Deportes Digitales: Jugar juegos en Wii es bueno para tu salud …

May 30, 2008

wii aerobics wii fitPor lo menos un nuevo estudio conducido por NuMetrex afirma eso mismo. Vistiendo una camiseta sin mangas NuMetrex Racer Tank, que viene con fibras sensoras especiales para el corazón que están entretejidas en la tela elástica de la camisa, una empleada de NuMetrex se subió a la Tabla de Equilibrio Wii para poner a prueba los ejercicios de hoola hoop, carreras y saltos ofrecidos en la categoría de “aeróbicos” del juego. Su ritmo cardíaco fue medido por la camiseta, transmitido a su reloj pulsera, y luego bajado a una computadora para ser analizado. Los resultados demostraron que los ejercicios de Wii Fit elevaban el ritmo cardíaco más allá de su tasa normal de 60 pulsos por minuto, fluctuando entre 90-100 en los ejercicios de saltos, 90-110 en el hoola hoop, y hasta un máximo de 130 durante el programa de carreras. Comparativamente, la tasa cardíaca de esa misma persona midió entre 145 y 155 durante la carrera de la Maratón de Filadelfia en noviembre de 2007.

En conclusión: La consola de juegos de Nintendo no solamente puede sacar a la gente del sofá y ponerlos a hacer ejercicios, sino que realmente les puede mejorar la salud cardiovascular.

AlwaysOn: Funny or Die named 100 Top Private Company Award Winner

May 30, 2008

Funny or Die (http://www.funnyordie.com), the funniest place on the web, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies. Read more

AUPS Conference: Consumers Agree, Power Model is Broken

May 30, 2008

Consumers Agree the Power Model is Broken — Industry to Consider Emerging Standards at Second AUPS Conference on June 13. Photo Sweepstakes Winner to Highlight User POV, New Consumer Research
Alliance for Universal Power Supplies Conference

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BenQ T850: World’s Slimest 8MP Cam

May 30, 2008

BenQ-T850-touchscreen-8-megapixel-cameraWe’ve all heard about the world’s smallest, largest, thinnest this or that. But now, the world’s slimmest 8 megapixel camera is here in the form of the BenQ T850. Read more

TechMediaWatch: Teens banned from Apple stores for life?

May 30, 2008

Four Palo Alto teenagers raised in the heart of Silicon Valley got the scare of their lives when they thought they might be banished from all Apple stores worldwide, for life.

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PMP: MemUp launches new portable media players

May 30, 2008

memup-k-slip-media-playerPortable media players will never have a demise. They will only improve, change in size, style, color, and of course, advance in technology. Such in the case of MemUp with the just announced K-SLIM, K-TOUCH, V-TOUCH, and the M430 DTV that seem to be making quite a stir in gadget town. Read more

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Puget Systems Deluge-i L3 Reviewed: Truly expensive rig for moneyed geeks

May 30, 2008

Puget-Systems-Deluge-i-L3The Puget Systems Deluge-i L3 is one expensive rig that features Quad Core Intel Core 2 Extreme overclocked to 4GHz and 4GB of OCZ Reaper RAM and 40 GB Xceed Ultra solid state drive for speedy access to programs and the like. Read more

Head and Shoulders Umbrella looks just so weird…

May 30, 2008

Hands-Free-Cockpit-UmbrellaI never leave the house without an umbrella ready inside my bag because I’m not sure when it would rain or when the sun would suddenly decide to show up. But sometimes though, holding it when needed can be too distracting and uncomfortable. So maybe a new umbrella design would make me feel more than happy with the task of having to bring one, or maybe not. Read more

Krise in pink: TelekomGate weitet sich in StasiGate aus

May 30, 2008

Die Grafik Der Krisensumpf rund um die Deutsche Telekom breitet sich immer weiter aus. “TelekomGate” mutiert unlängst gar zu “StasiGate”. Nun hat selbst Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schäuble die Vorstandschefs der deutschen Telekommunikationsriesen einbestellt, nachdem in der T-Spitzelaffäre täglich neue pikante Fakten ans Licht kommen. Read more

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Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo: Schnellste Speichkarte mit 30 MByte/s

May 30, 2008

ExtremeIIIMSPDHG8GBDer Speicherkartenhersteller Sandisk hat heute mit der Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo die nach eigenen Angaben schnellste Karte der Memory-Stick-Produktfamilie vorgestellt. Der Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo bietet Lese- und Schreibgeschwindigkeiten in Höge on bis 30 MByte/s und Read more