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Cell Phone App for Shedding Pounds

by Terrence O'Brien on June 19, 2007 at 08:38 AM

Lose Weight With Your Cell Phone, In Japan
Bandai, the evil force behind Tamagotchis and the Power Rangers, has found yet another way to torture its customers. Beauty Walker, a Japan only cell phone app, uses GPS instead of a pedometer to measure how far you walk and how many calories you burn. It can also be used to choose foods you wish to eat, and will alert you when you've burned enough calories to chow down. According to the Google Translated version of the Bandai website, the service costs 315 Yen per month, or about $2.55.

Last week, Japanese game maker Konami announced a Nintendo DS game for taking care of your skin -- this from the same company that already includes an exercise mode in its blockbuster 'Dance Dance Revolution' series. It seems the Japanese are way ahead of the curve when it comes to using technology for personal health care.

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