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January 8, 2013 01:00 pm GMT

Ibitz Uses Your Childs Physical Activity To Power Games, Earn TV Privileges


LAS VEGAS -- What if your child had to walk 5,000 steps in a day before she was allowed to watch cartoons? What if an hour-long bike ride could earn your child an hour of video games -- and a few new levels in that game -- on his Nexus 7?

That's the idea behind ibitz, a new fitness tracker that not only keeps track of how active your child is, but lets him or her earn access to new levels in a favorite video game, or time in front of the television based on how active they've been during the day.

Available for both children and adults, the ibitz tracker snaps on your shoe and keeps track of your physical activity throughout the day. The device syncs with Bluetooth 4.0 devices such as…
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