http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/ Engadget Comments for Xbox 360 kiosks headed to children's hospitals across the US http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
While I later got my xbox brought up, those N64s certainly helped me get through 2 weeks of annoying sick kids.

For all those complaining about the Kiosk design: guess what! They are all like that. Do you not think the hospitals have chairs? This isn't GameStop.

And these won't be going into individual rooms, likely for play rooms on each floor. And the amount of kids that actually are able to go to the playroom is still quite small considering many can't even get out of bed or are in therapy.]]>May 6th 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
That's just awesome.]]>May 5th 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/It will play Doom.]]>May 5th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
addgirl123: "I have ADD, what about you?"
dramadude456: "I took 'break a leg' too seriously during the school play..."]]>May 5th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
dramadude456: That fires your...

dramadude456 was railed by addgirl123

addgirl123: p0wn3d!!!1!!

Nurse Ratched: Time for your enema! Oh, I can see you no longer need one.]]>May 5th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
In there first...]]>May 5th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
"How lame. This is why so many kids today have ADD. Give the kids books, not subpar video games on an obsolete system."

wow... what a great way for YOU to change the change something! I'm pretty sure that, that's already available for them... you just have to go and find a library blog to post that in! You are in gadgets website so them posting about people giving books to children in hospitals is pretty pointless. maybe they will put games on there that teach.

Anyways.. its a start to get kids involved in some pretty neat stuff... i do like that all the hospitals will be wired together and they could talk to other kids in hospitals.

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Yeh, but they could put a chair there, or something.]]>May 5th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
Oh and it connects to LIVE wirelessly]]>May 5th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
smooth move. epidemiology FTW]]>May 5th 2008 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
nurse: "don't worry, only humans with sub-par cooling systems can get it."]]>May 5th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
Anyway, Its GREAT to see the good gesture from Microsoft ... I guess Balmer is learning a bit from Bill Gates' generous heart!! ts GREAT to see kids being able to enjoy even during sickness. Still I hate to think of the disappointment of RROD the kids will get in the middle of their rock band/guitar hero sessions ...]]>May 6th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
Oh wait, maybe someone has already got it covered, and come up with a simple solution of one or more kiosk units per ward, the way they already do it with lots of childrens' hospital.

Sorry to get your hopes up.]]>May 5th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
"each kiosk is wired to a private Live network which "allows hospitalized children across the country to play games and chat" with each other."

]]>May 5th 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
Anyway, this is rather old (not that I'm complaining), as I saw it on FiringSquad a few weeks ago... Still, hats off to Microsoft for this.]]>May 5th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/It's good to see Microsoft continuing to do nice things, At this rate we'll see some nice Ultimate Extras soon
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*However*, there is already a charity doing this - its called Child's Play and its run by the guys at penny-arcade, and they've put millions of dollars into putting video games in the hands of children in hospitals all over the world. Notable sponsors include Valve and Bungie (which is owned by MS... oddly enough)

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

Feel free to donate, if you think the above is a good idea. I believe they usually give out PSPs and DSs and the like, so the kids get their own... rather than a 'community' kiosk. ]]>May 5th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
^childsplay is the way to go]]>May 5th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/
I agree though, Child's Play is the utmost in gaming charity at this point. They do fantastic work.]]>May 5th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/05/xbox-360-kiosks-headed-to-childrens-hospitals-across-the-us/May 5th 2008 4:46PM