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Gadgets

Cheapo Version of Wii Fit Offers 100 Million Workouts

2:40AM 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. More »
Design

Bathroom Pin Scale Makes Knowing Your Weight Twice as Painful

11:20AM 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. More »
Gadgets

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

12:40PM 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. More »
Design

Toilet Seat Scale Makes You Feel Two Kilos Lighter

3:20AM 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. More »
Design

Weighing Seat: A Chair That Weighs Fatties, Farts

10:30AM Sean Fallon | As if you didn’t already feel fat enough, how does sitting on a chair that doubles as a scale sound? Indeed, the Weighing Seat concept from the design team at Atypyk reminds you of how fat you are getting every time you sit down to eat. It could very well be the most effective diet you have ever been on. Either that, or it will force you to start eating your meals standing up. But look on the bright side, you can finally start weighing your farts. Ever been curious about that? What, just Jason and I? Come on guys, admit it. [Atypyk via Likecool] More »
Science

Blocked Enzyme Curbs Appetite, Promotes Weight Loss, Probably Causes Cancer or Something

8:00AM Adam Frucci | Good news, America! Your faithful scientific elite have isolated a brain enzyme that, when blocked, decreases appetite, promotes weight loss and improves the body’s ability to handle blood sugar levels. You’ll be fat and diabetic no longer! More »