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Black Nintedo Wiii Now Available in Europe!

max — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:31:33 +0000

Black Nintedo Wii will be available first in Europe very soon for those of you lucky to be living in the EU states.

As for others like me in California, we can always get a Wii Black Skin Protector Kit, which probably is just as nice, if not nicer with addition of scratch protection.

via engadget

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Black Nintedo Wiii Now Available in Europe!

DealMAX – Nintendo Wii Available on Amazon for $199!

max — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:12:50 +0000

Remember I told you that Nintendo has cut their Wii to $199 starting on October 1st yesterday? Well, Amazon is “already” offering Nintendo Wii for just $199, get it here.

If you haven’t got the Nintendo Wii, this is definitely the time to jump in.

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DealMAX – Nintendo Wii Available on Amazon for $199!

Wii Price DROP to this Saturday – $199!

max — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:15:03 +0000

Quick blurp here, Wii will DROP to $199 this Saturday!

The Wii’s price will fall to $199 this Sunday. This is the system’s first price change since it was introduced in 2006.

Wow, I am still regretting my purchase 3 months ago…well…I hope they drop WiiFit.

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Wii Price DROP to this Saturday – $199!

Wii Hack – How to Connecting a Wiimote to your Mac or PC!

max — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:32:12 +0000

For those of you who want to connect your Wiimote to play games on your Mac or PC, you might interested to know about this DIY that shows you how to connect a wiimote to your Mac or PC. I personally think it’s a great idea for adding motion sensing to your computer games. (although I have stopped playing games a long time ago.)

WiiMote is the best Gaming gadget you could ever dream of. Though Originally designed for Nintendo Wii console, WiiMote can be used by interfacing to PC, MAC via Bluetooth.

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Wii Hack – How to Connecting a Wiimote to your Mac or PC!

Pink skin for Nintendo Wii

David Allen — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:50:22 +0000

This is just the thing for somebody that wants to keep their Nintendo Wii from getting marked up and dirty, then a skin is the ideal thing and what better skin than this pink version for the lady user of the Nintendo Wii? Of course, there are plenty of other colours available but the pink skin made from a tough silicone material just looks nice.

Technical Details

Compatible with: Nintendo Wii. Two Tone Silicone Skin Case for Nintendo Wii Remote Control & Nunchuk Pink / Solid Pink

Keep your Nintendo Wii controller & Nunchuk safe & protected with style with this Silicone Skin Case

Personalize each of the Wii Remote Controller & Nunchuk with different colours for every member of the family

Add a splash of colour to your Nintendo Wii remote controller & nunchuk and provide an instant all around protection from scratches, dirt, and grease caused by everyday use (and abuse).

Non-slip surface is great for providing better grip to enhance gaming performance

Source [Amazon]

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Pink skin for Nintendo Wii

Cool gaming chair

David Allen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:00:16 +0000

There are plenty of gaming chairs around, but not all of as cool as this one from Irisohyama, it has a built in 8.5 watt 2.1 speaker system that will surely turn your ears into jelly, that is if such a speaker system is that load at all.

You get analogue input and headphone output, is that good? The speakers appear to be in sides of the seat, the seat needs to be plugged into the power socket in the wall, and so is that a good idea?

Priced at $207

Source [Techna Bob]

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Cool gaming chair

Arduino Hack – How to Read Wii Motion Plus with Arduino!

max — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:12:56 +0000

I just got my hands on the new Tiger Woods 2010 for the Wii, which comes with a Wii Motion Plus. Well, I have it sitting on my dining table but I guess someone found out how to read the data off the Wii Motion Plus. Great timing although I have no use for it.

Ok so I, after much research, have been able to read the gyro data of the new wii motion plus peripheral with the arduino microcontroller. With this code and the code previously developed for the wii nunchuck (here), we are able to create a 6 DOF IMU for under $40. Thanks Nintendo! Best of all, everything is I2C so only 2 analog inputs (A4 and A5 needed for the wire library) are needed to read 6 sensors and no ADC conversion happens on the arduino board.

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Arduino Hack – How to Read Wii Motion Plus with Arduino!

Bowling ball for the Wii

David Allen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:00:26 +0000

You just that this going to cause trouble, a bowling ball for the Wii how many of things are going end up going through the screen of a TV? However, it will be a laugh in the process and there will some rather amusing videos on YouTube.

