Avon Calling? No, That's My DS

The Nintendo DS can already keep your mind fit (thanks to Brain Age), but now Konami wants to use it to help you look good, too.

On October 18, the game company will release the ¥4,500 (about $36) Dream Skincare, which is most likely the first software title that encourages you to moisturize. No, really. Dream Skincare tracks the user's basal body temperature and hormone balance, then gives her customized beauty tips. (I'm assuming the target audience is female, as no one ever seems to care about our hormone balance.) If someone wants to look extra-fabulous on a special day, she can input the date of the occasion and get special skincare instructions as the big day approaches.

Right now, Dream Skincare is only slated for a Japanese release. Which means Japan's women will not only live longer than everyone (in 2003, 84% of the 20,000-plus centenarians in Japan were women), they'll look better, too.