No, it’s not another Richard Simmons video. The West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency sponsored a research project involving overweight and obese children of the state and Konami’s Corp’s “Dance Dance Revolution†video game.
The study was performed with 50 overweight or obese children that ranged in age from 7 to 12 years. The study lasted for 24-weeks and resulted in the children that played the game for at least 30 minutes five days a week maintained their weight and saw a reduction in heart disease and diabetes risk. For the first 12 weeks of the study,
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Not All Graphics Processors Are Created Equal.
The Nintendo Wii is in a fierce competition with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and the recently released Sony Playstation 3. So far, the Nintendo Wii has sold over 600,000 consoles in the U.S. alone. This is truly a fun gaming console that actually promotes physical activity. 
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This is the TigerDirect news update for Monday, December 11, 2006. 
Japanese game console manufacturer Nintendo said Thursday that they are investigating reports of problems with the strap that attaches Wii’s controller to the player wrist. The controller is held and maneuvered in the fashion of a tennis racquet, golf club or sword in many of Nintendo’s games. 
2007 promises to be a great year for technology innovation from the world’s largest technology manufacturers and the newest companies to the industry. There are literally thousands of products that will be shown at the 2007 international CES and TigerDirect will be right there to bring you the inside scoop. 
