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Microsoft Kinect Breaks Record with 10 Million in Sales
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it sold over 10 million units of the Xbox Kinect motion-sensing device worldwide since its launch last November. This number propelled the Microsoft Kinect to break a Guinness world record for the fastest-selling, consumer electronics product in its first 60 days, when it sold an average of 133,333 units a…
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Exercise Video Games Burn Calories
A new study finds that ‘exergames’, or video games that allow for exercise provide real calorie-burning power and energy expenditure, often higher than walking 3 miles on a treadmill. Researchers, Bruce W. Bailey of at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Kyle McInnis of the University of Massachusetts in Boston studied energy expenditures of…
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Dance Central Video Game Review: A Whole New Way To Groove
Dance Central is one of the exciting and interactive games available from the new Xbox Kinect game system. As the name implies, the system is an interactive platform that relies on your movement and is without controllers. It is an advanced version of motion gaming, surpassing the technology of the Wii’s motion gaming platform which…
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Motion Gaming Taking Over Video Game Industry Action
Motion gaming is the new face of interactive video game action, and there’s no going back. First introduced by the Nintendo Wii, motion gaming has revolutionized the way we play, the way we exercise, the way we spend time together as a family. Both Sony and Microsoft have built upon the foundation that Nintendo laid…
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Video Games Evolving Into Powerful Exercise & Fitness Tools
All of the mainstream video gaming systems, including PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii, have gotten on board with the fitness craze that has captured the attention of a very out of shape and over weight nation we like to call the USA. From the White House on down, everyone has recognized the dire straits…
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Microsoft Chief Declares 2011 The Year of the Kinect
The Xbox 360 gaming system has been the number one selling gaming console for more than 6 months strait, and Microsoft has indicated that they believe that the Kinect will define the brand for the upcoming year in a profound and exciting way. This is not at all hard to believe based on the fact…
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Motion Gaming To The Rescue as Studies Show That Kids Need to Be Active & Play
As the critical component of exercise and fitness for children becomes a focus in medical and scientific studies, new data has been released that highlights the value of motion gaming in trying to get kids to be more active on a daily basis. Its not secret that kids are already highly interested and engaged in…