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Wii Hardware \ WiiMote Will Soon Be Able To Tell You Of Your Blood Pressure

jofra01
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jofra01 says:
Mr. Kent Hsu followed a patent with a portion of it being seen below:



… [measuring] pulse and body temperature of a user playing a video game on the video game console, and a rotation counter for counting the number of rotations of the main body; a control unit mounted in the recess; a band including two second measurement devices for measuring blood pressure and pulse respectively by wrapping the band around the wrist; and a cable interconnecting the main body and the band. Blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature values are shown the display while playing.

How would you feel about your WiiMote telling you that your blood pressure is to high or low?

Would You Feel Uncomfortable?

I would.
23/07/2008
Harvey Bird Man: Attorney at Law
Brisbane
Huuie
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Huuie says:
this doesn't look comfortable at all......still interesting though.....the add on unit will have to be pretty thin too.
23/07/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Somwhere ahead of you but behind Sternzie on the track :P
Weasle
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Weasle says:
umm this doesnt seem real i need a sorce
23/07/2008
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Weasle Land
sternzie
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sternzie says:
my blood perssure raises everytime i get disconnected... maybe they could make it like the microsoft thing and it can report high bp when a particular incident occurs and the ninty can rectify this
23/07/2008
Mario Kart Wii
SternzTEC - somewhere ahead of you on the track ;)
stygiaN_
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stygiaN_ says:
..... is there really a need for people to want to know their blood pressure while playing Donkey Kong or something?
23/07/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
Noobito
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Noobito says:
ermm.. looks like we are ganna play with huge bulky things when we wanna find out our blood type....
23/07/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Sydney
jofra01
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jofra01 says:

Weasle said: umm this doesnt seem real i need a sorce



it's from a patent meaning someone is probably gonna make it
23/07/2008
Harvey Bird Man: Attorney at Law
Brisbane
Luke-Brawl
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Luke-Brawl says:
THATS CRAZy.... y would u ned it though .. i wonder
23/07/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne, Victoria
boxhunter
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boxhunter says:
Its a good idea.
But yeh seems a bit uncomfortable..
23/07/2008
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Matteh
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Matteh says:
It would be weird at first playing as you know your heart rate, but it would come in use for many games I reckon.

It looks quite large IMO, just think that the wiimote would fit comfortably in most hand sizes and now this longer thing too?

But I guess we will wait and see.

=D
23/07/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Captain Rainbow has entered the Brawl. "I will blind you with 7 colours of the rainbow! Who Hah HAY!' *Blinds Mario and Kirby* :P
turkey682
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turkey682 says:
i think it would be pretty good for wiifit
i wouldnt mind it
looks like its gonna be thicker though
just have to see
23/07/2008
Guitar Hero III
Wollongong, NSW
impo
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impo says:
id feel uncomfortable, mostlt likely the things making my blood pressure go low
23/07/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Westopolis
kolpol9
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kolpol9 says:
wtf is this sh!t?

Is there any need for this at all?
It's just random.
Why don't you have a hearing tester to see if your ears are working properly?
is the wii going to be a doctors tool?

idk just my opinion anyways
23/07/2008
Josepi says: making stuff for nazis isnt what I call a good job
DK_Suit
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DK_Suit says:
cant they concentrate on something else rather than adding useless stuff for the wii example, weather channel i used it once never used it again, i think this is one of the reasons most of wiis games are crap, using all their time on this Sh!t
23/07/2008
victoria
sjt333
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sjt333 says:

DK_Suit said: cant they concentrate on something else rather than adding useless stuff for the wii example, weather channel i used it once never used it again, i think this is one of the reasons most of wiis games are crap, using all their time on this Sh!t

nintendo have nothing to do with this
23/07/2008
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FunkyKong
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FunkyKong says:
People are starting to piss me off, this is not what gaming should be.
23/07/2008
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MKWII No items champion - Mushroom & Special Cup
sjt333
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sjt333 says:

FunkyKong said: Nintendo are starting to piss me off, this is not what gaming should be.

once again nintendo have nothing to do with this
23/07/2008
Altered Beast
Naki colorful blob boy
Venom
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Venom says:
Probably something for a new wii fit kinda thing I reckon Or maybe Trauma Center
23/07/2008
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Orange , N.S.W
jofra01
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jofra01 says:  

Venom said: Probably something for a new wii fit kinda thing I reckon



Atlus & Nintendo have nothing to do with this.
23/07/2008
Harvey Bird Man: Attorney at Law
Brisbane
Esoth
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Esoth says:

jofra01 said:

Weasle said: umm this doesnt seem real i need a sorce



it's from a patent meaning someone is probably gonna make it



Not necessarily. There are millions of patents out there, and a great deal of them never get made.
6 days ago
Okami
Brisbane
 
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