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• Every physical aspect of the system has been changed for the better. Enlarged, slimmed, improved, or changed entirely. Not one piece of the DS lite is used in the DSi.
  
• Guts. Beefed up processors, more RAM, and a streamlined main board make this DS the most advanced electronically.
  
• Entirely new WIi-like interface
  
• Built in Web Browser.
  
• DSi Store
  
• Sound Player/ Editor - AAC format
  
• Cameras and accompanying software
  
• System Menu
  
• Better Speakers
  
• Bigger Screens
  
• Power/Home key
  
• Volume/Brightness +/- Keys
  
• More LEDs
  
• Power Plug
  
• Hot Swappable games means you don't have to turn the system off, like Wii.
  
• Internal memory for storing applications, games, photos, music, downloads, notes, recordings, etc
  
• SDHC Card Slot
  
• PictoChat! (Now with color!)
  
• Location aware content
  

• Plays all DS games that don't require a GBA slot item
  
• Button Layout
  
• One touch screen on the bottom
  
• Approximate Speaker Layout
  
• Headphone/Microphone port
  
• Microphone Placement is basically the same
  
• Sleep mode
  
• Spot to attach lanyard/charm/strap is still there
  

• GBA Slot
  
• Glossy Finish
  
• 'DS Logo' from back of top screen
  
• Volume 'slider'
  
• Power 'pump switch'
  

• Little less thicky
  
• Little more longy
  
• Way thinner when you're holding it in play time mode
  
• DSi: 137 x 74.9 x 18.9mm DS Lite: 133 x 73.9 x 21.5mm
  

• Matte finish feels higher quality.
  
• Does not scratch easy at all - Ed dropped his 4 times and it's flawless.
  
• Doesn't take the fingerprints.
  
• Provides cleaner look at all times.
  

• Buttons provide better click and squish than DS lite and have better build quality
  
• D-Pad is vastly improved over the DS lite providing equal ability for U, D, L, and R as diagonal directions - Quarter circle back forward was never easier on a handheld.
  

• Two .3 mega pixel sensors, one on the back facing away from you and one in the center facing the user.
  
• Pink LED on back (can't be turned off) so that people know if you're snapping a photo of them, you creep.
  
• Shutter sound (can't be turned off) so that people know if you're snapping a photo of them, you creep.
  
• More about N+ DSi The Cameras
  
• More pictures taken with a DSi or of the DSi
  

• The screens are both a quarter inch larger diagonally.
  
• Apparently large enough that they create the largest portable gaming area on any handheld device evarz.
  

• Pink LED on the back for when the outer camera is in use, presumably to let people know you're spying on them.
  
• Orange LED for when the system is charging.
  
• Blue/Red LED for Power On/Low Battery that goes into a slow pulse mode when the DSi is closed.
  
• Yellow LED for Wireless On which also blinks when in use.
  
• The Blue/Red and Yellow LEDs adjust in brightness when you change the screen brightness, too.
  

• Only works with the new DSi power adapter
  
• Looks similar to, but is not Mini-USB
  

• L and R buttons are just the top edge and don't make up the entire corner like the DS lite versions. They have camera icons on them because from the home screen they are used to quick launch the camera and then used to snap photos.
  
• Buttons provide better click and squish than DS lite and have better build quality
  
• D-Pad is vastly improved over the DS lite providing equal ability for U, D, L, and R as diagonal directions - Quarter circle back forward was never easier on a handheld.
  

• There is a new key on the inside face of the device that when held is Power On/Off and when pressed for a short moment takes you to the DSi Home Menu.
  
• This is very similar to the way Wii works with it's 'Home' button.
  

• On the left side of the device is a +/- key that adjusts the volume when pressed. Similar to Gameboy Micro
  
• If you hold the Select button while pressing + or - it adjusts the brightness in real time, no matter what the DSi is doing. Similar to Gameboy Micro
  

• Improved wireless range.
  
• Where my DS lite gets 2 bars, the DSi gets 3.
  
• Apparently this DSi can be put into modes where, when available (probably via DSi Applications) it will alert you of things close by, like free enhanced content at shopping locations, museums, etc.
  

• Internal 512MB
  
• SDHC Card slot (like Wii)
  

• The Speakers on the DSi have been improved for greater base response and clarity.
  
• This is a welcome change and can be enjoyed right away with the new high quality ambient menu sounds and sound editor features.
  
• There is one larger hole per speaker rather than six small ones like on the DS lite.
  

• Plays MP3's off your SDHC card - tweak your music, add 'color' and effects, samples, loops and more.
  
• record and interact with sounds in a scrillion ways.
  
• record ten second clips
  
• add effects to recordings
  
• remove vocals from audio tracks and add your own
  
• basic drum machine functions
  
• Nintendo themed visualizations
  

• Pictochat on DSi includes color pens now.
  
• Any DSi drawing including color will send all color data even to older DS models ("Phat" and Lite) Older model users will still receive color from DSi, but will not upgrade from DSi with the ability to draw in color.
  

• You are able to review photos stored on the DSi or an SDHC card in calendar view
  
• Move, copy and delete photos between DSi and SDHC
  
• Share photos with other DSi's locally
  
• Slideshow with music and multiple transitions. Optional vertical view.
  
• Take photos using over a dozen customizable real time lenses from within the application.
  
