Tele-health device becomes L33T gaming fetishwear

With a headline like that, could this come from anywhere but CES 2008?

The TN 3rd Space gaming vest's unintentionally funny tagline says it all: "Get Pounded On Your Own Terms." Strap this on, and you'll feel the impact of every frag as it shatters your onscreen spinal column, every bullet as it whines past your in-game ear. It transmits force-feedback via a network of 8 pneumatic cells in the vest pockets.

Amazingly, this gear was invented by a vascular surgeon named Mark Ombrellaro, who wanted a device that could let him perform physical examinations on patients remotely. But it's still stuck in the FDA approval process, so Dr. Ombrellaro decided to bide his time by repurposing his invention as a gamer joygasm interface.

Watch SciAm reporter Nikhil Swaminathan interview TN's VP about the device, and take a few slugs in the process.