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GABE SLATE TECH REPORT
>> REPORTER:
NEW AT 8.
>> REPORTER:THERE'S A NEW
GADGET THAT JUST HIT THE
MARKET THAT MAKES WORKING
OUT EASIER AND MORFU
I KNOW.
THAT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE.
GIVE ME ONE MINUTE TO PROVE
IT.
>> REPORTER:KAI HERE WAS ONE
OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE
POPULAR GAME GUITAR HERO
HE WANTED TO SOLVE THE AGE
OLD PROBLEM OF HOW BORING
WORKING OUT ON GYM MACHINES
CAN BE
THE TREADMILLS, STATIONARY
BIKES, AND ELLIPTALS
1452-15-05 BORING
>> REPORTER:HE CAME UP WITH
THE IDEA OF GO GEE PLAY.
THESE CONTROLLERS STRAP ON
TO BOTH HANDLES ON THE
WORKOUT MACHINE, THESE ARE
VIDEO GAME CONTROLLERS
>> REPORTER:AND THE USER
WEARS A CLIP ON SENSOR ON
THEIR WAISTLINE.
YOU RUN THE GO GEE PLAY APP
ON YOUR TABLET OR SMARTPHONE
AND PLAY GAMES DURING THE
WORKOUT
>> REPORTER:IT'S A SIMPLE
SYSTEM A SIMPLE IDEA BUT
EFFECTIVE IT TURNS THE
WORKOUT INTO AN INTERACTIVE
GAME.
THE FASTER YOU MOVE YOUR
LEGS THE MORE POWER THE
CHARACTER YOUR PLAYING IN
THE GAME GETS.
>>17-26 WHILE YOU'RE HAVING
FUN WITH THOSE GAMES WE ARE
TRACKING ALL YOUR ACTIVITY
IN THE BACKGROUND CALORIES
BURNED / COMPARE AGAINST
FRIENDS
PEOPLE COME UP IN GYM AND
SAY WOW LOOKS INTERESTING.
MAKES 30 FEEL LIKE 5 WHEN
PLAYING GAMES
ITS SUPER EASY