• Edit photos after taking or retrieving from SDHC or another DSi via local Wifi
  
• Mark photos with favorite icons: Heart, Star, and Clover
  
• Move, copy, and delete photos based on these icons. For example, mark all the pictures of your cat with the Clover, then copy all Clover marked images all at once to the SDHC card to share with your Mom while keeping all of your pictures of you partying and ruckusing around town safe on the DSi.
  
• In the main menu of the DSi, any pictures marked with a Star for favorites will be randomly displayed each time the screen is opened, you turn the device on, or return to the home screen from a game or software application.
  

• DSi comes with 1,000 DS Store Points!
  
• Since Opera's web browser for DSi is free, your encouraged to download fun applications and games!
  
• Wii points and DS points will come from new Nintendo Points cards that can be purchased at retail or online.
  

The DSi Web Browser is a really interesting piece of software. Many people ask me if it's necessary. Until you start to play around with it for a little while, you'll think, "I could browse on my mobile phone fine already" but the best part about the DSi browser is leaving it up on something like Twitter, on your desk, like a widgit. Need to go somewhere? Just fold it up and walk away. Need to text someone or make a call? You're in fine shape because you're browsing on something that isn't getting interrupted by calls or texts. The DSi sits on a table, couch, or desk nicely and looks great as an always on web portal.

• Version 9.5
  
• Able to be updated! Since this is a downloaded application like the Opera Browser for Wii (which has been updated), it's possible for there to be updates to the application in the DS Store.
  
• Real time clock
  
• Auto-scrolling title bar
  
• Favorites with management options identical to the desktop browser
  
• History and previous text entry recall
  
• View page properties and information
  
• Edit text size
  
• Thorough in-software help categories that cover tons of topics and features
  
• Choose default search engine (Google or Yahoo)
  
• local time settings
  
• Cookie and cache management
  
• Search for text within pages
  

• Handwriting recognition with two writing pads for continuous writing.
  
• Touch Keyboard
  

• Visual Feedback - Lets you know you've selected or clicked on screen elements
  
• Audio Feedback - Clicking links, scrolling, loading, and reaching your destination are all accompanied by audio cues that let you know what's happening - adjustable with the volume control.
  
• Two display modes with multiple options
  
• Overview mode is what I use in the video above, it lets you see the whole page and a zoomed in portion. You can switch back and forth between which screen's where and dragging around pulls or slides the aspect. Works just as fast as an iPod/iPhone or Opera Mini.
  
• Small Screen or Condensed mode lets you view the site in a format that lines up all of the content so it fits like one column. It's smarter than you think and makes articles a breeze to read.
  

• MyOpera - Obviously Opera's own community looks great and loads fast. Hooray for web standards! MyOpera works especially well in Small Screen mode since the majority of the content is blog format.
  
• Twitter - Twitter is so simple it would work on an abacus, but for millisecond and widget-like performance, hit up http://m.twitter.com and leave your DSi on your desk or coffee table. It's literally lightning fast and fits the screen size and resolution of the DSi great. Opera fits Twitter on the DSi as if the DSi was built to display it. Consider it a huge draw.
  
• Gmail - In HTML view, Gmail is as fast and responsive as on a desktop. Looks crisp, loads lightning fast, and maintains it's functionality on the small screen. My only criticism is that the zoomed out view is just too far out to read a full email from overview mode.
  
• Amazon - Amazon works perfectly. I couldn't find a single flaw, and the site loads really fast for being so image and content intensive. Every aspect of the site renders as if you're on a desktop computer - as true achievement in mobile web browsing. I was pleasantly surprised.
  
• eBay - Amazing. Flawless rendering. Perfect fast loading, search, and execution. Remarkable.
  
• MySpace - MySpace defaults to a clean cut version that runs so fast it's like a native application. It's basically the mobile version of the site but is full featured and fills the screen well. I hate MySpace but love the fact that if people have completely screwed up pages, you get a clean user experience thanks to Opera's web browser. But seriously, delete your MySpace account today.
  
• Facebook - Unfortunately the 'new' Facebook needs an entire screen to exist. With it's complicated backend, Facebook fails, but the mobile Facebook site works flawlessly and loads in a few seconds flat with full functionality. Overall, if you love Facebook, you'll enjoy letting it sit out open or on sleep in your pocket with the DSi.
  
• YouTube - I got so many questions about this, especially because of posting a DSi browsing the web on YouTube itself, from YouTube users. The Sad truth has a silver lining though. While the DSi doesn't currently load videos, the site is fully functional and because it's possible for Opera to be updated on the DSi, as Opera did on Wii (with another update forthcoming), there is always the chance it will play videos in the future after an update. A nice feature would be loading the video, even in a lower resolution, in the full top screen with controls at the bottom. Opera, are you reading?
  

• Initial US lineup
  
• Gameboy, Gameboy Advance (GBA), and other past handheld software available for download just like Wii's virtual console for home and arcade games, the DSi Ware Store is said to house a portable virtual console in the future
  
• This removes many questions as to why the DSi does not have a GBA port and further turns the system into a Wii-like store/entertainment hub for the user.
  
• New original software 'DS Ware' like Wii Ware but for DS. Think fun quick games, but also applications like desk clocks, calculators, virtual pets, notepads, tools, and more.