In Japan, Tamagotchi exercises you

Engadget wrote today about the Jinsei Game (or “Game of Life”) pedometer, which only lets you play a turn every 300 steps. I like the idea of connecting gameplay and a rewards system to exercising, which can quickly become tedious and repetitive (especially if, like me, you’re running on a treadmill or swimming laps). And though I’m not sure how I feel about playing the game at that excruciatingly slow rate, I still want one.

Also, the source of this story, CScout Japan, mentions another interesting pedometer which measures your steps taken against a walk around Japan’s coast. Cool!