Wii Fit pre-orders sell out in a day
Poised to become the fastest selling Wii game ever, “Wii Fit” by Nintendo has outstripped all previous records on Play.com by selling out its entire allocation in one day.
Launching in the UK on 25 April, Play.com says it has been “overwhelmed” by demand for the new fitness game.
Debuting in Japan 4 months ago, the exergame sold more than one million copies in the first month in a nation with around five million Wiis in use
Orange to launch calorie counting text service
Orange has announced that it will launch a new text service in the UK that will allow you to monitor calories in the food you eat on the go.
Launching later in the year, the new service, called e-diet, will let Orange customers text in what they are about to eat to get the calorie count making sure they stay on track
Sneakers vending machine
Japanese trainer and sports fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger has launched what it claims to be the UK’s first trainer vending machine.
The machine can vend 24 pairs of trainers in six sizes and has been placed at Carnaby Street in London, but there are apparently plans to roll out the concept across the UK.
According to the company, it took its inspiration from Japanese vending machines, which famously carry goods Western shoppers would not expect to see sold in that way.
Jay Conrad Levinson’s speaking presentation, “The Miracle and Innovation of Guerrilla Marketing”, will run for two hours; you will have a chance to interact with Jay during the weekend and ask him questions that matter the most to your business — Jay will share laser-focused and inexpensive marketing tactics to really help you recession-proof your business.
During Jay’s time on stage, he will clarify marketing, excite and inspire the audience with stories and tactics of guerrilla marketing, and create an aura of excitement at the opportunity to breathe life into his techniques immediately — at no cost or just a tiny cost.
Jay will explain the key differences between guerrilla marketing and traditional marketing, the 100 weapons of guerrilla marketing, prove that marketing is now a science, and delve into the personalities of successful guerrilla marketers. He’ll reveal the key secrets of guerrilla marketing, the truth about on-line marketing, and the steps you can take immediately to earn serious profits with a guerrilla marketing attack.
The event has been scheduled for May 24 & 25, 2008 on the French Riviera.
According to AppleInsider, Apple is developing a digital fitness companion system based around its iPhone and iPod touch players aimed a helping people live a healthier lifestyle.
A series of patent filings shows ideas for the system, including an iTunes-like software application, hardware-based heart rate and other sensors, a rewards tracker, and a component for group activities.
Described as like a more advanced version of the Nike + iPod system, the application would “interview” the user to find out their fitness goals, desired activity level, fitness interests (such as jogging, yoga and swimming), fitness goals, weight goals, desired workout schedule, etc.
Once the interview process is completed, the software will created a workout regiment based around their feedback on goals and fitness interests tailor-made to the individual user.
Navigation 2.0 arrives today with Dash Navigation’s Dash Express GPS navigator (global positioning system).
The GPS systems show you where to go, using satellite signals to fix your location as you drive.
But Dash connects your gadget back to the company’s servers over cell phone or Wi-Fi wireless Internet connections.
Dash uses “crowdsourcing,” where its own fleet of users communicates back their positions, speeds, and other data so that Dash can calculate traffic on both freeways and major side streets. This is a big advantage over other kinds of GPS navigation systems. You can find it on Amazon.com today for 400$
Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday it has introduced a 1.4-metre (four-foot-seven) yellow-and-white robot at a store in the southern city of Fukuoka in charge of entertaining the children.
If parents want to leave their children with the kid-sized machine, they arrange for the youngsters to wear special badges that bear codes which the robot can read.
It will then entertain them with limited conversation and by taking fun pictures, which the robot can display thanks to a projection unit mounted on its head.The projection unit also serves a second, somewhat dubious purpose: displaying advertisements. While parents enjoy time away from their young ones, the robotic babysitters will no doubt be projecting all manner of sweets and awesome toys around the play area.
Via EnGadget
Take a look at the yesterday’s Yahoo Investors presentation.
Yahoo has a three year plan, to grow revenues by 73% by focusing on display ads mobile and bu concurrencing Google on Search.
RFID Journal have just announced winners of their awards for the most innovative use of RFID. Interface Flor, the world’s largest producer of commercial carpets, finished ahead of WiWait, which allows you to order and pay for coffee or fast food remotely and have your items waiting for you when you enter the store.
Interface Flor has developed a method for embedding RFID sensors in carpet tiles, creating the world’s first multi-functional intelligent floor. The RFID-enabled floor system provides daily information and also enables robotic maintenance by providing tracking and localization, which can increase efficiency, lower labor cost and decrease chemical consumption.
RFID was dedicated to logistics and supply-chain, but it’s more and more a tool to manage machines and to develop loyalty
I broke some days ago my MP3 player , so I’m currently searching for a new one. I decided to search and compare the MP3 players on the Net (I’m not an Ipod addict). I tried different websites until I found this product quality comparison shopping site : TestSeek It aggregate expert product reviews in six languages (English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish) and the products are sorted into about 200 categories.
You can find expert product reviews or users reviews (based on users registered to the website).
No product doubles (all reviews under one product) or “fake-reviews” only real hands-on reviews (you can verify by going to the different websites linked).
It’s an interesting website, which deserve to be known.
