Nintendo is releasing a new portable gaming console dubbed the DSi that features more multimedia features, but specs that fall well short of the consumer electronics industry norm. The biggest changes to the popular handheld gaming system are a pair of 0.3-megapixel cameras, a slightly larger screen, music playback and game downloads and web browsing via Wi-Fi all in a thinner form factor, Telegraph reports. Plans call for the refreshed gaming device to be released in Japan next month for about $180 and then other parts of the world in the second half of next year. Other features include a memory card slot, built-in flash memory and browsing via the Opera web browser. Users also will be able to change the speed at which sound or music is played back, if they
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