N5 DS Card Reader Now Available
For those not familiar with the storage device known as N5 let me be the first to tell you: it’s illegal to use this device for downloading Nintendo DS games off the ‘net. Of course, that doesn’t mean you won’t do it. 100-percent of the gamers interested in purchasing the N5 or it’s predecessor the R4 have every intention of downloading a slew of DS games. It’s pretty much its only use aside from loading up shitty Robert Palmer MP3s.
It does have the capability of storing other data types, after all it has a card slot for Micro SD and supports FAT16 or FAT32 filesystems. Don’t be worried about online or multi-card play either, as the N5 supports it so finding people to play against shouldn’t be hard if you grab the Metro-Wardrive with it. A one time fee of 70 bucks only to have access to every DS game in existence? What a steal. Literally.
So, did you know that there are 52 different media card formats floating around out there? Neither did we. That’s because, in a practical sense, there aren’t. Technically, there are, but that’s counting stuff like CF I, CF II, Extreme CF, Extreme III CF, Ultra II CF, HS CF, XS-XS CF, CF Elite PRO, CF PRO, CF PRO II (those are all deviations of CompactFlash). While counting all of these to add up to 52 might seem lame and misleading, this card reader does have Bluetooth capabilities. The card reader connects via USB 2.0, and the Bluetooth serves as a hub just in case you want to hook your phone, PDA, printer, headset, mouse, keyboard, or any other devices you have that support Bluetooth 1.2 to your computer. This hub is very handy, and it furthers the all-in-one feature that so many devices push for nowadays. — Nik Gomez