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On the 5th March 2010 the new addition to the Nintendo DS family becomes available: the Nintendo DSi XL! And we are all very excited here at letsbuyit.co.uk .This DS comes with some new features and accessories but most notably a 93% bigger screen which makes game play easier and more accurate! The bigger screen is also intended to offer a more social gaming experience, enabling multiple viewing angles and more inviting to other people around allowing them to join in with the gaming experience more easily.

The slightly enlarged console also makes it easier to hold and grip, and a with a gloss finish in the top side but a matt finish in the bottom it makes it easy to grip on a surface like a table during game play.

Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing said “This product really fills a gap between portable play and social experiences that up until now is only available on consoles.”

The DSi XL still comes with the old style stylus but to make it easier to use it also comes with a fatter pen-sized stylus 40mm longer than regular one which is easier to hold, manipulate, and probably harder to lose!

You have two colours to choose from: wine red and dark brown, but I am sure there will be more available in the future!

Let us know what you think about the new DSi XL, do you think these are improvements? Or just make it bigger and bulkier?

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The Apple Magic Mouse is a revolutionary new addition to the mouse family and is the world’s first multi-touch mouse. It has a delicate yet sturdy bridge-shaped slim line design, a bit like a bar of soap! There are no buttons but one piece of clear plastic on the top which is touch sensitive enabling a new level of scrolling and clicking using the whole surface of the mouse.

Apple Magic Mouse

You can use both right and left clicks and the ambidextrous construction allows you to inverse the function to make it great for both righties or lefties. But on top of that, the construction of the Magic Mouse allows you to scroll through pages and use any amount of fingers at one time. By using two fingers you can flick through photos or web pages and scroll 360 degrees around the page by making a circle on the mouse. You can also click with one finger and scroll with another, letting you highlight blocks of text like you would on a normal mouse.

The mouse is easy to install and carry with you which makes it great to use with laptop computers as well as desktops. It connects using Bluetooth so you no need for any extra wires and is also powered by 2 AA batteries with up to four months use per charge.

It uses standard laser technology for tracking, which means, although it works on most surfaces, including jeans and chairs, it will not track on more glossy surfaces like glass. However it does glide well along the table top thanks to the two plastic bars on the mouse’s underside that minimize contact with whatever surface it is on.

Watch this video to see it in action.

Microsoft has also recently brought out a new product to the mouse market which, differing slightly to the Magic Mouse, it concentrates on lightness and ergonomics. The Microsoft ARC benefits from a unique appearance and collapsible design which works very well with laptop computers. You can also use this mouse with your left or right hand and is designed to make it comfortable either way. An extra benefit with this mouse is that it can be used with either Macs or PCs.

Microsoft ARC

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