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The patent for Nintendo's Wii was revealed by the fine folks of Joystiq.

Our news overlords at Joystiq report that Nintendo's DS Lite system will hit North American shores on June 11th of this year.

In a press release sent today, Nintendo announced that on June 11 the DS Lite will be released in North America. The handheld will be priced "as low as $129" which might imply that in addition to a base unit, bundle(s) could be made available. Also provided in the release were key enhancements to the system:

* It's less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.

* Its two bright screens can be adjusted to four levels to adapt to different lighting conditions and to extend battery power.

* The microphone sits in the center of the unit, and the LED lights are clearly visible whether the unit is open or closed.

* The stylus is 1 centimeter longer and 1 millimeter thicker than the stylus of the original, and slides into a side storage slot.

* The Start and Select buttons were repositioned for easier access.

* A removable cover keeps the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot clear from dust and debris when it's not in use.

Nintendo Press Release

Small update, folks. Build 4.8.2 is available. Favorites and vector filters were not working correctly. There is an update pack for download in half the size of the full pack (for users with low bandwidth). Just overwrite this build on top of version 4.8.1.

 

version 4.8.2 changelog:

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.changed: Entries "mame_version", "zinc_version", "daphne_version", "pinmame_version", "agemame_version" in section "[info]" replaced by "version"           ("mame.el", "zinc.el", "daphne.el", "pinmame.el", "agemame.el")

 

.added: Option "Games List Versions" (main menu "View") Information on emulator versions used to create games lists (all systems)

 

.fixed: Vector games was not being shown in any filter other than "Vectors"

 

.changed: A few icons in "resources\images\toolbar" folder

 

.fixed: Favorite games were not being loaded

>> Get it HERE.

01-05-2006:

 

New MAME GP2X 2.2 (A.K.A MAME4ALL Alpha 1):

 

- MAME GP2X join forces with the great work done by Chui in MAME4ALL (http://chui.dcemu.co.uk/mame4all.html). Now it is compatible with GP2X, Dreamcast, Windows and Linux, compiled in C or C++. There are several internal changes in this release, and probably some bugs, please report them!

- Chui: Optimizations in graphic cores: TMNT, System 16, CPS-1, Contra, Toki, Aero Fighters, Last Duel and Atari System 1.

- Chui: Optimizations in sound cores: Generic, Streams, FM, ADPCM, UDP7759, K007232 and YM2151.

- Chui: Emulator boots faster because the initial check to find available games in the SD has been optimized.

- Franxis: Compiled with GCC 4.1.0.

- Franxis: Optimizations in rotated screen video mode.

- NOTE: The sound quality is worse in some games (CPS1, Neo·Geo, etc) due to the optimizations done in sound cores. To disable those hacks and get the same sound quality than in previous MAME GP2X versions, select "ACCURATE" sound option.

>> Get it HERE.