No. 360 - DSi

It was getting late in the day and I turned to my wife and said I needed to learn something new today. My son immediately responded by asking me to learn about the DSi, his favorite Christmas present. My wife asked what "DSi" stood for. I thought the "i" stood for "internet," which this version of the hand-held game console can connect to.

I did not know that DS stood for "dual screen," which seems obvious now that I know since it has two screens. It also stands for "Developers' System," in reference to developers of new game designs the system was meant to inspire.

The lower-case "i" in "DSi" supposedly symbolizes both an individual person ("I") and the hand-held's cameras ("eyes"). The first camera is placed on the internal hinge, and points toward the user. The second is on the outer casing, and faces away from the user.