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NHS to Give Wii Fit Plus Stamp of Approval

by Jay Garrett on October 26, 2009

cyberbikeSince Wii Fit arrived there has been the question: “Does it really work?”

There has been plenty of opinions but now the NHS has stepped in.

The National Health Service is quite happy to give Nintendo Wii Fit Plus its official backing.

The NHS say that there’s plenty many benefits to be gained from the balance board game by kids and adults who’d rather just veg out.

This also means that the sequel to Wii Fit will be able to use the NHS’s Change4Life logo in its advertising.

Change4Life is aimed at getting people to exercise and eat healthily – I’m sure we all know a gamer or two that could benefit from this change ;)

Add into the mix the full-size peripheral that’s planned to be released as part of Cyberbike in January 2010 that developer Bigben Interactive says will involve, “some of the most improbable vehicles ever imagined” – it all seem to be going Nintendo’s way in the lead up for Friday when the Wii Fit Plus hits the shelves – it will cost you £89.99.

Cheaper than a gym membership ;)

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Brag About Your Weight Loss on Internet and iPhone Connected Scales

by Jay Garrett on September 30, 2009

balanceVuesIf you’ve had friends that have been on diets you’ll know how eager they are to tell you how many ounces they’ve managed to shed.

The “WiFi Body Scale” from French company Withings will be right up their food supplementing alleys.

It records your weight and BMI and automatically uploads it to a secure website – kinda like the WiiFit.

These days everything gets an iPhone app and these scales are no different.

You can get competitive with friends and/or family as up to eight different people can keep track of their weight on the same scale.

The scale can even tell who’s who as soon as they step on the scale.

The scale costs $159 and is available at Withings.com.

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