Features:

To operate simply press the release button to open the ball in half, place the Wii remote inside and close the ball.

Once the remote is set inside, plug the three holes with your fingers, as you would a bowling ball.

Lastly, make sure to wear the wrist strap securely around your wrist, this will prevent the ball from accidently flying out of your hand, and you are ready to bowl virtual strikes like a Pro!

Even though holding and bowling the ball is so like-like to the actual sport, never, ever release the ball!!

Pack Includes:

One bowling ball Wii Remote attachment Compatible with the following Wii games

Wii sports Brunswick Pro Bowling Ten Pin Alley 2 AMF Bowling

World Lanes AMF Bowling

Pinbusters!

No prices yet

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Bowling ball for the Wii

Modern fossils collectable now

David Allen — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:00:28 +0000

Imagine what things would look in a few million years time, maybe all of our existence would have been wiped away and the only thing remaining would be the occasional fossil that popped up every now and then.

These fossils would mystify the inhabitants of the planet as they tried to work out how these fossils fitted into our ancient society. The artist Christopher Locke who is planning some more fossils in the future has made these modern day fossils, but for now, these ones are priced from $40 to $100.

Source [Un Pluggd]

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Modern fossils collectable now

Gomadic universal charging station

David Allen — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:00:23 +0000

Why do we have all of the wires and cables everywhere? It is because we have no choice at all, we all use gadgets and unfortunately, they need charging. However, this means wires and cables all over the place, yet there is a device that could make life so much easier. It is the Gomadic universal charging station and below are the details.

Technical Details

Charging station includes a wall charger using Gomadic TipExchange; This kit includes 10 Tips including a tip for the Samsung YP-T10JABY. See product description below for further details. Tips can be purchase separately to grow with your gadget need

Charges thousands of devices with flexible TipExchange system. Tips can be purchased separately as new models are released. Currently over 2500 gadgets are supported including cell phones / PDAs / MP3 players / video players / digital cameras / etc

Provides a seamless clean look to your entry way; computer desk; living room or kitchen. Unlike other charging stations the wall charger is included! Get rid of the tangled mess of chargers and dont be fooled by a box that just covers the mess.

Advanced internal circuitry protects from power surges; short-circuiting; and helps prevent over-charging. High current output current ( 2000mA ) for faster charging; Lifetime Warranty and a no worries standard 30 day return policy

Charging adapter works with both foreign and domestic voltages (100-240 VAC / 50-60 Hz) Plug adepter may be needed depending on the country plug shape and size.

Priced at $99.95

Source [Amazon]

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Gomadic universal charging station

Choose your controller

David Allen — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:00:23 +0000

Sometimes you hear gamers complaining about their games controllers, like the latest controllers, for certain game consoles may not be as great as the older versions might have been. However, funny enough most gamers still have their old controllers tucked away somewhere, but with no way of using them they are confined to history or are they?

Now there is the possibility that those old controllers could be used once more with a device created by Komodo, this is for the Wii, but will allow the user to plug in their controllers from NES, Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64.

Priced at around $20

Source [Cnet]

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Choose your controller

Video game trade in machines.

David Allen — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:34 +0000

Wal-Mart are teaming up with e-Play who will provide machines or kiosks in their stores in the North-eastern States, currently there are seventy seven machines at various locations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

All the user does is takes the game to the kiosk and can the bar code on the machine, this will generate a quote that the user either accepts or rejects. If the consumer accepts the quote then they simply insert the disc into the machine, then in about two to three days time the money is credited to the seller’s credit card.

Source [Kotaku]

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Video game trade in machines.

Video game timer

David Allen — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:00:47 +0000

Many parents listen to the so called experts who claim that too much TV, internet and video games is responsible for the downfall of society. Therefore, it is only natural that some would want to limit the amount of gaming that their children do. This device is called GameDr and it will be coming out next month, it has the power cord locked inside and can be set to whatever time the parents feel is suitable like one or two hours per day. It is said to be tamper proof and so all that shows is that they have clearly never seen a spare power cord.

