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New Shoe Designed to Kick-Start Couch Potatoes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-socks-say-I-can-watch-tv dept.

Terremoto writes "A student at west London's Brunel University has developed a shoe with a pedometer that controls the amount of time a TV will remain lit. If sufficient activity has not been achieved the TV remains uncooperative. The device is appropriately named, "Square-Eyes"."

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  1. Is it cheating... by stephenisu · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is it cheating to play DDR? (Dance Dance Revolution)

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  2. Re:Shoes on hands by Rob+Carr · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The energy expended by the human body while watching TV is actually less than the energy expended sitting, doing nothing. If this device forces the kids to sit there and shake their foot, it's an improvement.

    I do wonder what this decreased energy expenditure while watching TV says about the ability to think while watching TV....

    No, wait. I don't wonder at all!

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