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Geriatric Wii Tournament Crowns 84 Year-Old Winner

by Alon Avdi, posted Jan 4th 2008 at 4:31PM

Don't look now, but it appears that even the AARP digs the Nintendo Wii gaming console. Want proof? TG Daily reports that a Washington, D.C.-area retirement community recently held a Wii bowling tournament that culminated in a matchup between 79-year-old real bowling champion and an 84-year-old Wii-prodigy challenger. Nancy Davies beat Hal Winters 202 to 182 at the Riderwood Retirement Community in one of many Wii tournaments held at the geriatric complex. While Winters is an actual bowling expert, Davies only began bowling only a year ago, exclusively on the Wii, which makes the upset so shocking.

Since several Wii units were received last March, the plaid-loving residents have flocked to play and challenge each other in shooting and hockey games in addition to bowling free-for-alls. This item of news marks the unique marketability of the Wii toward demographics heretofore unresponsive to the gaming world, groups including the elderly, female and middle-aged populations. Now if we can just get Grandma to talk trash we'll be getting somewhere...

From Engadget Via TG Daily and Examiner.com

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Live NCAA Games On Your Cell Phone

by Alon Avdi, posted Dec 19th 2007 at 2:32PM

In a move destined to give gadget heads with gridiron proclivities a reason to rejoice, Verizon has announced that its V Cast customers will have access to live, full-length NCAA college football bowl games on their cellular phones this season. While the major BCS championship bowls will not be offered, subscribers with V Cast-outfitted phones will be able to view 24 of the less-heralded contests, starting with the Poinsettia Bowl on December 20, which pits Utah versus Navy. BetaNews and the Silicon Alley Insider report that ESPN Mobile TV, CBS Mobile and Fox Mobile will provide live coverage of the games through Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile broadcast service.

An indication that competition among service providers is in the streaming video sphere, the announcement is also another example of companies trying to outdo each other by offering exclusive, premium content. We also see it as a sign of the times, as consumers clamor for their cell phones to be do-it-all computers rather than relatively simple communication devices. But, alas, that notion is the stuff of a different post, as we leave you with a question: Will you be streaming the Auburn/Clemson Chic-fil-A Bowl or the Georgia Tech versus Fresno State Roady's Humanitarian Bowl?

From Verizon (via BetaNews and Silicon Alley Insider)

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Nike+ Runner's Gift Pack

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Nov 21st 2007 at 11:55AM

So the little (or big) runner in your life is getting a little bored with running to that same mix tape from the 90s. After all, Pearl Jam isn't terrible exercise-inducing. With the Nike+ Gift Pack, you can pick up everything your athlete needs to start jogging with some serious tech. Inside the box, they will find an 8-gig ipod Nano, a $100 NikeStore gift card for a new set of shoes, a 30 minute Nike Sport Music Mic iTunes gift card, and the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit. Within days, your runner will be uploading miles from the built-in Nike+ pedometer, logging run times, and loving you forever... or, at least, until the shoes wear out. And, no, we don't mean that metaphorically.

From Nike

Adams DIXX Computerized Training Putter

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Nov 20th 2007 at 1:07PM

Golf is a serious sport, with technical intricacies that can spawn hour-long conversations, stand-up demonstrations at bars, and, admittedly, extreme boredom on the part of onlookers. That said, we'd like to suggest you pick up the Adams DIXX Training Putter for the golfer in your life. He or she will be the envy of all other golfers, and you'll look like an all-star. This computerized putter will identify impact position, track swing path, face angle, tempo, and speed balance to help bring the golfer to the next level on the green. It sports a color LCD that will track the five "key factrors of a successful putter swing." The computer is also removable for those moments when your golfer just wants to ... golf.

From BHM Golf

Fishing Master

by Evan Shamoon, posted Nov 19th 2007 at 9:41PM

For the fisherman that "never gets to fish, man," Fishing Master for the Nintendo Wii perfectly captures the drama of the battle between fish and...man, man. The perfectly-tuned controls (the Wii feels like it was made for games like this), along with the simplicity of the mechanics (Buy bait. Go fishing. Go home. Repeat.) make it the perfect way to kill an hour of your weekend afternoon without killing any fish. It's by no means a fishing simulation; Fishing Master would be perfectly at home in your local arcade, but for 40 bucks can be even more conveniently at home in your living room.

From hudsonsoft

Panasonic 50-inch 1080P Plasma

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Nov 19th 2007 at 11:58AM

For the sports fan who watches more sports than anything else, you can't go wrong with Panasonic's newest line of plasma televisions. The Panasonic TH-50PZ700 features full HD at 1080 lines of horizontal resolution, so all the detail in the football, baseball, hockey, or whatever game will not be lost. What's more, since plasma doesn't suffer the occasional blur that LCD televisions do, your sports fan won't miss a play. With a full 50-inches of diagonal real estate, the games will be as big -- if not bigger -- than life.

From Panasonic

iH85 Bicycle Speaker

by Ian Rowan, posted Nov 19th 2007 at 7:40AM

Ideal for cycling enthusiasts who are also safety-conscious (which they should be at the speeds they're going), the new iH85 speaker system ($80) from iHome is a nifty alternative to noise-blocking headphones. It's simple -- just dock your iPod to the circular device, which you then drop into your bike's drink holder and presto, the little bicycle boom-box blasts tunes that you can easily (and safely) control using the included wireless remote. The i85's housing is made of impact-and-water-resistant polycarbonate, since even the best of riders take a spill (especially in the rain!). Just be sure that the rest of the peloton doesn't hate your taste in music.

From iHome

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