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Nintendo, Panasonic Medical Solution, Hitachi and NEC Boost Your Wii Fit
akihabaranews.com - 1/27/2009
Nintendo, Panasonic Medical Solution, Hitachi and NEC Boost Your Wii Fit
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Nintendo is working with Panasonic Medical Solution, Hitachi, and Nec to develop a nice little add-on to the Wii Fit. Basically, your personal data is forwarded (if you want) to a health professional to give you advice on improving your BMI and how to keep fit. It's schedule to be launched in in ...
riiflex.com - 1/22/2009
riiflex: Dumbbell weights for the Wii and Wii Fit
— riiflex.com — Add some weight to your Wii Fit Workout Trading in your gym membership for a Wii Fit... ? Need to add some resistance to your workouts? Introducing riiflex , a weighted attachment designed for the the Wii remote. Soon gamers and fitness enthusiasts ... (more) riiflex: Dumbbell weights for the Wii and Wii Fit

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riiflex.com - 1/22/2009
Dumbbell weights for the Wii and Wii Fit
— riiflex.com — Add some weight to your Wii Fit Workout Trading in your gym membership for a Wii Fit... ? Need to add some resistance to your workouts? Introducing riiflex , a weighted attachment designed for the the Wii remote. Soon gamers and fitness enthusiasts ... (more) Dumbbell weights for the Wii and Wii Fit

Comments vote down Gizmodo found this 1/22/2009found this
technology.timesonline.co.uk - 1/26/2009
Nintendo brain-trainer 'no better than pencil and paper'
— technology.timesonline.co.uk — A 10p pencil is just as good as a 100 Nintendo at stimulating the memory, according to... a study that dismisses the DS Lite's claims to boost the brain. The survey of ten-year-old children found no evidence to support claims in Nintendo's advertising ... (more) Nintendo brain-trainer 'no better than pencil and paper'

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Gizmodo:  Japanese Doctors Using Wii Fit to Help You Stop Being Fat [Wii]

CrunchGear:  Wii Fit add-on to send data to health professionals

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Japanese Doctors Using Wii Fit to Help You Stop Being Fat [Wii]
Gizmodo — ... the system is essentially a readout of whatever information Wii Fit collects, presented over time and in the context of the patient's medical history, which I would assume he or she would be privy to. For the patient, the experience is much like the vanilla Wii Fit, except with a real-life doctor feeding you personalized guidance. The Checkup Channel is expected to launch in Japan by April. Video of Nintendo recent Wii Fit guilt campaign. [Nintendo via Akihabara] ...

Wii Fit add-on to send data to health professionals
CrunchGear — ... Brain Age, Nintendo’s Wii Fit actually works to help get people into shape. It might not be as successful as a personal trainer, but that may change soon. Hitachi, NEC, and Panasonic Medical Solution are teaming up with Nintendo to support sending your Wii Fit data to a health care professional who can give you advice. This seems like a pretty nice idea for an opt-in service. It’ll be interesting to see if this makes folks use Wii Fit even more. Via Akihabara News

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