Features Include:

Compatible with any game system

Power cord of the game system plugs and securely locks into the timer

Set a block of time to limit how much the game system can be used

Time limit can be programmed to repeat every 24 hours

Lock tabs fit over console power plug to prevent disengaging the timer device

4-digit pass code prevents unauthorized timer changes

Pause function lets players temporarily turn off game and resume later without losing remaining time

Priced at $29.99

Source [Oh Gizmo]

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Video game timer

Anyone for Wii Darts?

David Allen — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:00:39 +0000

The Nintendo Wii has brought out some exciting equipment recently, some are maybe better than others, but they are innovative like this dart game. The Wii remote fits into the device and that is it; you and your pals are ready to play darts. Can you imagine the damage that could be done when this game gets into the wrong hands, some people are just asking for trouble.

Features:

Dimensions: 12.99 in x 2.87 in x 2.87 in

Weight: 5.86 oz

Priced at $9.54

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Anyone for Wii Darts?

Stay fit with the Wii

David Allen — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:46 +0000

There are no excuses any more if you have a Wii then you simply have to buy a Wii Balance Board; it will let you have a bit of fun and keep you fit too. What more would you want? Well you have this version of the balance board from Chinavision, it is virtually the same and can be bought for around $15 cheaper!

China Manufacturer Specifications

Main Function: Wii Console Accessory

Dimensions (mm): 450 (L) x 295 (W) x 42 (H)

Maximum supported weight (KG): 136.0

Maximum supported weight (LBS): 300.0

Manufacturer Ref: N5L81N27RRA2

Product Notes

Requires 4x AA batteries (not supplied)

LED lights illuminate to the action

Package Contents

Model CVSN-G41 Wii Light Balance Board

Instruction sheet – English

Priced at $68

Source [Coolest Gadgets]

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Stay fit with the Wii

Jog gives you motion control

David Allen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:00:29 +0000

This is a great idea to be used in relation with the Wii and it can actually be used with many titles that many users already have so therefore there is no need to buy the accessory and then have to buy games that are compatible. It uses sensors to pick up movement in the users body this is then transferred to the screen, which happens to be really cool.

Jog can be used on the following games:
•Alien Syndrome
•Alone in the Dark
•Animal Crossing: Lets Go to the City
•Anubis II
•Baroque
•Bee Movie Game
•Call of Duty 3
•Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The
•Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop
•Destiny of Zorro The
•Disaster: Day of Crisis
•Eledees
•George of the Jungle
•Iron Man
•James Bond: Quantum of Solace
•Kung Fu Panda
•Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors
•Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The
•Lego Batman
•Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
•Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
•Links Crossbow Training
•Mario Power Tennis
•Mario Strikers Charged
•Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
•Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
•Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor The
•MySims Kingdom
•Nights: Journey of Dreams
•No More Heroes
•Obscure: The Aftermath
•Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
•Prince of Persia Rival Swords
•Red Steel
•Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
•Rogue Trooper
•Shrek the Third
•Simpsons Game The
•Sonic Unleashed
•Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
•SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
•Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
•Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
•Super Mario Wii Galaxy Adventure
•Thrillville: Off the Rails
•TMNT
•Tomb Raider: Underworld
•Top Spin 3
•WALL-E
Priced at $40
Source [Coolest Gadgets]

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Jog gives you motion control

PicAxe Hack – How to Add Wii Nunchuk Interface!

max — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:45:02 +0000

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Here’s a cool hack for all you PicAxe developers/hackers so you can learn how to add a Wii Nunchuk as a PicAxe interface.

via hackedgadgets

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PicAxe Hack – How to Add Wii Nunchuk Interface!

Wii Hack – How to Make Wii Remote work in Ubuntu!

max — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:29:48 +0000

Here’s a cool Wii hack that some of you Ubuntu hackers might want to do, how to make Wiimote work in Ubuntu. As a Ubuntu user myself, this could come handy if you are thinking of making your own Ubuntu/Wiimote multi-touch device.

Open up a terminal (Applications –> Accessories –> Terminal) and enter the following command

sudo aptitude install wminput wmgui lswm

Next, we need to find the bluetooth device address of your Wii remote, this will allow you to connect to your Wii remote faster in future, and will let you know if your system can connect to your Wii remote via bluetooth.

In a terminal type the following command

lswm

And press buttons 1 & 2 on your wiimote to put it in discovery mode.

If you don’t see something that looks like 00:2A:34:95:FE:B0 then keep on running lswm / pressing buttons 1 + 2 on your Wii remote until you do.

