Weight

Science

Did You Know Earth Is Getting Lighter Every Day?

5:00PM February 6, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Earth is getting 50,000 tonnes lighter every year, even while 40,000 tonnes of space dust fall onto our planet’s surface during the same period. So, why are we losing so much weight? You will be surprised. More »


Gadgets

Your Kindle Gets Heavier As You Add Ebooks To It

1:40AM November 1, 2011 | Brent Rose

Moustachioed UC Berkeley computer science professor John Kubiatowicz told the New York Times that your Kindle gets heavier when you add ebooks. Don’t worry, though, you won’t feel it with your hand, or with any scale that we’ve ever created. More »


Gadgets

Projection Scale Embarrasses You Into Weight Loss

10:10AM August 11, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Here’s a new weight loss tool that uses public humiliation to force you to lose weight. Available from Hammacher Schlemmer, the projection scale will display your current weight on the wall … where everyone can see it. More »


Geek Out

A List Of Beverages For The Drinking Man’s Diet

7:00PM June 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Getdrunknotfat has a mission to keep you slim and trim while you drink yourself silly. The website painstakingly compiled the calories and calorie-to-alcohol ratio of many popular alcoholic beverages. All this wonderful data is organised in a searchable chart. More »


Software

Oh Great: Now Your TV Can Call You Fat

11:09AM May 19, 2011 | Davey Alba

Everyone knows how closely correlated TVs and weight gain are. You know—looking ten kilos heavier on TV, gaining weight because you watch too much TV. Now, your TV can also tell you how fat you are. Wonderful. More »


Gadgets

Withings WiFi Body Scale Now Available In Australia

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5:30PM November 9, 2009 | Nick Broughall

If you need high technology in every household appliance, you’ll be happy to know that the Withings WiFi Body Scale is now available in Australia, letting you track your weight over Wi-Fi. More »


Gadgets

Cheapo Version of Wii Fit Offers 100 Million Workouts

2:40AM March 31, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Jump into your glittery spandex pants and crown you head with that leopard headband, because you are going to need them to follow the 100 million—yes, million—three-minute workouts of the Minutes Gym Digital Video Trainer.

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Bathroom Pin Scale Makes Knowing Your Weight Twice as Painful

11:20AM March 11, 2009 | Sean Fallon

This bathroom scale by designer Jim Ruck takes a painful-looking approach to the simple act of weighing yourself in the morning. Instead of a platform, the users stands on thousands of pins.

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Gadgets

Wii Fit, Weight Fat: What’s the Difference?

12:40PM March 5, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Weight Fat—found in a Japanese crane machine—blatantly rips off Wii Fit with its green, grey and white colour scheme and similar fonts. There’s a problem with this knock-off, though: it’s not even a video game.

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Toilet Seat Scale Makes You Feel Two Kilos Lighter

3:20AM January 8, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning before you eat and, preferably, after you have used the bathroom. That’s where the toilet seat scale comes in.

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