Google’s annual April Fool’s day joke was pretty creative: AutoPilot to automatically respond to your e-mail messages. There was also PC World’s article about the new TiVo that can record shows before they air (the TiVo SuperAdvance) that I thought was cute. Other than that, I really didn’t see a lot of other tom-foolery. However, [...]
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I can play Wii during a power outage …
… for about 10 minutes anyway. Last night I tested my new APC J15 home theater power conditioner and UPS. A neat feature of the unit is the front VFD that shows various informational screens, one of which is the total watts being drawn. With everything connected turned on (receiver, DVD player, TiVo, Wii, and [...]
Rock Band … well, rocks!
I played Guitar Hero for the first time last Christmas at a relative’s house. Since then I’ve dabbled with the GH demo kiosk at Best Buy and played drums briefly on Rock Band at a friend’s house. It seemed like a lot of fun and really appealed to the air guitarist and table drummer in [...]
Mario Kart, the live version
Every Sunday night my daughter and I hop online and play Mario Kart Wii against my siblings (and other friends) for about an hour. It’s great fun. Check out this live version of Mario Kart created by Rémi Gaillard. Do not attempt at home!
I did it!
Last night I reached my goal in Wii Fit: my BMI is now 21.86 and I weigh 166lbs. This is down from a BMI of 26 and a weight of 200lbs when I started my new fitness “program” back in May. It wasn’t all due to Wii Fit. Let’s face it: just buying a Wii [...]
Bags on WiiWare – Released
Originally announced back in May, Target Toss Pro: Bags has finally been released on WiiWare! I purchased it tonight for 700 Wii Points ($7) and gave it a quick run through. My first impression: wow, I suck. I got a 4 in my first game, and a 7 in my second. I actually got one [...]
Shaping up
Ever since getting the Wii Fit back in May and having the balance board pronounce me “overweight” I’ve been more focused on my personal fitness: I’ve been watching what I eat, eating less, and exercising more. When my eyes were opened by the Wii balance board, my BMI was 26 and I weighed 200lbs. Earlier [...]
Can Wii get Fit?
I pre-ordered Wii Fit through Amazon back in mid-April and today it arrived on my doorstep. I spent about 45 minutes this evening learning my way around the balance board, doing the initial Body Test, and checking out some of the included games. Wii Fit doesn’t mean We Fit: this is strictly a single player [...]
Bags on WiiWare
My sister works at Incredible Technologies (the makers of Golden Tee) and sent me a link to an IGN article about their upcoming release of Target Toss Pro: Bags on WiiWare! I had never heard of Bags until my sister started working for IT and even then never actually saw it until my brother’s college [...]
Wii want to play!
I tried to find one locally, but after constantly finding empty shelves, I broke down and bought a Nintendo Wii on eBay (for a slight premium, of course). I’ve only tried the included Wii Sports disc, but the use of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller is very intuitive. Swinging the controller like a bat [...]