Please note down the number that lswm returns (that looks similar to 00:2A:34:95:FE:B0), this is your Wii remote bluetooth address (Keep in mind that the number given here is an example).

Check to see if all the capabilities of your Wii Remote (and extra controllers) work

Start up wmgui (Applications –> Accessories –> Wmgui).

wmgui is an easy application that’s good to use for simple diagnostics on your wiimote, nunchuk and classic controller.

Full instructions here

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Wii Hack – How to Make Wii Remote work in Ubuntu!

Wii Hacks – How to Hack Any Stubborn Wii with DriveKey!

max — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:08:18 +0000

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Well, if you are a Wii fanatic, you will want to hear this, you can now use DriveKey to hack any stubborn Wii that couldn’t be hacked previously:

we are proud to introduce you to the world first mod chip for the Wii D3 DVD drives the Wii DriveKey mod chip, this device will allow you to play your backups and games from other regions the same as you would with a chipped machine but uses no wires at all and is 100% solderless solution which is compatible with all Wii DVD drives including the latest D3 drive which so far there are no other solutions on the market. For those who don’t know yet the latest drive revision which was found in the AU market in Dec called the GC2-D3 also nick named d2nothing is a totally new design and they have removed the little controller chip found on all previous drives, this controller chip was how the old chips were able to work. So with no controller chip there is no way to use traditional chips such as the WiiKey with these D3 drives, this is where the DriveKey comes in and offers people with the D3 drive a valid option for them to be able to play their legitimate backups or games from other regions.

Positives:

DriveKey acts as a simple passthrough for the DVD connector cable, tweaking certain functions to allow for a bit more freedom in your Wii experience.

Negatives:

Unfortunately, DriveKey limits the DVD drive to 2x read speeds, which might make certain games unplayable, and it also can’t be flash upgraded,…

via engadget

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Wii Hacks – How to Hack Any Stubborn Wii with DriveKey!

Wii Hack – DIY Kurukuru Kart!

max — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:32:46 +0000

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Japanese modders have made their own Kurukuru kart, a recreational vehicle you can control directly with a hacked Wiimote.

Looks like a lot of fun if you have a lot of time to kill.

There isn’t a whole lot of information available on this besides the video captions, but it appears to be using the WiiFlash Flash API for Wiimote input and Gainer for motor control output. WiiFlash looks like a particularly interesting tool for Flash developers. You can run the WiiFlash server component on a Windows or OS X desktop and then use a simple Actionscript API to access the Wiimote within your application.

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Wii Hack – DIY Kurukuru Kart!

The Wii Fit massager

David Allen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:50 +0000

It is amazing how many things have come out for the Nintendo Wii and this one is no exception, after spending all of those hours on the Wii Fit trying to shed those pounds gained over the festive season, then maybe you may need a massage afterwards.

This is just a silicone cover that fits on top of the Wii Balance Board, where at this point you just sit back and relax, while your feet are massaged and pressed back to full fitness. This cover can also be left on the Wii Balance Board where it will give the user more grip when exercising.

Priced at $9.99

Source [Techna Bob]

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The Wii Fit massager

Home Improvement DIY – How to Make a Wiimote Level Tool!

max — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:52:37 +0000

Do you have extra Wiimotes lying around and you want to build one of the most accurate level tools ever using it?

Well, here’s a DIY site that explains how to make a level tool using a Wiimote in detail. Definitely check it out if you got some spare time and future additions for home improvements.

Put the wiimote on a surface you want to use as a reference and press A.

This will start a calibration, and afterwards you can put it on a target surface to see its difference in inclination.

via technabob

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Home Improvement DIY – How to Make a Wiimote Level Tool!

Wii controllers made from hemp

David Allen — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:58 +0000

This is funny because it is real, this is the eco friendly version of the Nintendo Wii’s controllers, what funny about them, well they look funny for one and the fact that they actually work is another.

In fact, these are not actually made from hemp, they are the original controllers simply covered with hemp to make them look natural, and they do look like the sort of thing you would think up if you were lost on a desert island. Along with the hemp TV and monkey butlers too.

Source [Hardware Sphere]

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Wii controllers made from hemp

Wii Hack – How to Make a Wiimote Jogging Board!

max — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:58:46 +0000

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If you are a Wii addict/hacker, you will want to check out this homebrewed hack on making your own Wiimote jogging board. Of course, making things yourself always beats anything you can buy such as WiiFit.

