The gaming world is buzzing with the news of the release price for the Wii Fit balance boards.

The Nintendo gaming company is releasing a new addition to the Wii family of games. The amazing new balance board is going to open the world of physical fitness right inside the video game world. Whether it was profit based or not will be debated till the end of time.

This amazing new gadget connects to the Nintendo Wii and allows users to choose many different ways to play. Have a hula-hoop contest at the next sleepover. Practice your reaction and blocking skills in football. Or simply schedule your workout times to be in front of the television and have any workout DVD beat hands down.

For just $90 American, you can buy an entire workout room in one simple tool. Users can track and record their progress as they work their way through the different exercises and stretches. This board maximizes the users’ potential, and even allows them to do yoga for strength and flexibility.

In comparison to some other kits that go along with Wii only being around $30 to $40 each, one could wonder why the balance board is so expensive? Just look at the lifelong benefit this addition can give a single user, it speaks for itself. It does the work of most gym memberships in the privacy of your living room, and makes it a fun game for everyone to play. You can even challenge other users to beat your scores.

The benefit to one’s health is well worth the retail price, and since many parents spend much more on things to let their kids sit around and do nothing healthy, buying something to allow a little exercise is most certainly priceless.

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The new portable, computerized scale that will tell you exactly what you are about to eat!

If counting calories and measuring portions seems a bit too overwhelming, this gadget is about to remove your excuse. The dietary computer scale stores a database of over 1400 different foods. To search for the food you just ordered from TGIFridays, use the easy word prompts and get a readout in seconds.

Simply place your portion on the scale, locate the item within the database, and read how many calories, carbohydrates, fat calories, fat grams, and saturated fat grams, as well as how much protein, sugar, fiber, sodium, and cholesterol is in that amount of the food. Then you can use the computer to store a record of what you have eaten for 7 days. Each week you can then evaluate where you can scale down or where you have room to have a treat here or there.

This great gadget can be used as a conventional scale, and can measure liquid, convert from metric to imperial measurements, and has an automatic shutoff feature.

This compact, computerized scale is easy to take along, or pack in a suitcase. It comes with a 10 year warranty as well, just in case you don’t like what it tells you about your eating habits and it meets an unfortunate end.

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Saving money and conserving power on your utility bills is a worldwide concern. Ewgeco is the latest product designed to help you with this. Ewgeco monitors your water, electric and gas consumption. The system requires a week of monitoring to determine your consumption patterns. The Ewgeco monitor can be placed anywhere in your home. It will wirelessly transfer consumption data from your meters to the monitor. Green, yellow and red LED lights reflect your usage patterns. Unfortunately you will not be able to install Ewgeco without assistance. The company requires installation by one of their engineers.

Tanya Ewing is the Scottish inventor behind the Ewgeco and believes that her invention will help people to save money on their energy bills. She states, “For example, the red bar on the Ewgeco monitor represents 20 per cent of your energy use, which is (how much) the government is trying to get you to reduce. So if you hit the red you know that you’re not cutting back the 20 per cent the government is encouraging us to do.” Ewgeco keeps a tally of your highest energy usage. It shows this as an indicator on its monitor. This will let you know daily how you are faring in comparison with your worst energy consumption day.

Ewgeco displays information such as the cost of your utility usage. This allows you to make concrete goals on how to reduce your utility usage. The energy monitor allows you to check your energy use when you’re away from home. This allows you to check to see if you forgot and left the stereo playing or the bathroom light on. The monitor also displays how much CO2 your home is emitting. Data from the Ewgeco can be downloaded into your PC.

Ewgeco is currently available only to businesses. The product’s price is determined on a case by case basis. The company hopes to be able to offer Ewgeco to consumers next year. The Ewgeco is a solid gadget with helpful features. It provides information on your utility usage in a clear and easy to read format. The LED light system allows everyone to know how the family is doing with your energy conservation goals.

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Ironing clothes is sexy. No, not really. Irons are not normally considered cutting edge gadgets. However, a wireless MP3 player in an iron would be a great idea. With its latest product, Philips attempts to breathe new life into a daily staple. They call their GC3388 “a triumph of fashion.” Take a gander at its picture and you decide. It has an appearance that only a mother iron can love. Homeliness aside, the GC3388 does come with some solid features. Its water inlet is an extra-large and has a flip top cover. Pop the top to pour in the water then close it back while ironing. This is a great way to prevent spillage if you accidently hit the iron. The GC3388 can hold more than its share of water. It comes with a 300ml tank. The iron’s water supply indicator is extra-clear.

Philips GC3388 dimensions are 328 x 129 x 163 cm and it weighs 1.64 kg. Its light weight makes it easier to handle when you have to iron a lot of clothes quickly. The GC3388 includes a 360-degree swivel. This allows you to iron clothing vertically as easily as ironing horizontally. The GC3388 even includes a vertical steam option. The iron’s cord is extra long giving you even more freedom while ironing. When your done ironing, the GC3388 has a convenient cord winder. Manually wrapping the cord around the iron is one of the great pains with ironing clothes.

Philips highlights the pointed tip as a great feature on the GC3388 which allows you to easily iron seams and around buttons. The GC3388 joins every other iron I have seen in the past ten years with this feature. Philips has designed the iron to continuous use high steam. This is a great aid for crease removal. The GC3388 even has a steam boost for incredibly ingrained creases. The GC3388 moistens clothes with a fine spray option.

Philips succeeds in taking a commonplace object - an iron - and making insightful improvements on it. While you may not lay awake at night dreaming about the GC3388’s features, it is a good iron with solid features.

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