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Man Uses Wii Balance Board to Move A Robot, Plans to Move People Too
Juan González has hacked together a simple setup that lets his Wii Balance board move a small, irritating robot in any direction. This looks like the first robotic pairing for the board, which has to date has only been interfaced with computers as a control device to awkwardly navigate games and mapping applications. It's pretty clear that González is excited about this hack (watch the end of the video), but he isn't done yet- next up is is a Balance Board-based "robo-surfboard." More »
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Wii Wheel and Wii Fit Board Combined to Make Racing Simulator
If you've already got a Wii Wheel and a Wii fit but are too cheap to buy an actual racing wheel with pedals, Nintendo Wii Fanboy has a good way to combine the two to accomplish kinda the same thing. All you need is a PC, a couple apps and the ability to follow written instructions, and you too can be the proud owner of that thing you see in the video above. The only thing we suggest is that there's some short of wheel block type things to prop up the balance board so it doesn't feel like you're flooring it all the time. [Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
12:00 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by n/a: @Gujustud: Yea, I've been using Windows all my life. Hell, if I was a total Mac fanboy, I wouldn't choose to run XP via bootcamp. Well, it's nice to know you're a MS fanboy more »
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Hacked Wii Fit Board Lets You Stumble Around Azeroth
The Germans who hacked a Wii Balance Board from Wii Fit to surf Google Earth have found a much more fun use for the peripheral – running around World of Warcraft. In this follow up video, Simon and Mattieu control a low level gnome exploring Ironforge, avoiding wolves and slamming into tree trunks. Now all they need to do is hack the Wiimote and Nunchuck to understand macros and I will be the fittest WoW player EVER. [Technabob]
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Weak, Flabby Dollar Creating Wii Fit Shortage, Could Probably Use Some Time On Wii Fit
Did you see Lam sweating it out in his Wii Fit review? Did that cause you rush out to the store, hands trembling with anticipation, in an attempt to procure one for yourself? Of course it did, but you probably came home empty-handed because the thing was basically sold out weeks before it even launched. And now we know why: the US Dollar sucks, and it's causing the notoriously conservative Nintendo to shift stock to places like Europe and Japan.More »
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Hacked Wii Balance Board Surfs Google Earth
From a technical standpoint, what's going on here isn't all the mind-blowing. A group of German students are using the Wii Balance Board (from Wii Fit) as an input to navigate Google Earth. But what is notable is that the board was programmed to allow users to surf Earth ala unconventionally transparent marketing ploy super heroes. Unfortunately, the turning sensation more closely resembles FPS strafing. But Man must first walk before he can surf—and surf before he can surf the cosmos.
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I used to be very proud of my legs. I have slight knees and ankles. But the muscles around the bones were very strong. And in my early 20s, as a full-time martial artist, I could kick very hard. My nose bled like a faucet, but I will say I could hold my own good and I was never so happy as at the end of a long day of training. Then things went sour, as they can. My friend who owned my boxing gym was mortally hurt outside of it in a fight with criminals, and a few months later I smashed my leg in a bad bike accident. I quit it all and my body has since been ravaged by the high-tech lifestyle. I'm now incapable of jumping high or running fast. If my body was a gadget, I'd have thrown it out a long time ago. I think of all these things when I use the Wii Fit and grow a bit sad. But what's positive is that for the first time in years, I'm excited to exercise. Wii fit is making me happier and healthier. (However retarded it is to exercise in front of a TV.)
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Wii Fit Review By a Formerly Fit Geek
I used to be very proud of my legs. I have slight knees and ankles. But the muscles around the bones were very strong. And in my early 20s, as a full-time martial artist, I could kick very hard. My nose bled like a faucet, but I will say I could hold my own good and I was never so happy as at the end of a long day of training. Then things went sour, as they can. My friend who owned my boxing gym was mortally hurt outside of it in a fight with criminals, and a few months later I smashed my leg in a bad bike accident. I quit it all and my body has since been ravaged by the high-tech lifestyle. I'm now incapable of jumping high or running fast. If my body was a gadget, I'd have thrown it out a long time ago. I think of all these things when I use the Wii Fit and grow a bit sad. But what's positive is that for the first time in years, I'm excited to exercise. Wii fit is making me happier and healthier. (However retarded it is to exercise in front of a TV.)
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11:59 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Brian Lam
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Latest by n/a: any exercise routine/machine is only as good as what the person using it puts into it. That said I think the Wii Fit can be an excellent workout partner. It's easier than this guy makes it out to be to more »
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Nobody likes buying batteries, and chances are if you are a fatty in dire need of some Wii Fit workouts, you will probably go through quite a few of them. Fortunately, the team at Nyko are offering a solution with their new Energy Pak product for the balance board. The Pak installs on the bottom of the board and makes it easy to plug in for a recharge without having to remove the device or turn the board over. You can get your sweaty hands on one starting May 19th for $19.99.
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Nyko's Energy Pak Gives the Wii Fit Balance Board a Recharge
Nobody likes buying batteries, and chances are if you are a fatty in dire need of some Wii Fit workouts, you will probably go through quite a few of them. Fortunately, the team at Nyko are offering a solution with their new Energy Pak product for the balance board. The Pak installs on the bottom of the board and makes it easy to plug in for a recharge without having to remove the device or turn the board over. You can get your sweaty hands on one starting May 19th for $19.99.
