The Nintendo DS Browser turns your Nintendo DS into a wireless web surfing device; giving you instant access to the Internet wherever there is a wireless network*; so you can check emails, shop online, update your blog, do your banking and of course surf your favourite sites - like this one!
The Nintendo DS Browser is on sale from October 6, priced at about £30 (40 Euros), packaged with a Memory Expansion Pack that fits neatly into the DS's GBA slot and provides the extra boost of power the Browser requires. (There will be two versions of the browser available with different sizes of Expansion Pack to fit the original DS or the DS Lite's slimmer GBA port).
The Nintendo DS Browser is based on the popular Opera software but is made specifically for Nintendo DS to take advantage of the touch screen and dual screens.
To navigate pages you simply drag the stylus around the touch screen like a mouse. Entering text is easy, too; you have a choice of the on-screen virtual keyboard or handwriting recognition.
There are also two viewing modes available. In Overview Mode, you see a scaled-down view of a web page on the touch screen and can zoom in on any part of the page by touching it with the stylus. The zoomed-in image is shown on the upper screen. SSR Mode (Small Screen Rendering) adjusts the web page to fit vertically across both screens, removing the need to scroll horizontally.
Plus - just like a regular browser you can save your Bookmarks and passwords in the built-in memory. You can even choose which viewing mode is used automatically when you open a particular bookmark. Plus, if you're technically minded you can also tweak settings like proxies and ports. And if you're worried about security, you can lock the DS Browser with a password.
The Nintendo DS Browser brings you home PC-style web surfing from a device that's smaller, lighter, and easier to use than a laptop. And much more fun too!
*The Nintendo DS Browser can be used with compatible home Wi-Fi networks and public Wi-Fi hotspots (charges may apply) or at one of Nintendo's free Wi-Fi hotspots. Visit www.nintendowi |
