Monday, January 18, 2010 8:14 AM
Is Nintendo the next Medtronic?
Wii Balance Board just as accurate, more portable, and about 0.5 percent of the price of lab-grade “force platform” used to measure balance, reports study
The medical device industry has been dealing with some unusual competitors in the past few years. iPhones and PDAs, for instance, are fast gaining popularity as simple-to-use, affordable and popular diagnostic equipment and medical data reporting tools. Now, Wii Sports from Nintendo, seems to have been added to the list. In a recent study, Ross Clark and his colleagues at the University of Melbourne, Australia, dissected a Wii Balance Board (an accessory for Nintendo’s Wii vid more...
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