I wondered about a way to get fitter, work out without having to go running outside (although that is very healthy). I didn’t think the Wii balance board would do the trick, as the Wii games where reported not to be very intense, and the board itself is to hard for running on it. So what is different about the Swiiboard is that can absorb running effort, measure the effort and perhaps that it can use those measurements to control a virtual environment. It turned out this can be achieved using a Wiimote controller.

via hackszine, source

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Wii Hack – How to Make a Wiimote Jogging Board!

Wii Hack – How to Connect Wiimote via Bluetooth!

max — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:31:08 +0000

Here’s a cool article explaining the inner works behind the Wiimote. Of course, there’s a bunch of Wii hacks but this one really goes into depth with topics like USB HID.

Most people don’t know that the Wiimote communicates with the Wii via a Bluetooth wireless link. The Bluetooth controller is a Broadcom 2042 chip, which is designed to be used with devices which follow the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) standard, such as keyboards and mice. The Bluetooth HID is directly based upon the USB HID standard, and much of the same documentation applies. The Wiimote is capable of transmitting huge amounts of data to the Wii (Nintendo just isn’t utilizing it’s capabilities thus far). But using the internal Bluetooth wireless link, you can connect your Wiimote to your PC (any OS), and use it with a wide range of applications already made for the Wiimote.

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Wii Hack – How to Connect Wiimote via Bluetooth!

Wii Hack — How to make a Theremin

max — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:37:24 +0000

Ken Moore figured out how to use a Wii remote, a computer and a synth to make a theremin — the spacey instrument used in the Star Trek theme. He also shows you how to do it yourself.

If you dig the theremin sound, be sure to check out the band Iqu. They use one all the time.

Thanks to Hackzine.

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Wii Hack — How to make a Theremin

Wii Hack – How to Use a 4GB SD Card on the Wii and Increase File Transfer Speeds!

max — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:02:14 +0000

Here’s a fun Wii hack that shows you how to use a 4GB SD card on a Nintentdo Wii and increase file transfer speeds over Wii-branded 2GB SD cards. Although the author fills up the 4GB with 2GB of garbage, your file transfer speed is increased greatly so it might be worth a go if you have extra SD cards lying around.

Okay! Now we all know that Nintendo’s official line is that cards larger than 2GB will not work on the Wii…and for the most part this is true. However…what about a 4GB SD (NOT SDHC) card that PRETENDS it’s a 2GB, but then over time can be slowly expanded to meet it’s 4GB potential?

I scoured the net for info on how to get this to work, and now I present to you the fruits of my labor. Here is a mini FAQ on how to get 4GB SD cards to work on your Wii.

via gizmodo, Hack Page

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Wii Hack – How to Use a 4GB SD Card on the Wii and Increase File Transfer Speeds!

Wii Hack – How to Make Nintendo Wii Zappers!

max — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:25:20 +0000

Nintendo Wii Fanboy blog has posted a bunch of really cool Nintendo Wii Zappers you can make.

Let me go through them for ya:

The Lego Zapper is really cool but I am not sure if it’s practical, you can check out the mod page here.

Here’s AK47 Nintendo Wii Zapper for all you shooting-freaks.

Here’s a Nintendo-retro REAL Zapper that uses NES Zapper. (You need to register to see content)

Here’s a cool Clear Pistol Gun Zapper, I personally like this one the best since it’s small yet versatile.

Here’s cereal box Zapper, it’s a great way to recycle too so we are giving this guy the “Zedomax Eco-Zapper Award”.

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Wii Hack – How to Make Nintendo Wii Zappers!

No Contact Wiimote Charger!

max — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:59:57 +0000

Check out this new Wiimote charger that supposedly uses lighter lithium polymer batteries coupled with contactless re-charging.

Teknocreations has unveiled their InCharge battery pack and charge stand for Wiimotes. The new stand uses a set of lithium polymer batteries, which, according to the press release, are half as heavy as other rechargeables and work over hundreds of charges. Each charge provides 25 hours of gameplay. The stand can charge two Wiimotes side-by-side.

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No Contact Wiimote Charger!

