equipping it with a version of the Opera browser. The browser will take advantage of the Nintendo DS's built-in Wi-Fi and dual 3-inch LCD screens, one of which is touch-sensitive and can be operated with a stylus. To allow users to type, the browser displays an on-screen keypad, but Slashdotters (http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=177492&cid=14723933) note that touch screen text entry is slow. The addition of TV viewing and Web browsing will undoubtedly broaden the DS's appeal.
February 14, 2006
Nintendo is branching out of traditional gaming by enabling (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/official-ds-to-get-web-browser-and-digital-tv-154894.php) its DS handheld machine to work as a portable digital TV, and by equipping it with a version of the Opera browser. The browser will take advantage of the Nintendo DS's built-in Wi-Fi and dual 3-inch LCD screens, one of which is touch-sensitive and can be operated with a stylus. To allow users to type, the browser displays an on-screen keypad, but Slashdotters (http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=177492&cid=14723933) note that touch screen text entry is slow. The addition of TV viewing and Web browsing will undoubtedly broaden the DS's appeal.
February 14, 2006