Wired News channels a story that seems from the (bad parts of the) mid-90s when detailing a Seattle man’s invention, the ‘Geek Gym.’ Although the name might imply a new, more intelligent way to exercise, the actual ‘invention’ is a jury-rigged hodge podge of off-the-shelf consumer gadgets, including LCD glasses, a PocketPC, GPS, Bluetooth phone/modem, and one of those ‘more geeky than geeky’ Microsoft SPOT watches. According to Phillip Torrone, the inventor, the Geek Gym allows him to check his email or watch video clips while jogging, as well as receive custom information about notable landmarks he may be stumbling past. While it’s hard not to respect his open-armed embrace of his addiction to gadgetry, wouldn’t a dedicated, custom workout program like HIIT be even geekier? For $2,000, you could just make clean and get liposuction.