DIY Homebrewed Wii App – Wii Physics!

max — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:30:06 +0000

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This homebrewed Wii App called Wii Physics is similar to Microsoft’s Physics Illustrator and will let you test out your ideas before applying them in real life.

Wii Physics is a clever little homebrew app. You use the Wiimote to rotate, size and place objects on a stage. Pulleys, ropes, gears and joints can be used to connect objects together, and when you press the play button, a 2D physics system is turned on, causing the objects to fall and interact with each other.

You can download this for free and run it from the Homebrew Channel. If you’re ambitious, you can also download the source, add new features, or base a new game off of it. It’s written using libwiisprite, a library you’ll want to check out if you’re thinking of doing any 2D game dev for the Wii.

via hackszine, Wii Physics on Google Code

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DIY Homebrewed Wii App – Wii Physics!

Wii HACK – How to Hack a Wii Sensor Bar from a TV Remote Control!

max — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:14:23 +0000

Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to hack a Wii sensor bar from a TV remote control. Now, you can learn about electronics and circuits while re-making your favorite sensor bar.

Dad and I were trying to build a Wireless Sensor Bar and managed to do one that is all wires and batteries. Then He Started digging through all of his remotes around the house and found a couple that didn’t work on anything. so we set off to work on a “Version 2″ so to speak. We took one of the remotes and cut off part of the Circuit board and then drilled holes in the side for the IR LED’s and used the battery box already on the remote and made a sensor bar that is sort of “Incognito”

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Wii HACK – How to Hack a Wii Sensor Bar from a TV Remote Control!

DIY Wii HACK – How to use your Wii as a DVD Player!

max — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:08:42 +0000

We know it’s a pain in the ass to buy a separate DVD player, especially if you have just bought a Wii. Here’s a great Wii hack showing you how to use your Nintendo Wii as a DVD player!

For some reson Nintendo decided not to include the dvd play-back function into the wii.

But it is now possible thanks to some amazing work by Team Twiizers

You Will Need:

A Wii (Duh!)
A Sd Card
A Way For You Wii To run Homebrew

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DIY Wii HACK – How to use your Wii as a DVD Player!

DIY Arduino and Wiimote Controlled Boat!

max — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:45:38 +0000

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Here’s a cool DIY Arduino and Wiimote Controlled Boat all by flick of the wrist. Now, just don’t drop that Wiimote and you will have some serious trouble getting out of the water. (I am sure there’s a backup plan for that)

Last winter I decided version one was successful enough that I would dare to improve it. My design constraints were to extend the boats range to about 20 miles and add a second motor to balance the thrust and push the extra battery weight. In my nerdiness, I also figured it would be prudent to drive the boat with some sort of joystick, opening up the option for autopilot in the future. Lastly, I need to walk the boat to the water (0.3 miles) on a portage cart and launch and retrieve it by hand.

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DIY Arduino and Wiimote Controlled Boat!

Free Wii in San Fran from Comcast

max — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:15:42 +0000

Free Wii may be in the works by the cable giant, Comcast, which will be held at major cities across the country including our very own San Francisco.

Comcast will be giving away free Wiis in a new special promotion, a current employee tell us. The offer is good for new Comcast double-play subscribers signing up July 28-August 17th in select markets. Our tipster confirmed the promo will be good in Miami, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and some other markets too.

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Free Wii in San Fran from Comcast

DIY Wii Spray Can looks and works better than a Wii Controller!

max — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:32:34 +0000

Tired of your good ol’ Wii controller? Try making it look like a spray can.

Wiispray aims to give sprayers all the tools of a real-life spraycan with a digital extension. This neat gadget could open the concept of a digital spraycan to a wide audience. The virtual spraycan simulates real spraying characteristics and comes with a range of different caps and of course paints. Collaborative spraying on a virtual wall is planned as well.

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DIY Wii Spray Can looks and works better than a Wii Controller!

Wii Accessories – Wii Infrared Laser Magnum Gun!

max — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:05:53 +0000

Now, here’s a cool infrared laser magnum gun for playing shooting games on Wii.

Product Features

* Magnum Gun for Wii
* Infrared Laser
* Authentic Feel
* Compatible with Wii Remote
* Lightweight

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Improved Motion Sensing for Wii Controller with Wii MotionPlus!

max — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:00:58 +0000

Nintendo just announced their new improved motion sensing module called Wii MotionPlus that you can plug into an existing Wii controller.

