Tekuteku Angel Pocket

Juniper Foo | Jan 03, 2007

2007 may be the zodiac year of the pig. But that doesn't mean you have to make a pig of yourself. To get healthy, check out this little angel. It's a pedometer that works like a Tamagochi game. But rather than lavish TLC on it, the virtual pet in the game grows up according to the distance walked. Incentive perhaps for those who've gained some plump love handles from all that Christmas and year-end gorging? According to the writeup, you can set a target such as distance to be walked each day. Upon successfully meeting your goal, your pet (which oddly looks like a monkey from the pictures) turns into an angel, brandishing encouragement such as "nice walking". Nintendo DS owners can hook their console to the pedometer to exploit the DS Tekuteku Diary, which usefully keeps track of distance walked, calories expended and other health data. However, if you've been slacking on those new year resolutions, Tekuteku will get fat and even fall ill. Gruesome warning to your arteries.

Via Crisscross

Price: 5,229 yen (US$45.49, S$69.66)
Availability: At yesasia.com
Device: Weight loss gizmo
Specs: Available in blue or pink, 200g

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