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Categories: Insane, Wiimote Hack.
This mod might make the wiimote easier to hang onto.
“While a few may be modding their Wii controllers to a tennis racket or a golf club, now, even the Wiimote can be used as a gun! Specific details on how the controller was modded isn’t known, but what seems to be for sure was that the B key was wired in with the trigger so that the Wiimote gun will actually be useful in a shooting game with the Wii.
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Categories: Insane, Video, Wiimote Hack.
Move over DJ turn table and say hello to the DJ WiiJ.
Video after the jump.
“Welcome to DJ Wiij. The first and original djing website dedicated to using Nintendo Wiimotes. As much of a gimmick this looks like, it really works like a charm. But dont take my word for it, find out yourself. Use one of the many tutorials and premade setups to get started. The great thing about Wiijing is that it is totally customizable, though I think you might find the premade setups have most of what you would need. Also if you yourself are interested in Wiijing, I am hoping to get a Wiij community started on this website shortly, so that Wiij’s can post mixes, give tips, ask questions and network.”
Categories: Funny, Insane, Video, Wiimote Hack.
I can see this cool robot creating the first Wiimote related death… But in all seriousness what a great job interfacing the controller to an industrial arm!
Video after the jump.
“Brian and I were talking in his office a couple weeks ago about the Kuka robots’ fast reactions to serial data, and I realized, hey, why not hook it to a WiiMote? We had both fallen for Nintendo’s plucky little controller like everyone else, and had seen plenty of other WiiMote hacks. It had been a number of weeks of work without any rest, so we decided to set aside the coming Saturday to hook up one of the robots to a WiiMote.
The idea was to take one industrial robot, add a laptop talking to a WiiMote, strap on a tennis racket, have it follow the swings that the user makes, and do it all in a few hours on a Saturday so we could get back to our busy schedules. Of course we had to put on a sword too, and if there was time, maybe an Airsoft gun. Also, we wanted it to fight people, but you can’t have everything.
I dragged myself out of bed at noon-thirty and called Brian to see if he still wanted to try the Wii hack. We met at the office (where we spend most of our Saturdays) and I set to work on the WiiMote-to-robot software. He began the epic process of attaching a tennis racket to the KR16 and programming the physical motions into it.
A KR16 is a small industrial robot by Kuka. There were a couple in the shop waiting to be installed for various industrial projects. The one we were using had a polishing wheel on it.”
Categories: Insane, Video, Wii Console Hack.
Ben Heckendorn has made a Wii Laptop!
Video after the jump.
“It’s the Wii laptop! We spent the last few weeks (including much time spent over the holidays evading relatives) slaving over this bad boy and finally it’s complete. Check out the features:
* 16:9 widescreen LCD, 7-inch diagonal.
* Stereo sound
* Gamecube controller port
* Built-in short range Sensor Bar
* Ports for using original Sensor Bar and A/V output jacks (for use on external display)
* Built-in power supply and compartment for power cord
* Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.7 x 2-inches”
Seems that there are a few issues with the Wiimote, looks like it likes to fly across rooms and hit breakable items and people.
Video after the jump.
I guess smashing things is good video…
Video after the jump.
“Two people dressed as Mario and Luigi buy a Nintendo Wii, and destroy it in front of a huge lineup at a Toronto Futureshop.”
Categories: Insane.
What does the Wii look like on a larger than life screen?
Video after the jump.
“Playing Wii Sports at a movie theater on a 344″ screen using a homemade wireless sensor bar.”
