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Pedal Off Those Pounds With Cyberbike for Wii
Hmm, this isn't a bad idea at all, but doesn't the promotional photos for the upcoming Nintendo Wii title Cyberbike instill more than a wii bit of concern for those who might find themselves on the ...
Get Your Health On with Nintendo Wii Fit Plus
The Wii Fit Plus launched this weekend, giving us some second thoughts about trying out the "Insanity" program of infommercial fame for something more lax, digital and easy going. For those already wi...
Fitbit Health and Sleep Monitoring System
Sort of a cross between a Nintendo Wii for grownups and the Nike+ system, the Fitbit is a health monitoring system that keeps tabs on how many calories you've burned, steps you've taken, how far you'v...
Panasonic's Robotic Bed; What Bloggers Dream Of
So we like to work from bed a lot. Like, a lot a lot. With posturepedic bed, a laptop, and a kitten who likes to sleep on our chest it's kind of impossible not to. Maybe that's why the Robotic Bed fr...
Re(al)view: T3 Bespoke Featherweight Hair Dryer
We've always considered the hair dryer a necessary evil. It's a useful tool to be sure, but the heat can cause damage, dullness, and frizz, not to mention worries about excessive energy consumption ...
Jeff Smith's Fold-up Treadmill Design
Home gym equipment not only costs a pretty penny, but items like treadmill and indoor bikes can take up a lot of room (and let's be honest here, most gym equipment is eventually stored away for good a...
Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner
It may look like a handheld digital video camera, but the Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner is an affordable, albeit limited device that may bring you some summertime relief (especially here in LA ...
An iPhone App for Pet Owners: Pet First Aid
G.I. Joe eloquently stated that "knowing is half the battle", and it's certainly the case when it comes to medical emergencies. Though there are plenty of resources for us bipedal hairless creatures, ...
Mint Digital Talking Dumbbell Aids and Annoys While You Sweat
Your flaccid biceps aren't going to get any bigger lifting those Doritos, Senor Flabby [speaking to ourselves in the mirror]. We actually enjoying lifting weights, but admittedly we sometimes need so...
Metabolism Measure Digital Measuring Tape
After a 2 week long vacation, we've noticed we've gained a gigabyte or two of unwelcome storage space around our bellies, meaning we're going back to a healthier diet, regular exercise and occasional ...
Living with Roomates: Proper Tech Etiquette?
In communal living, life tends to move at a different beat. You've got to worry about those meddling kids downstairs trying to hack into your wireless. However, that should be the least of your worrie...
Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale
We've rounded up body scales with an eye for design before, like our 5 Best Bathroom Scales for Minimalists over at Apartment Therapy. But here's a truly tech-savvy way...or rather, weigh...of getting...
The Best of Sexy Sex Tech
It's a good thing we work at home, since in the process of "researching" the topic, we had to visit a few questionable sites related to carnal activities that would be sure to raise an eyebrow (someti...
Purelight UV Sterilizing Wand
Soime of allergy suffering friends swear by UV light cleaning tools. Awhile back ago we tested a UV emitting vacuum which used UV light to supposedly kill bacteria, virus, mold and dust mites while su...
Philips LightFrame LCD Eases Eye Strain Thru Light Therapy
Philips designed the LightFrame 220XW9 widescreen LCD display in similar fashion to their line of Ambilight technology televisions with a peripheral lighting system which eases eye strain and perhaps...
Yamaha BF-1 BODiBEAT Synchronizes Beats to Your Heartbeat
The Yamaha BF-1 BODiBEAT is something we always wanted integrated into our iPod players (yes, we've got a Shuffle, Nano and a Touch) and our Nike+ running setup: a player which adjusts on the fly acco...
Shower System Puts You in Total Control
While Gregory's home is a bath-centric pad, our home is all about the shower. There's something about coming in from the humid New York weather that makes the power of running water shooting down you...
Zeo: The Personal Sleep Coach
If you've ever suffered from insomnia, you know how debilitating it can be to spend a night tossing and turning in your bed. You go to bed tired and you wake up tired. Zeo has thought of a way of help...
LapBoard Keeps Computing Laps Cool
click for more pics Earlier today, while working on our laptop from the couch, our legs (poking out of some shorts) were practically burned by our charging Macbook battery. Good lord that thing can g...
A Treadmill Powered by Your Heartrate
The only reason we make it to the gym is because the machines have cable (and now iPod video connectivity). Working out is a lot less painful when given the excuse to watch some bad cable TV. But we'...
Digital Soaps: Handmade Gaming Control-shaped Soaps
click for more pics Years ago when we worked in the field of video game publications we used to half-jokingly mention some of our coworkers regularly exuded a "ripe" bouquet thanks to their aversion t...
Ultrasound Cell Phone App Lets You Check in on Your Embryo While Waiting for the Bus
From the WTF?!? files.
Remember when Tom Cruise bought an ultrasound machine to check in on little Suri in womb? Well, now you can copy TomKat without having to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Department of Com...
Breathing Bud Measures Interior Air Quality
Most people think their home's air is much cleaner than the air outdoors. But the truth is most home air is filled with pollutants and allergens; we discovered how much only after we used a profession...
A Colorado Home Built for the Ages
The New York Times
When Cynthia Leibrock designed her house she not only kept beautiful architecture, furniture, and décor in mind, she kept her and her husband's aging bodies in mind as well. Her glass-and-steel home...
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