Category Archives: Wiimote Hack

iPhone Playing game using a WiiMote

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

This looks like it might be a better interface for playing games than using buttons on the touch screen or tilting the screen back and forth. Link Via “Yesterday I did my daily scan of Twitter and noticed an interesting … Continue reading →

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Wiimote and iPhone

Posted on August 7, 2009 by admin

What happens when you smash two cool technologies together? Watch the video and see. The Wiimote has some very accurate accelerometers and the iPhone is a flexible platform which allows for this cool visualization. I can imagine a box with … Continue reading →

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Wiimote Controlled 15 Ton Robot Arms

Posted on July 12, 2009 by admin

This application is probably not what Nintendo was thinking when they created the Wiimote. Who would have thought that a Wiimote would ever control a 15 Ton Robot Arm! Via

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Wiimote Tennis Serve Trainer

Posted on July 7, 2009 by admin

Here is another example of where the inexpensive Wiimote controller with all of its built in sensors nicely adapts itself to an other application. In this case the wiimote is used to determine how good a tennis serve is! “Well … Continue reading →

Posted in PC Connect, Wiimote Hack | 980 Comments

Wii Motion Plus Hacked

Posted on June 24, 2009 by admin

Nintendo has added a new attachment for the Wiimote, it promises to add a new level of excitement to new Wii games. Link Via Via “we are able to create a 6 DOF IMU for under $40. Thanks Nintendo! Best … Continue reading →

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Wii NxtBalance Robot Rolling

Posted on June 2, 2009 by admin

Have a look at this Wii NxtBalance Robot Rolling around. Looks like the Wiimote was made for this use! Link Via “What you need: * lego NXT with OSEK firmware and the NXTway-gs program loaded * a wiimote of course … Continue reading →

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Wiitar – Wiimote Guitar Build Log

Posted on April 26, 2009 by admin

You may remember the Wiitar that we featured before. Well the creator has made a build log of it so that we can see some behind the scenes creation of the musical device. “To fit the wiimote board inside the … Continue reading →

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Hexapod is controlled by Wiimote

Posted on April 6, 2009 by admin

When you add a wiimote to a cool hexapod robot the results are great (if not a bit creepy). Link Via

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Webcam controlled by Wiimote Accelerometer

Posted on April 2, 2009 by admin

Here is a cool way to control your Webcam! With a flick of your wrist this camera is moved to the location you want. If you want more have a look at this other project that does something similar. Link … Continue reading →

Posted in PC Connect, Video, Wiimote Hack | 763 Comments

Wiimote Controlled Coil Gun

Posted on March 31, 2009 by admin

If you need a way to protect your cubicle at work this Wiimote Controlled Coil Gun should fit the bill. Video after the jump. “In this setup I use a python script and MoteDaemeon to bring the events into my … Continue reading →

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