Pete's Expert Summary
From my vantage point on the velvet chaise lounge, I observe the human unboxing this... thing. It's a "Vital Hero" band from a company called Bandai Namco, which I know makes those noisy moving pictures the human stares at. Essentially, it's a garish red plastic bracelet designed to trick my staff into exercising by making them think they're raising some kind of "Digital Monster." It demands they engage in undignified activities like sprinting in place and punching the air, all to please a pixelated creature on a tiny screen. While the promise of a more active human could lead to more dynamic laser pointer sessions, I suspect the incessant beeping and the bizarre compulsion to tap it on every nearby electronic device will prove to be an insufferable disruption to my meticulously planned napping schedule. It's a transparent attempt to gamify responsibility, a task better left to a supervising feline.
Key Features
- The first interactive wearable Gamified Band that lets you level up and battle with a Digital Monster; Vital Hero Red Band comes with Dinosaur Roar Dim Card
- Complete easy to hard Activity Missions such as sprinting, shadow boxing, sit ups/crunches, and walking a certain number of steps to earn trophies, increase your battle win rate, and evolve your character
- Band is equipped with step counter, heart rate vital function (not medically accurate), LED screen with time function, and adjustable band size; USB charging cable included in package with instruction on how to set up/play
- Battles are prompted automatically after training missions are completed or if you tap your band against any NFC reader (Tap to Pay, Phones, etc.)
- Equipped with step counter, heart rate vital function (not medically accurate), LED screen with time function, and adjustable band size
A Tale from Pete the Cat
The infestation began subtly. The human returned from an excursion with a small, sterile box. Inside was the Host, a blood-red shackle they willingly clasped around their wrist. I watched from the shadows of the ficus plant, my gray fur bristling. An unnatural light pulsed from the tiny screen embedded in its surface, a silent, rhythmic beacon. I knew at once this was no mere trinket. It was a parasite, and it had chosen my human. The next morning, the Symbiote's control became terrifyingly apparent. My human, normally a creature of predictable, slow-moving habits, suddenly sprang from the sofa and began jogging in place, their arms pumping mechanically. Then, a more horrifying display: they began punching at the air, grunting about "shadow boxing missions." Their eyes were glazed over, focused on the flickering entity trapped within the wrist-borne prison. The Symbiote was feeding, I realized, drawing energy from my human’s frantic movements, using the "heart rate vital function" to monitor its new body's efficiency. This was no longer my provider of food and chin scratches; this was a puppet. My investigation required me to get closer, a risky maneuver. As the human lay on the floor, performing a series of painful-looking contortions they called "crunches," I crept forward. I saw the parasite’s true form: a pixelated lizard-thing, a "Dinosaur Roar" as the host mumbled. The creature on the screen seemed to grow stronger with each of the human's strained movements. Then came the communication. The human tapped the red Symbiote against their phone, and a triumphant chirp echoed in the quiet room. A data transfer to the home world, no doubt. A progress report on the subjugation of this household. I could not allow this to continue. My domain was under threat. As the human’s arm lay outstretched and vulnerable at the peak of a crunch, I enacted my plan. With the grace and precision of a seasoned hunter, I pounced, not on my human, but on the alien invader. My paw, claws sheathed, smacked squarely against the glowing screen. The human jolted, their trance broken. "Pete! What are you doing, you silly boy?" The Symbiote was, for the moment, forgotten. They scooped me up, burying their face in my soft fur. I had won the battle. This device was a formidable, mind-altering foe, but it was no match for a superior being. I will remain vigilant. The war for the human’s attention has just begun.