Woman Loses 112 lbs., Thanks Wii Fit [Wii]

A 38-year-old British woman, once so large she was afraid to have sex with her husband, now parades about her home in sexy lingerie after losing 112 pounds, a dramatic change in physique she credits to a Wii Fit regimen. Lara Roberts specifically thanked the Wii for allowing her to work out in her home, because she was very self-conscious about visiting a gym or jogging in public. As a result, she went from 252 to 140 pounds in a year. Note: There absolutely was a dietary component to this change

Coaching and Encouragement [Night Note]

To: Luke From: Owen My friends here invited me to their 6-year-old daughter’s basketball game on Saturday. Her team is in fact coached by Bev Smith, the former head coach of the University of Oregon’s women’s team, who carries one hell of a resume for anyone who’s ever coached in a middle school gym.

Stephen Colbert Delivers Grammy for Song of the Year From His New Apple iPad [Grammys]

Comedian Stephen Colbert is hosting the Grammys, and to mark the occasion of “Song of the Year” ( Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) ), he pulled out his shiny new iPad. Notable because it’s one of the first out in the open (is he “the first?”)

DirecTV DVR Scheduler quietly arrives in the WebOS App Catalog

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TwitterBerry To Grow Beyond Twitter – Becomes OpenBeak

Long lasting Twitter client TwitterBerry has been rebranded OpenBeak . The new title allows the app to grow beyond the Twitter platform in the future and expand to other areas. Twitterberry is one of the most well known Twitter clients for BlackBerry, but has been overshadowed as of late with the influx of new clients. Perhaps OpenBeak will step up with some new features that will get it back in the running

Your Final Shot at 100 Gamerscore Just for Showing Up [Xbox 360]

Friendly reminder that beginning in about 30 minutes, Xbox 360 Achievements.org is staging one last run on NBA Live 07’s “Online with 1,000 People” achievement.

Latest Crop of Lumix Point-and-Shoots Arrives Next Month [Lumix]

Lumix will flood the market with a new series of F-line point and shoot cameras next month. Officially revealed at CES, the line already had its specs spelled out, but not pricing or release window. Now we have them: FP3 (14.1MP, 720p): $230 FH1 (12MP, 720p): $160 FH3 (14.1MP, 720p): $180 FH20 (14.1MP, 720p): $200. FP1 (12MP): $150 F3 (12.1MP, 720p): $130 All cameras are slated for a mid-February release

Mobiado’s 712ZAF yet another way to rid yourself of bothersome $100 bills

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Pinball Machines Were Sneakier Than You Think [Retromodo]

There’s a great read over at Cheap Talk about how digital pinball machines changed the industry, back when there still was an industry. They were big tables where you flick a ball around, but they were smarter than you think. In the olden days of pinball, there wasn’t much to adjust. Free game scores were hard wired into the machine and couldn’t be changed.

Gyromancer Micro-Review: Twisting The Night Away [Review]

The roleplaying game experts at Square Enix and puzzle game kings at PopCap give the puzzle RPG genre a Bejeweled Twist with Gyromancer. Is it as addictive as it sounds?