Page 4 - Technology Grant Program News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

People have commented they cannot afford the wii. Go to your local Senior Center. The Broadband Technology Grant Program has purchased about 40 systems to be distributed throughout the city. Find out if your local Senior Center is part of that program and has a wii. I am going to be doing training with all of the Senior Center a activity directors in the next couple of weeks so that all of them will know how to supervise and manage and use the system. By this summer, there should be wii at a Senior Center near you. We urge you to try out this new activity. It is really fun to play golf, tennis...

We will select two players. That is me. Does that look like me . It kind of those of does. Does that look like mackenna . That is not by chance. You can make the person look like anything you want. They can even look like aliens. Interesting. We are going to play some great tennis today. Ok. One thing to tell you, there is a little bar on top of the television. It picks up the movement of our arms. Were going to face the television as we play. Here we go. How many of you are cheering for me . How many of you are cheering for her . What is up with that . [laughter] that is it. You are going dow...

Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the technology summit. We are looking forward to a fantastic day. We are going to start with a demonstration of the wii system. It is an Interactive Gaming system that allows people to play different activities and participate in different fitness activities together. A lot of wii systems, about 40, are being deployed around the city to different Senior Centers and residents facilities to encourage older adults to get more involved with physical activity using technology. Were going to spend the first 30 minutes or so demonstrating the wii. Not only will we ...

Alicia from the Independent Living Center in San Francisco. It is great for all of you to be here today. People will be trickling in over the next half hour. We will give you a taste of what wii is like. We have set up the game. I will start by playing mackeena in a game of tennis. The interesting thing about wii is we use this little remote. Just by moving our arms, we can control movement on the screen. You will be watching up on the big screen as we play a game of tennis. Are you ready . All right. We will select two players. That is me. Does that look like me . It kind of those of does. Do...

Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the technology summit. We are looking forward to a fantastic day. We are going to start with a demonstration of the wii system. It is an Interactive Gaming system that allows people to play different activities and participate in different fitness activities together. A lot of wii systems, about 40, are being deployed around the city to different Senior Centers and residents facilities to encourage older adults to get more involved with physical activity using technology. Were going to spend the first 30 minutes or so demonstrating the wii. Not only will we ...