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Japan’s In Game Booster Gel Wants to Level Up your Gaming

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Ready to take on an marathon gaming session? You might think a highly caffeinated drink like Mountain Dew or Red Bull will help you stay awake and alert, but there’s a company in Japan that thinks that’s wrong. Instead, the guys at Morinaga believe vitamins and other nutrients are the key to a sharp mind and focus while gaming.

In Game Booster is a gel-based energy supplement that comes in 180 gram (6.3 ounce) ready-to-slurp pouches.m The blueberry flavored jelly inside is formulated with 180 calories of energy, along with vitamin A and GABA amino acids. Morinaga claims this combination will help replenish your energy during gaming sessions, and thanks to its gelatin-based composition, it will also make you feel fuller than simply drinking liquid.

I took a moment to translate the label, and it looks like the main ingredients are a fructose-glucose liquid sugar, along with maltodextrin, and real blueberry juice, along with the aforementioned supplements. No caffeine here. Just sugar and vitamins.

The guys over at SoraNews24 recently tested out some of the In Game Booster gel, and thought it was pretty good stuff, at least as jelly drinks go. You can read their full review here. It’s available for purchase from Amazon Japan for ¥1,580 (~$15 USD) for a 6-pack, or ¥9,480 (~$88 USD) for a case of 36.

Get your Health Freak on!

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How many of you fitness freaks out there have grievances against the tumbler in which you pour your energy drinks? I had a short-term relationship with protein shakes (was on a liquid diet after busting my jaw!), but I seemed to face one recurring problem. Sedimentation. Even if I let my drink sit for a minute, all the powder would settle at the bottom around the rim, forming this congealed muddy ring that was an absolute nightmare to clean every single time. The problem isn’t in the drink, however. It’s in the vessel. The Alpha glass stands out as the perfect glass for all your energy beverages, boasting of a design that gives you the perfect drinking experience. Its rounded base solves the most nagging problem, but it does more than that! The design boasts of an innovative mixing mesh that allows your drink to maintain its consistency, rather than having awkward powder clumps suspended in your shake. Heavy duty threading, reinforced by a silicone gasket ensures that your bottle is guaranteed leak-proof. The construction also comprises of ergonomic gripping, so that your sweaty palms don’t end up losing grip! Leak-proof and break-proof aren’t the same thing, you know! 😛

Designer: Mark Marzouk

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How Too Much Coffee Could Affect Your Work Performance

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At a recent seminar, the presenter – a friend of mine – seemed anxious on stage. He kept pacing back and forth and wiped sweat from his brow several times. At the break, I went up to him and asked...