weird japan: the digital push-up counter
October 10th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
It’s always fun to see what sort of quirky tech will come out of the creative minds of Japan’s electronic toy makers. The latest wacky gadget to find its way from Konami’s Party Goods division is the electronic Push-Up Counter.
The device does one thing, and one thing only. It measures how many push-ups you can do. Just position your chin over the big red button, and when it touches, it adds one to your count on its LED readout. The device can count up to 999 consecutive push-ups, which is far more than the 10 or 12 that I could probably muster in a session. I’m not sure what’s with all the alligator imagery on the packaging, since I’ve never seen an alligator do a push-up. Maybe it’s that humans in the push-up position look a bit like the scaly reptilians. Who knows?
Chances are, this oddity will never see the light outside of Japan, but if you do manage to find one, it’ll cost you ¥1764 (about $15 USD).
[via Digital Gadgets Freak]
filed under: cool toys gadgets strange + wonderful
October 10th, 2007 comments (4): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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Hehe, I would only be able to do 2-3 push-ups with that one – then I would start laughing too much.
Electronic Push-Up Counter wont let you cheat…
How many times we’ve come across this scene in a movie, where the guy is doing push ups and in walks a girl and the count suddenly rises to 200 from the measly 30! Well not any more, a Japanese toy manufacturer has come out with the electronic Push-U…
It’s fun.
How can I purchase one or more of these push up counters?