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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

By Sonja Thompson June 1, 2009, 12:15 AM PDT

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Let the gaming begin

Let the gaming begin

There’s a lot to like about the Nintendo DSi — a multi-faceted, touch-screen, hand-held gaming device. The portability factor, accompanied by the long battery life, makes it a really great gift for gamers — children and adults alike. And while DS games tend to be pricey, the built-in Camera and Sound applications will keep you (and your kids, when you finally take a break) entertained and creative. rn

rnFor a full review check out the Geek Gift Guide for 2009.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Front or top of the DSi

Front or top of the DSi

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Back or bottom of the DSi

Back or bottom of the DSi

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Inside the DSi

Inside the DSi

Here you can see the upper and lower LCD screens. On the top half, in the lower left corner, are the indicator LEDs for wireless, charging, and power.rn

rnOn the bottom left half is the +Control Pad and Power / Reset Button. On the bottom right half is the A, B, X, and Y Buttons, plus the Start and Select Buttons. rn

rnIt’s difficult to see in this photo, but on the bottom right edge in front are the Headphone / Microphone Connectors.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Fully opened

Fully opened

Here is a better view of the lower screen and buttons.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

System turned on

System turned on

When you first Power on the DSi, a Health and Safety warning displays.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

DSi Sound

DSi Sound

The Nintendo DSi Sound application.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Record and edit sounds

Record and edit sounds

DSi Sound allows you to record and edit audio. In this photo, the dialogue bubbles that have color contain recordings. You can also alter .mp4 or .m4a music files that you’ve saved to a SD card.rn

rnTo hear a sample of the things that you can do with DSi Sound, listen to this mp3 file.rn

rnImages by Sonja Thompson for u00a9 TechRepublic.

Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

DSi Camera

DSi Camera

The Nintendo DSi Camera application.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Take or view photos

Take or view photos

You can take and edit photos with the DSi camera or you can modify photos that you’ve already taken and which are stored in the Album. You can also import or copy images to a SD card, as well as exchange (or send) images to another DSi that’s in wireless range.rn

rnImages by Sonja Thompson for u00a9 TechRepublic.

Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Game photos

Game photos

Some games take a photo for the user profile.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Michief

Michief

There are eleven different lenses to choose from in the Camera application. Here is an example of one of the options in the Mischief lens.rn

rnImages by Sonja Thompson for u00a9 TechRepublic.

Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Another Mirror photo

Another Mirror photo

Here’s another example of the Mirror lens.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Resemblance - unrelated

Resemblance - unrelated

When two faces have been identified, the Resemblance lens takes a photo and gives a similarity percentage and determination of whether or not the two people are related.rn

rnAs you can see in this example, my friend Jack and I are not related, which is true. rn

rnImages by Sonja Thompson for u00a9 TechRepublic.

Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Resemblance - also unrelated

Resemblance - also unrelated

In this example, my friend Jack and my son Andrew are also not related, which is true.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Resemblance - related

Resemblance - related

The DSi Resemblance lens did detect that Andrew and I are related. Three out of three isn’t bad!rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Emoter - happy

Emoter - happy

The Emoter lens makes a face look happy (or really old, in my case).rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Emoter - mad

Emoter - mad

The mad Emoter face is equally scary. rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Distortion

Distortion

If you’ve seen the previous photos in this gallery, you know that Jack doesn’t normally look like this. The Distortion lens is to blame!rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Distortion fun

Distortion fun

Andrew had quite a bit of fun with the Distortion lens.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Distortion surprise

Distortion surprise

With one nostril, there would definitely be less to blow.rn

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Nintendo DSi hand-held gaming device

Distortion alien

Distortion alien

I always knew my child was out of this world, but I didn’t know he was from another galaxy!rn

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Distortion continued

Distortion continued

Even I had to check out the Distortion lens, and I laughed the entire time I was playing with it.rn

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Distortion in the family

Distortion in the family

Mother and son — the Distortion family.rn

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Hours of fun with Distortion

Hours of fun with Distortion

The cool thing about editing photos is that you can edit as little or as much of the image as you want. This particular photo pretty much portrays a typical day at my house.rn

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