I can only pray this was an April Fool's joke or a hoax or something. That's getting uncomfortably close to cyborg territory. And I don't want cyborg tech to be wasted on entertainment, I want to be buff and able to pick up a car without ever working out :D

Cyborgs are already here. My aunt is technically a cyborg. She got a cochlear implant a few years back, which fulfills the requirements to be a cyborg.

You're not a proper cyborg until you can shoot people with lasers

We're working on it. Unfortunately all our lasers have been devoted to creating sharks with lasers mounted on their frikkin' heads.

...What a waste of gravy.

LOL I fell out of my chair laughing at this. The technology is very possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_muscle_stimulation

And I really believe there could be someone crazy enough to think that it would be a good idea to try and market something like this. Look at other crazy products that have actually made it to market. SHAKE-WEIGHT for instance.

I really hope this is real, so we can eventually see south park make fun of it. I would never come close to trying this insanity, have enough trouble with my eyes as it is!

So buy one. They've been selling them for at least 20 years. Often on the various home shopping networks around the world. Here's one for your abs, it was just the first name I remembered from all those infomercials I've zapped by on occasion.

Sorry, I should have phrased that better, I want something like that which works for my stomach, chest, arms & arse

Ah, well that's a different story ;-) The principle surely works, it's used by physical therapists around the world. But all these personal trainer versions? Well, I suppose there's a reason you never see them in stores, only in awful infomercials.

"Not available in any store," (as a result of a legal ruling) "order now!"

Ditto. 2D viewers of the world, unite!

Gotta say, it would be pretty funny to see folks' reactions from wearing these in public. Not that you'd actually be able to "see" their reactions...