...doctors at the University of Melbourne found that the balance board, normally used for pseudo Yoga or navigating Mii's down a virtual ski slope, was so sensitive it could very well replace traditional laboratory-grade "force platforms" doctors use to assess a patient's balance.Putting "military grade" on anything and selling it to the DOD often would produce items like the infamous $600 hammers and $1000 toilet seats. Obviously military vendors have a strong competitor in the "suitable for medical use" industry for the crown of who fleeces us more.
When doctors disassembled the board, they found the accelerometers and strain gauges to be of "excellent" quality. "I was shocked given the price: it was an extremely impressive strain gauge set-up," said lead researcher Ross Clark, in an interview with New Scientist.
Even better, Clark's team has already published a paper that verifies the Wii balance board is "clinically comparable" to the nearly $18,000 lab force platform...
Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel.No word as of yet as to whether she'll be able to quit this gig half way through as well if she becomes a lame duck contributor.
The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network’s programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Ms. Palin will not have her own regular program, one person familiar with the deal said, though she will host an occasional series that will run on the network from time to time.