Nintendo’s upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote controller again redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote and, combined with the accelerometer and the sensor bar, allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion. Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play. The Wii MotionPlus accessory reconfirms Nintendo’s commitment to making games intuitive and accessible for everyone. Nintendo will reveal more details about the Wii MotionPlus accessory and other topics Tuesday morning at its E3 media briefing.

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Improved Motion Sensing for Wii Controller with Wii MotionPlus!

Wii Hack – Wii Nunchuck and Arduino controls 3D Studio Max!

max — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:06:32 +0000

Here’s a cool Nintendo Wii hack that controls 3D Studio Max with a Nintendo Wii Nunchuck and Arduino as controller.

A good way to control objects in 3DS is to use the track view to assign different type of controllers to the various properties of the object you want to control. For instance, if you want to have small vibrations on the tip of a bird’s wing, you can use a Noise Controller. For this setup, I used the Motion Capture controller.

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Wii Keyboard for Nintendo Wii!

max — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:39:02 +0000

Now, you can type on your Nintendo Wii with the Wii Keyboard. How cool is that?

Heck, they should just stuff a whole PC in the Wii and we won’t need computers anymore.

You can pre-order a Nintendo Wii Keyboard here at Amazon.

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Wii Keyboard for Nintendo Wii!

Lose Weight with Wii Fit!

max — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:00:59 +0000

Lol… now you can lose some serious weight with Wii Fit.

Unlike a certain other would-be success story, DeLorenzo actually managed to complete his experiment, and the results are fairly impressive. After 45 days, he managed to shed a full 15 pounds, or about 2.56 pounds a week, and he dropped his body fat % from 20.8% to 18.4%. Of course, DeLorenzo admits that doing anything involving movment an extra 60 minutes a day will result in some weight loss, but he seems pretty sold on the benefits of Wii Fit, saying that it made it “especially easy” to work the training into his daily life.

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Wii HACK – Industrial Robot with Wiimote!

max — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:52:07 +0000

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Remember the industrial robot that could swing that big ass arm? Well, here’s another one but is more sensitive for precise control.

This is a small presentation of a university project I have worked on for the last 6 months. Using a real-time system the orientation of the Wii Remote is polled and sent to the Stäubli TX 60 industrial robot. The concept is stolen from a game named Kororinpa but the graphics are little more realistic This was done at the chair Robotics and Embedded Systems Knoll of the Technical University of Munich.”

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Wii HACK – Industrial Robot with Wiimote!

Protect Your TV from Wii Damage with TV Armor!

max — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:41:22 +0000

Now you can protect your precious HDTV you just bought with TV Armor, a thick acrylic protection that goes over the front of your TV. Definitely, this is what you need if you play Wii.

I have to ask though, is the image still same after putting this on?

TV Armor covers your fragile TV with a clear acrylic shield. Small felt spacers around the perimeter of the Screen Protector protects the surface of your TV and provides a cushion space for the Armor to flex and absorb the impact from flying objects. Without this cushion space, an object’s impact would transfer directly to the surface of the TV, cracking it.
In effect, TV Armor is like a clear bullet proof vest for your TV (Please do not shoot your TV Smile ).

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Protect Your TV from Wii Damage with TV Armor!

DIY Hacked Wii Surf board can surf Google Earth!

max — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:01:21 +0000

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Remember the bike that can fly Google Earth? Well, here’s something a little cooler, a hacked Wii surf board that surfs Google Earth!

Diese ist sehr gute! (Yeah, I took German in high school)

We’ve seen how one can cycle around the world virtually using a hacked bicycle connected to a computer, and some genius has apparently taken the same idea and applied it to a Wii Balance Board. This group of German students who obviously have some experience with Nintendo’s latest success managed to use the Wii Balance Board to navigate Google Earth. The turning sensation pretty much resembles FPS strafing, but this is still a cool hack nonetheless.

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DIY Hacked Wii Surf board can surf Google Earth!

DIY HACK – How to Make a Wii Whiteboard!

max — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:57:24 +0000

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This is exactly what I need instead of my whiteboard and pens that wear out.

This is a port of Johnny Chung Lee’s Whiteboard app for the actual Wii. Kudos & thanks to Johnny Lee, Team Twiizers, svpe, shagku and para.

