Kotaku
Jackie Chan wants to pump you up. The Hong Kong star has been roped in as the spokesman for the XaviX Port, which is an external exercise device. This isn t the first marriage of gaming and exercise, but it does have to be one of the first game consoles designed strictly for exercise.
The unit hooks up to your TV just like your PS2 or X-Box. Exercise is done by inserting Xavi exercise cartridges and using special peripherals. The company is planning an aerobics game, along with boxing, tennis, and bowling. For the boxing game, the player uses special boxing gloves. Their movements are shown on the screen in real time. For the aerobics game, players use a DDR style mat (just like in Konami s exercise game). Tennis uses small rackets, while the bowling game uses a large green bowling ball that is wired to your game console. Just waiting to blog a story about some dude that accidently chucks a green bowling ball into his TV.
The company site has a couple of ads and press releases with product pics.
XaviX Port [Official Site]
XaviX Gets Chan [Nikkei]
