Hasta La Gadget!

Wii Fit not cutting the fat fast enough? Don’t sweat it, the house of Mario is getting ready to make your weight loss competitive. According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Nintendo will be launching its Wii Fit plus in autumn that will let users compete with friends and family over the Internet to “lose weight and other activities” — the latter presumably hinting at cruel taunting Miis with the ability to point and laugh at the fatties. The new balance board is said to feature more precise measurements to better hone your sense of embarrassment and shame. E3 kicks off next week where we’ll undoubtedly hear more if the rumor is true.

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Nikkei: Nintendo’s Wii Fit plus coming to make weight loss competitive, Internet fun originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 May 2009 04:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite a statement back in April from prez Satoru Iwata that the company would make a phone if it could avoid monthly subscription costs, it looks like Nintendo will not be getting into the cell biz any time soon. Reggie Fils-Aime, president and CFO of Nintendo of America just put the kibosh on all that with a statement to the New York Times, saying, “Telephony is not in our wheelhouse. It’s not something I anticipate us getting into.” So, you’re telling us that telephony is not in your wheelhouse? Hmm… okay. Thanks for clearing that up! The company is however, considering offering devices with always-on wireless connectivity — which would be way cooler the DSi‘s current, WiFi hotspot capabilities.

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Nintendo: we’re not making a phone, we swear originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 15:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While Wal-Mart will always be our hot spot of choice for picking up a mixed assortment box of granola bars and meeting other thrifty, outdoors-loving singles, the retailer is on a course to upping its electronics game, in light of the void left by Circuit City’s closure — about $11.1 billion in annual revenue just there for the taking. The store is rolling out new boutique sections for Apple and Nintendo products to some of its electronics departments this week, is adding to its selection higher-end Sony and Samsung televisions, will be expanding its Blu-ray equipment and selection, is nabbing some Studio One 19 all-in-ones from Dell next month, and obviously is getting the Palm Pre next month as well. Apple has been traditionally slow to offer up its higher-end products to Wal-Mart shelves, so hopefully this means that not only will Wal-Mart be doing Macs “right,” but perhaps Apple will give a little in return and offer some more sub-$1000 macs beyond the Mac mini and low-end MacBook — some Laptop Hunters fare, if you will.

[Via AppleInsider]

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Wal-Mart making move for Circuit City’s old slice of the pie, prepping for Apple sections, Pre sales and higher-end electronics originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 May 2009 16:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why should authentic, honest-to-goodness Wii owners be the only ones to indulge in some mindless escapism — or a spirited virtual workout, for that matter? To this end, the heads at Chinavasion have dreamt up a two-tone, quasi-legal Balance Board KIRF for you and your game console. Sure, this is by no means the first such beast we’ve seen, and there’s no telling whether or not this bad boy is compatible with your WÜ, MiWi2, or Chintendo Vii, but it does sport handsome light blue accents. Take one home for $67.91, or save a few shekles and buy ’em in lots of three or more. Intrigued? Take a closer look for yourself after the break.

Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake, part CCVI: yet another Balance Board edition

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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCVI: yet another Balance Board edition originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 May 2009 16:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I love it when musicians dork out with their gadgets, and the video above demonstrates you can still be a one-man act even with five devices — with the help of a Belkin Rockstar multi-headphone splitter. To create the catchy loop, this hardware DJ ran various music apps on a Nintendo DS, a DSi, an iPhone, an iPod Touch and a Kaossilator. Seems like a complicated setup, but a fun bonding moment for your gadgets.

Via Gearcrave
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