Citizen Systems to Launch User-friendly Body Composition Scale.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 13, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Citizen Systems, a Citizen Watch subsidiary, will put on sale the HM7000, a body composition scale in its UD Series of health appliances, on January 23. The new product can measure not only weight and body fat but also visceral fat Visceral fat, also known as organ fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs, as opposed to subcutaneous fat which is found underneath the skin and intramuscular fat which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. , basal metabolism basal metabolism: see metabolism. , muscle bulk, and bone mass (estimated value). Based on the universal design concept, the portable device guarantees improved usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. . The product is open-priced. Citizen Systems plan to sell 2,000 units monthly. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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