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Nintendo rang the doorbell at 8:30AM to give me some training in Wii Fit. They calibrated the board to my body by taking my age and measuring my weight. I did some basic yoga stretches, and found them surprisingly hard. My BMI is 25.99, which makes me overweight. My body age, which is much like a brain age score, is 42. Not good. The good news is that between the tracking of fitness, the variety of actual exercises like running in place and pushups and squats, and fun balance games like ski jump and tightrope walking, I might actually get off my ass and use this thing. Often.
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Nintendo rang the doorbell at 8:30AM to give me some training in Wii Fit. They calibrated the board to my body by taking my age and measuring my weight. I did some basic yoga stretches, and found them surprisingly hard. My BMI is 25.99, which makes me overweight. My body age, which is much like a brain age score, is 42. Not good. The good news is that between the tracking of fitness, the variety of actual exercises like running in place and pushups and squats, and fun balance games like ski jump and tightrope walking, I might actually get off my ass and use this thing. Often.
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Dealzmodo: Get a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card with Wii Fit Preorder
Looking to get a Wii Fit to make yourself, if not sexy in a bathing suit this summer, at least a touch less repulsive? Hey, good for you! Well, Wal-Mart is looking to sell lots of the little balance boards, so if you pre-order through them before May 11, you'll get a $10 online gift card. It's perfect to use for a new belt or some slimmer pants or something. [Wal-Mart via More »
7:00 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Adam Frucci
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Wii Fit Is Gonna Cost You $90
Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit with the Balance Board will cost $90 when it hits US shelves. We can debate about that price all day, but you should realize that Wii Fit could cost you a lot MORE than $90 if it makes you live longer, you end up buying more food/paying more rent and the debt collectors actually expect you to cough up that cash for your kids' college loans. Moral? Dying young ain't so bad. And Wii Fit is too damned expensive, even if the public "buys" it. [kotaku]
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Wii Fit Helpin' Us Ski This Summer
With the snow season practically over, we are starting to miss those winter days of snowboarding and hot tubbin'. This summer when the snow is long gone we might actually have an outlet for our snow-sport deprived lives. The Wii Fit. There is a whole set of mini-games that take place on the mountain. With games that range from ski jumping to snowboarding, it makes us wonder if it will be enough to kill the mid-summer, snow-missin' blues. More »
With the snow season practically over, we are starting to miss those winter days of snowboarding and hot tubbin'. This summer when the snow is long gone we might actually have an outlet for our snow-sport deprived lives. The
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Although Nintendo didn't take much inspiration from Jackie Chan and his crazy 2005 J-Mat Fitness, you can't help but see some similarities between it and Wii Fit. You probably never heard of this Jackie Chan sellout workout machine because it costs $90 and needed another $80 XaviXPORT console to use. We're kind of sorry we missed it, because if anybody could get you in shape to take a 80 foot dive into a tree, then do three movies you hate just for a paycheck, it's Jackie. [Siliconera via Kotaku]
Nintendo Probably Didn't Take Wii Fit Idea From Jackie Chan
Although Nintendo didn't take much inspiration from Jackie Chan and his crazy 2005 J-Mat Fitness, you can't help but see some similarities between it and Wii Fit. You probably never heard of this Jackie Chan
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The Wii Fit isn't actually even available yet officially in the US, but manufacturers like Subsonic have already developed a line of "accessories" to help you get the most out of your Nintendo Wii "exercise" kit. There's a silicon mat to lay on top of your WF so you don't slip on all that sweat you're going to be working up, and a rechargeable battery pack for your board (it's wireless). Rounding out the pack is a carrying bag and a microfiber spray and dust cleaner for wiping those feet stains off your Fit. Not a bad lot if you're going to be using the thing daily, but nothing you couldn't make out of stuff you already have lying around. [Kotaku]
Lousy Wii Fit Accessories Already On Their Way
The Wii Fit isn't actually even available yet officially in the US, but manufacturers like Subsonic have already developed a line of "accessories" to help you get the most out of your Nintendo Wii "exercise" kit. There's a silicon mat to lay on top of your WF so you don't slip on all that sweat you're going to be working up, and a rechargeable battery pack for your board (it's wireless). Rounding out the pack is a carrying bag and a microfiber spray and dust cleaner for wiping those feet stains off your Fit. Not a bad lot if you're going to be using the thing daily, but nothing you couldn't make out of stuff you already have lying around. [Kotaku]
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Wii Fit Priced at $89.99?
A fuzzy release list image has been floating around that shows the North American version of Wii Fit priced at $89.99 with a $10 deposit. The image supposedly originates from Gamestop—but as always, it is just a rumor until an official announcement is made. [Wiicast]
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Wii Fit to Launch on May 19, Wall Street Journal Reports
According to the Wall Street Journal, the get-body-conscious Nintendo Wii Fit will launch on May 19 in the US. Meanwhile, we just got a European Nintendo press release pointing to an April 25 release. [Kotaku and Nintendo]
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Wii Fit Doesn't Actually Make You Fit, Definitely Makes Miyamoto's Wallet Fat
It was always unlikely to us that the Wii Fit would be the thing to sculpt your gelatinous torso into something suitable for American Gladiators, but Nintendo's Miyamoto finally admitted it himself. More »
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