Some states will now allow a variance that permits the use of fold-down grab bars adjacent to the toilet. AGET bathtub grab bars - simple rails that can be fitted into the side of the bath - or a more expensive option is to get a bath like the one above which has a handy door in it.
The NRDC report also provided numbers on how much power the consoles draw while playing a video game: 112 watts for the Xbox One, 137 watts for the PlayStation 4, and 34 watts for the Wii U. EnergyStar does not yet have proposed power consumption caps for gameplay.
While industry figures find that the average age of a person who plays video games is 37, new data from The NPD Group suggest that there's little to worry about when it comes to a constant influx of new gamers. That's because 91% of U.S. kids ages 2-17 play video games, up 9% from two years ago. The percentage of youngsters who take up gaming (12.68%) is actually growing faster than the growth rate (1.54%), the tracking firm finds. And kids represent a huge chunk of the spending on physical game software -- 44% in 2011.