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DS thing stops you playing too long, too close

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Play too much DS? You probably need a gadget that switches your console off for you after a predetermined amount of time.

And here it is. The Health Control Game Timer not only flicks the power switch after 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes, but also alerts you to holding your DS too close to your face.

Obviously, you can just remove it at any time, making the entire thing largely pointless, but you know. Different stroked.

They cost ¥3,990. Thanks, Engadget.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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