Comments on: Expresso Fitness’s interactive fitness machine, raises $9.3M http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Greg http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-813067 Greg Wed, 14 May 2008 07:07:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-813067 It's kind of cool. I do like the whole way video games are being used for fitness. Still the Wii is far superior to this biking simulation thing, not to mention cheaper and more fun. I don't really see this catching on all that much. It’s kind of cool. I do like the whole way video games are being used for fitness. Still the Wii is far superior to this biking simulation thing, not to mention cheaper and more fun. I don’t really see this catching on all that much.

]]> By: Expresso Fitness raises $12M for exercise technology » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-813043 Expresso Fitness raises $12M for exercise technology » VentureBeat Wed, 14 May 2008 02:38:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-813043 [...] Expresso Fitness, which has created a more interactive experience for users looking to shed pounds on a stationary bike, has raised $12 million in the second part of its third round of funding. That comes on top of $9 million already raised for this round a year ago. [...] [...] Expresso Fitness, which has created a more interactive experience for users looking to shed pounds on a stationary bike, has raised $12 million in the second part of its third round of funding. That comes on top of $9 million already raised for this round a year ago. [...]

]]> By: Woods http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-555480 Woods Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:51:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-555480 US really have a lot of money to spend this kind of program. Amazing. US really have a lot of money to spend this kind of program. Amazing.

]]> By: Jon http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8660 Jon Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:58:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8660 They need to let people run/cycle in a vitrual world (a-la 2nd life) where everyone using the bikes is somewhere in the world. Racing the computer is fine, but racing Tom in Boston is better. MMPOG makes this much more interesting. They need to let people run/cycle in a vitrual world (a-la 2nd life) where everyone using the bikes is somewhere in the world. Racing the computer is fine, but racing Tom in Boston is better. MMPOG makes this much more interesting.

]]> By: myles http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8650 myles Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:41:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8650 would be cool if you could hook up a regular treadmill to a XB360/Wii for example and then you could basically race against your friends and do your own little tour de internet france and track your training on various courses...etc...etc... would be cool if you could hook up a regular treadmill to a XB360/Wii for example and then you could basically race against your friends and do your own little tour de internet france and track your training on various courses…etc…etc…

]]> By: anonymous http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8645 anonymous Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:24:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8645 they would be smart to convert this into a internetworked system. I could be riding in my home gym, my buddy 3000 miles away could be doing the same and we could be training on the same course ... Wouldn't that be neat! they would be smart to convert this into a internetworked system.

I could be riding in my home gym, my buddy 3000 miles away could be doing the same and we could be training on the same course …

Wouldn’t that be neat!

]]> By: Jorg http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8642 Jorg Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:46:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8642 Sorry, it meant to say: The 2000 bubble is back ? Sorry, it meant to say:

The 2000 bubble is back ?

]]> By: Jorg http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8641 Jorg Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:46:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8641 The 2000 bibble is back ? The 2000 bibble is back ?

]]> By: Moby http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8637 Moby Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:39:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8637 this is not taking off..... this is not taking off…..

]]> By: BGentry http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/comment-page-1/#comment-8635 BGentry Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:31:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/expresso-fitnesss-interactive-fitness-machine-raises-93m/#comment-8635 Wii has the formula: keep costs low, keep hardware simple and make the experience engaging. Wii has the formula: keep costs low, keep hardware simple and make the experience engaging.

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