You can play the games on the internal screen or on your TV, using a cable that costs an extra US$15.
There's also a volume dial and headphone jack. The screen is bright and clear, slightly larger than the one on last year's VG Pocket Max.
Three other new VG Pocket models are available, based on software themes. There's a round version called the VG Pocket Tablet, with 25 games, including the original Frogger from Konami, plus two Disney-themed versions. Twelve of the games are geared for children. All are available from major retail chains. You can give an entire portable game system for the price of a single video game for the Sony PSP or Nintendo DS.
MAKING WIRELESS WORK HARDER? HERE'S SOME HELP
Many home wireless networks are handling more than just Web surfing these days, as people add things like streaming video and online gaming to the airwaves bouncing around the house. But with this multitude of multimedia comes the need for a clear Wi-Fi signal. MediaFlex “smart” network gear from Ruckus Wireless aims to keep your streaming video, music and gaming sessions as skip-free as possible over a standard home network.
The MediaFlex line includes a wireless network router that works with laptops and other Wi-Fi-enabled equipment, and a wireless adapter that can be used to connect wired devices like set-top boxes to the network. More information can be found at www.ruckuswireless.com.
The Ruckus “smart Wi-Fi” components include multiple antennas and software to help signals reroute themselves around physical obstacles and electronic interference from microwave ovens, cordless phones and the like. More reliable signals mean that a game or digital television show may suffer fewer skips and glitches as it streams over the network.
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