From joystiq.com:

Throughout his life, actor Daniel Radcliffe has suffered from a "mild" form of dyspraxia, a developmental motor control impairment that affects not only physical coordination, but also learning. Radcliffe’s dyspraxia is mostly limited to difficulty with small, precise tasks like writing or tying shoes.

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From dailymail.co.uk (Thanks Stéphane!):

It sounds like a good investment – £100 for a gadget which promises to boost your brain power and improve your mental agility.

It is a marketing phenomenon which has had adults flocking to experiment on their children’s games consoles.

But don’t be blinded by technology. A simple game of Scrabble or a good oldfashioned puzzle are just as effective in exercising those grey cells, it would seem.

Researchers found no evidence to support claims that the Nintendo DS console and Dr Kawashima’s bestselling Brain Training game, which is played on the console, will boost intelligence.

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From kotaku.com (vis slashdot.org):

The "Wii Fit Body Channel" provides users advice based on their Wii Fit data as well as the data from walking DS title Aruite Wakaru Sekatsu Rhythm DS. It’s becoming possible for individuals using Wii Fit to have their data measured and then get advice sent via email to their Wiis.

Since last December, NEC and NEC mobile began a cell phone version of the "Wii Fit Body Check Channel." Starting this April, the NEC Group (NEC and NEC Mobile) will launch a hosted Wii Fit Channel aimed at employees and their families. The company hopes to offer this service outside NEC in the future.

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From daily-journal.com:

More importantly, Jones believes the interactive game play enables his family to get plenty of exercise. "You can get worn out playing these games," he said.

For years, video games have been partially blamed for the nation’s epidemic of childhood obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and other lifestyle diseases linked to inactivity. But now fitness experts are trying to determine whether interactive video games are a good way to get fit.

After all, players of the game "Dance Dance Revolution" can work up a sweat jumping on a "dance pad” to hit colored arrows in response to musical and visual cues.

But how healthy are interactive video games? Are doctors encouraging their use as a form of exercise, especially when local residents feel stuck inside in cold winter months?

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From popsci.com:

Games and puzzles have a long history of “teasing” your brain so that it gets bigger and badder, and eventually smarter. Lumos Labs, a San Francisco-based cognitive neuroscience research company, recently released a series of games—under the title Lumosity—designed to improve a whole gamut of brain functions.

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If you want to try some of Lumosity’s games, Popsci.com has three you can play right now (for free!). Speed Match works on attention and memory; Word Bubbles improves vocabulary; and Memory Matrix beefs up the part of your brain in charge of remembering names, the locations of objects, and reasoning.

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From gizmodo.com:

Most people would not describe working out as a pleasurable experience, but nobody said that it has to be complete torture. That’s where these silicone covers for your Wii Fit balance board can help.

The acupressure dots that cover the top of the pad act as a massaging agent for your feet—plus it should provide extra traction when you are dizzy with effort and sliding on your own slippery sweat. The only problem is that I don’t think that Wii Fit is all that it is cracked up to be in the first place.

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