Do you find yourself losing intense beat down battles on a frequent basis? When staring straight into the scope of an enemy sniper, is your face always obliterated before you even have a chance to pull your trigger? After the initial double clashing of swords where neither person dies, does the other person usually kill you with that “B” button slash before you can even get your thumb on the same button? If any of these scenarios depict a situation you commonly find yourself in, perhaps your reaction-times are less than stellar. Now you can get your game back into tip top shape with this totally cool bionic hand looking contraption.
Called the Xtensor Gamer Hand Exerciser, the use of this product claims to make your reaction-times much quicker and also reduce the occurrence of those pesky hand cramps you get after a marathon session of gaming. “Repetitive gripping and squeezing of your game-controller or mouse forces extended isometric contractions of the flexor muscles of the hands and fingers producing an unnatural imbalance over time as the hands operate in a mostly closed position.” To counterbalance that, this device stimulates muscles and tendons in the hands, wrists and elbows that usually lie dormant during typical gaming activities. The Xtensor Gamer Hand Exerciser, the 2007 winner of the Medical Design Excellence Award, is available at ThinkGeek for $39.99 (plus shipping).
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Posted by Cayote on May 13, 2008 at 1:00 pm
My arms totally hurt after a night of gaming, especially when I’ve had too long of a break in gaming. I want one.
Posted by theeriver on May 13, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I’m so getting one, there seems to be an added bonus for male gamers…wink wink. nudge,,nudge
Posted by bs angel on May 13, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Note to self : Do not share bionic hand gadget with any males. If a male happens to get his hands on it, disinfect immediately.
;)
Posted by Crazyeye0 on May 13, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Oh God, I hate sword clashes, I always always always end up quitting swords =/
Also, it seems through over 10 years of gaming my arms don’t experience pain after long sessions of gaming…
Posted by AnTi PRO on May 13, 2008 at 2:20 pm
lol I think playing as much as I do is exercise enough for my hands.
Posted by thewilleffect on May 13, 2008 at 2:50 pm
bs angel: Disinfectant may not be enough. You just might have to take a blow torch to it. :)
Posted by bs angel on May 13, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Will, I’ll just send it to you and you can take of that for me. Thanks!
Posted by Ragingterror on May 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm
So… this works by simply providing resistance as you return the fingers to an extended (or perhaps hyper-extended) position.
That could be useful, actually. I wonder if exercises like these can help stave off carpal-tunnel syndrome as well?
Posted by bs angel on May 13, 2008 at 5:51 pm
It says it is an “effective treatment for tennis elbow and arthritis pain” as well so I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case Ragingterror.
Posted by pwkwsfi on May 13, 2008 at 7:56 pm
if you’re ghetto you can do this with some overly-moist bread dough, than make biscuits
Posted by soulofaqua on May 14, 2008 at 5:52 am
I got my own Flexer it’s called making meatballs, köfte and other similar products.
Posted by PlayItAgain2 on May 14, 2008 at 8:37 am
RaggingTerror to kind of answer your questions…
I actually bought one about 2 months ago because i had carpal tunnel in my right hand and i have been using it as much as i can and it has totally helped!!! I mean really…so RaggingTerror that would be a yes…even on their website their is a whole section about Carpal Tunnel…check it out i googled it…TheXtensor.com.
Posted by theeriver on May 14, 2008 at 10:50 am
40 bucks though, if you wanted to be ghetto couldn’t this be made with rubberbands or something.
Posted by PlayItAgain2 on May 15, 2008 at 11:06 am
yeah i bet you could make something like it, but honestly i love how it really feels like it is working right away…i’m a computer, gamer, blackberry, and tennis player so it was definitely worth it for me bc my hands were killing me from typing too.
Posted by Seth on May 17, 2008 at 7:20 pm
bs –
Instead of going straight for the disinfectant, you should ask yourself first if the guy is attractive, as well as ‘in need.’
Hey, I’m just saying.