During Summer, specially in the Middle East regions which includes Dubai. The average temperature from late June till early December would be somewhere around 41° Celsius to 49° Celsius (which is the peak of summer) and goes down to about 32° Celsius during December or much lower depending on climate changes.

Surprisingly, very very few people in this region (during summer) would go for in-door Badminton and in-door basketball as these are not common, in the region even in Dubai.

It is difficult to find facilities for these type of games in the first place and IF there are a few of them that existed out there in some parks, it is still in the open - which makes it not exactly enjoyable during summer.

So, the hottest gear during summer or what majority of the young and geek(s) or those who have extra cash or credit would go for are either a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS lite or DSi (even better).

• CPU : PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1~333MHz)
• Main Memory : 32MB
• Embedded DRAM : 4MB
• Display : 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD, 480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors), Max. 200 cd/m2 (with brightness control)
• Disc Drive : UMD(Universal Media Disc) Drive (Playback only)
• Main Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), USB 2.0 (Target), Memory Stick™ PRO Duo, IrDA, IR Remote (SIRCS)
• battery life : 5 hours while playing using with the slim version the old version could give you 8-10 hours
• Main Connectors : DC OUT 5V, Terminals for charging built-in battery, Headphone/Microphone/Control connector

The newly developed UMD, the next-generation compact storage media, is only 60mm in diameter but can store up to 1.8GB of digital data.   A broad range of digital entertainment content such as music video clips, movies and sports programs can be provided on UMD.

Comment

• Sony PSP got great Graphics and good quality audio and is great for both young and adult user
• battery life for the PSP is short extending the battery life would benefit many
• holding Sony PSP makes me feel that it's going to break, the plastic body feels very Cheap - Could be damaged fairly easily
• Overall gameplay on both PSP and DS or DSi are very much similar it's just that PSP got better graphics and that is all, IF you are more on Action, Shooting, Sports related type of games then PSP is for you - RGP is pretty much the same for both devices
• with the Nintendo DSi, there is no GBA slot anymore, which means you can not play your old GBA games

The Nintendo DSi, the 3rd iteration of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console, following the Nintendo DS Lite.   As a 7th-generation console, the DSi primarily shares the handheld gaming market with Sony's PlayStation Portable better known as PSP.

Most of the DS Lite's attributes are retained with fewer aesthetic changes made compared to the first two iterations. A major feature that distinguishes the Nintendo DSi is its two interactive digital cameras that can be both incorporated into gameplay and used as a standalone camera feature.

General Specs

• Media : Nintendo DS Game Card, Secure Digital card (SD card), Secure Digital High Capacity card (SDHC card)
• CPU : 2 ARM architecture processors - ARM9 and ARM7, The main CPU is clocked at 133 MHz
• RAM : 16 MB of RAM (four times as much as previous models)
• storage : Cartridge save
• capacity : 256 MB internal flash memory SD (up to 2 GB) / SDHC card (up to 32 GB)
• Display : two(2) larger TFT-LCD screens at 3.25 inches, lower display of the console is overlaid with a touchscreen
• Connectivity : Wi-Fi (with WEP and WPA/2 support)
• Online services : Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection DSi Shop Nintendo Zone
• Predecessor : Nintendo DS Lite (concurrent)
• battery life : 9–14 hours (with the lowest brightness setting), 840 mAh internal rechargeable battery
• units sold : 2.02 million (as of March 20, 2009)

The in-built audio player feature called "Nintendo DSi Sound" serves as a voice recorder and music player for AAC audio and some of its nintendo file extensions (.mp4, .m4a, .3GP), but does not support MP3s.

• to have DS play video movies or film you need to use DPGTool and convert the file format to one that DS will accept
• for kids ages 6 and above - Nintendo DSi would be a great companion as it's packed with lots of features and it's more rugged than any PSP out in the market today - and the games are also fun and enjoyable
• You will need to buy yourself a R4 for DS - which works like an emulator and will cost you not more than 50.00 US Dollar - as of this writing (July 6, 2009) - then you can download games, play movies with Your DS