To use this application, you need the following:

* A Wii with some method to run homebrew on it, e.g. the Twilight Hack
* Two Wiimotes. Wiimote 1 is for interaction, Wiimote 2 should be positioned somewhere where it can see your entire screen, but not much more. It shouldn’t be moved after you have started the calibration.
* An infrared Light Pen, very easily soldered according to this schematic.

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DIY HACK – How to Make a Wii Whiteboard!

GOMY DIY – How to Make a Nintendo Wii Mario Kart Training Wheel!

max — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:46:41 +0000

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We decided to call DIYs like this GOMY DIYs. (Got too much time On My Hands DIY)

Neverthless, great idea, well executed in just couple pictures.

The Wii Wheel was supposed to make racing easy enough for anyone to jump right into a session of Mario Kart Wii with no prior experience with either traditional game controllers or the Wii Remote. When used properly, it works as expected. The trouble is that it’s not always used properly. Watching your parents try to get through Wario’s Gold Mine, you’ll notice that they’re sometimes holding the Wheel the wrong way, and it’s making them drive off the track into chasms of eternity. This observation led me to examine how Mario Kart Wii’s steering works and come up with a solution for keeping n00bs on track.

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GOMY DIY – How to Make a Nintendo Wii Mario Kart Training Wheel!

Wii HACK – Wiimote Curtain Control!

max — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:01:22 +0000

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Haha, this one is cool one to have.

The curtain control system is an existing system from Goelst and is called “G-Rail 6200″. Normally it is controlled by infrared or wallswitches. However, it can also be controlled with a CAN bus. I used this CAN bus to interface with an old PC.

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DIY Wii HACK – HOWTO Use Your Wii as a Media Center!

max — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:53:13 +0000

Here’s a great hack where you can convert your Wii as Media Center!

First, make sure you’ve either installed or updated the Opera-based Wii browser so you’ve got the latest available web browser on your Wii (this is important, since older versions of the Wii browser won’t handle larger video streams as well). So unless you’ve got the latest Opera browser on your Wii, head to the Wii Shop channel, find, and download the browser (if this is the first time you’ve download it, it’ll cost you around $5, or 500 points in the Shopping channel).

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DIY Wii HACK – HOWTO Use Your Wii as a Media Center!

How to spot a fake

David Allen — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:00:18 +0000

With so much fake stuff around could you tell the difference between to real thing and the wrong thing?

In this image the fakes are pretty easy to spot, but with a bit of cosmetic sorting out then it may be impossible to tell for some people.

However these games consuls only work out at around $3 at wholesale, so they are hardly going to be of the same quality as the real thing anyhow and you only get what you pay for.

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DIY Wii HACK – Crazy Wii Case Mod – UV Hack Up

max — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:55:26 +0000

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Tight, check out this crazy lookin’ Wii Case Mod, I wish they sold this at the store. Looks pretty simple to make though.

This Wii mod is one of the most extreme mods I have seen for the Nintendo Wii so far. The video goes over the mods that this machine went through.

“After a long time of work I have completed my Wii

Here is my Worklist:
-lightbar led exchange to Ice blue
-clear/black case install
-internal gecko adapter
-internal GC memorycard
-black painted Wii drive
-black painted metal back plate
-leds on right and left side”

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DIY Wii HACK – Crazy Wii Case Mod – UV Hack Up

The wireless gamer’s chair

David Allen — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:00:25 +0000

Get the most out of your gaming, with this fantastic chair which uses a wireless connection to enhance the gaming experience. This is the chair that anyone who is involved in games would need this chair, in fact is there any gamer out who doesn’t want this chair.

Features:

Add an exciting dimension to your computer gaming experience with the personal Surround Sound of the Pyramat® Wireless PC Gaming Chair!

Connect wirelessly to your computer via the 8-channel 2.4GHz pure digital transmitter.

Features a full-range channel digital selector and an LCD display.

Pushes out amazing sound with two full-range speakers and a 4-inch subwoofer; the full-range speakers also feature cool illuminating blue LEDs.

Comfortable seat features a built-in headrest, plus gas piston height and tilting seat adjustments.

Runs on built-in rechargeable battery. A full charge will provide you with 4 to 5 hours of use.

Priced at $289.95

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