Nintendo 3DS XL / LL supersizes glasses-free 3D gaming

Nintendo has revealed a new version of its glasses-free 3D handheld, the Nintendo 3DS LL, packing a 4.88-inch 3D top screen and a 4.18-inch lower touchscreen. The new model, announced on Nintendo Direct, will also go on sale as the Nintendo 3DS XL outside of Japan; both will have a 4GB SD card in the box, and measure in at 156 x 93 x 22 mm.The top panel will run at 240 x 800 resolution, while the lower screen will run at 240 x 320. That means the 3DS XL is far from HD gaming on the move, but it should make for a more usable console for those with poor eyesight or the elderly.
Aesthetically there have been some changes, with the black bezel around the display being ditched in favor of a case-color surround, and the corners of the handheld being more rounded. Still no native second circle pad, but the buttons under the touchscreen have been redesigned, and you still get the useful 3D effect adjustment control on the side.In Japan, the Nintendo 3DS LL will go on sale on July 28, priced at 18,900 yen ($235), and available in white, silver/white, and red/black. Meanwhile the Nintendo 3DS XL will follow on in the US on August 19, priced at $199.99 and available in red and blue.
The institute recommended that women consume approximately 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of total water each day, and men should average approximately 3.7 liters (125 ounces), which should be taken care of naturally in the daily intake of food, water and other beverages. About 80 percent of people's water intake comes from drinking water and other beverages, and the remaining 20 percent comes from foods such as fruits and vegetables.Heinz Valtin, a retired professor of physiology from Dartmouth Medical School who specialized in kidney research, says the eight-glasses-of-water myth may have originated in a 1945 report from the Food and Nutrition Board, the precursor to the Institute of Medicine. The board recommended people consume 1 milliliter of water for each calorie of food they eat in a day. (A daily diet of 1,900 calories equates to nearly 64 ounces of water.) The report went on to say that "most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods," but that second sentence is not always cited.Two reports last year supported the Institute of Medicine's 2004 guidelines. People who consume two to three liters of water daily - including what they get in food - had "significantly lower risk" of kidney disease as they aged.