May 31, 2007 3:28 PM PDT

Massage chair syncs with your music

by Mike Yamamoto
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(Credit: Coolest-Gadgets)

Now this is our kind of convergence product: a multimedia massage chair.

Yes, we know this kind of thing has been done before, in chairs for gaming and lounging, but Inada's "W.1 Massage Chair" takes the concept to another level. Not only will its infra-red sensors adjust automatically to hit your tsubo shiatsu pressure points, Coolest-Gadgets says, but it claims to knead you in sync with the music being piped through its built-in system.

Lest things get out of hand, it also includes a remote that can override the chair's massage levels, as well as control the media. The only thing that's not clear is whether it uses lie-detection technology.

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