Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The Nintendo DSi will be launching in a couple of new official colors in the next few weeks. Nintendo is launching a couple of holiday bundles that see the DSi launching in both green and orange as well as being packaged with a game.
The new bundles are limited edition and once all sold out, no more will be made available to purchase. Price wise, they will cost $150 each and will be going on sale this Black Friday, November 26. [Read more…]
Nintendo has announced that it will be dropping the price of both the Nintendo DSi and the DSi XL over in the US beginning September 12.
Prices will drop down to $149.99 for the DSi and $169.99 for the DSi XL. Price drops over in the UK and Japan have happened already as well as a price drop in Australia a number of months ago.
It seems like the prices are dropping in preparing for the Nintendo 3DS to arrive which could be towards the end of this year or early next year. [Read more…]
Nintendo have revealed a launch date for the Nintendo DSi XL which we first mentioned mid last year. It is set to hit the UK on March 5 this year.
The new DSi XL version is larger than previous models and boasts two 4.2 inch screens making them 93% bigger than the DS Lite screens.
As well as having larger screens the DSi XL screens will allow for a wider viewing angle allowing others to watch the action. [Read more…]
Now that the new Nintendo DSi LL has been made official it’s time to see a real comparison of what it is like compared to it’s smaller brother, the DSi. The image above shows the systems sat next to each other. The image below (after the video) shows what the DSi LL looks like compared to a Nintendo Wii game box… ie, it’s quite large.
We also heard yesterday that Nintendo are launching the new LL in the US early next year which is good news for those wanting a slightly larger hand-held gaming system for whatever reason. [Read more…]
A few days ago a rumour started going around about a new larger Nintendo DSi that was being created. Nintendo denied it, but now we heard that it actually is getting launched as the Nintendo DSi LL and will be priced at around $221 (conversion from Yen).
The Nintendo DSi LL will ship on November 21 in Japan and will have a 4.2 inch screen. The extra sized screen does make the whole unit a little larger and thicker too at 21.2mm compared to the 18.9mm of the previous model.
When shipping it will come in a choice of 3 colours which includes dark brown, burgandy and natural white. Battery life sees the unit powered for about 4 to 5 hours with maximum brightness set and can go from 13 – 17 hours on a single charge when set on it’s lowest setting. [Read more…]
The Nike Hindsight is a concept which aims to give cyclists a wider field of view for safety reasons. By using curved Fresnel lenses on each side of the glasses it helps squeeze another 25 degrees of vision in to each eye giving the wearer an extra 50 degrees of vision. [Read more…]
The guys over at iFixit have decided it’s time to take apart the Nintendo DSi to see what can be found inside the new console. [Read more…]
Sean Kenney, an artist, has created a cool looking Nintendo DSI… out of Lego. [Read more…]
Nintendo has made an announcement informing us that Hulu is headed to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii. Support for Hulu on these systems will be added by the end of this year.
Nintendo also mentions that the 3DS will also get an update that will allow it to capture up to 10 minutes of video in 3D.
Announced today by Nintendo, as part of it’s 25th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. game, which was release on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was the release of their limited edition red Wii bundle which will come with a copy of the New Super Mario Bros. game, a new red Wii Remote Plus controller as well as the standard Wii Sports with, you guessed it, a red Nunchuk controller too. [Read more…]
Mercades-Benz has launched a new iPhone app. The new application allows the iPhone to communicate with mbrace and access details of the car such as it’s current location. A virtual key lets you remotely lock or unlock the car if needed.
Some of the features include the following…
• Securely lock and unlock your Mercedes-Benz vehicle doors
• Find your vehicle on a map
• Contact Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance for help
• Search for nearby Mercedes-Benz dealerships
• View your key mbrace account and vehicle information
• Contact your Mercedes-Benz dealer to conveniently schedule a service appointment or speak to a sales representative
• Call Mercedes-Benz Concierge for personalized assistance (requires mbrace PLUS subscription)
• Call Mercedes-Benz mbrace Response Center for questions regarding your mbrace account
• Call Mercedes-Benz Financial Client Care Center for account assistance
• Secure system validates user’s credentials prior to allowing access to the application
• Simple and intuitive user interfaces allow for quick and easy navigation [Read more…]
Joby are known for making the Gorillapod devices that have flexible legs and can carry cameras to capture pictures from cool locations. The company has announced the Gorillatorch Flare that brings the same flexible/magnetic tripod system but to an emergency kit device.
The Gorillatorch Flare brings a bright and powerful beam to the tripod making it in to a powerful flash light that can be used in emergencies. The Gorillatorch Flare can attach to most things either magnetically or by wrapping it’s legs around an object such as a tree or fence post.
The device can light a target by using it’s four powerful LED’s that can shine at 100 lumens. One white LED is included along with 3 red LEDs. Various light modes can be selected which includes low, medium and high for brightness settings along with flashing white light, and steady or flashing red light. [Read more…]
