Cynergy Labs is working on some cool technology! Using the concepts that Johnny Chung Lee introduced as a building block. This system uses the Wiimote as a camera looking at the users fingers to determine what the user wants to do. I can see this technology being built into laptops and other computer system in the near future to be used at an additional input device. “Maestro brings together Microsoft
Josh Breckman took a normal Wii Guitar Hero and hacked it to work with his computer and audio keyboard. Watch his demo of the guitar at the end of the video, I am impressed by how well it works. Great job! “I hacked my Wii Guitar Hero Guitar so it can actually be played like an instrument, with up to 45 different pitches at my disposal. I play (with
Seems like almost anything can be done with a oscilloscope and some determination! Video after the jump. “Star Wars on mame, hacked to render on an oscilloscope driven from the sound card. The dots in the corners of the image compensate for any DC offset, to stop it drifting around the screen.” Via: TechEBlog
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
The Wii Remote has an infrared camera in the front that is normally watching for the infrared LEDs that are mounted in the sensor bar. This camera is actually quite sensitive and can be used for some cool things! Jcl5m has come up with a method that uses reflected IR light from small reflectors to provide the Minority Report style interaction. Via: Hack a Wii
The Gamerator is one heck of a gaming machine… And just think when you get thirsty all you have to do is full your mug from the center of the game system! “Introduce yourself to THE GAMERATOR … the ULTIMATE gaming machine in the world of home entertainment. Pre-loaded with 187 licensed classic arcade games … the Gamerator has everything from Tecmo Bowl to Pac Man, Street Fighter to Galaga,
Here is a gamer that installed some new gauges into his rig. The gauges are controlled by an AVR mega microcontroller which has been programmed in C++ and AVR GNU-GCC. “Here’s a quick video of me running no-plate daytona with 100% tape so the motor blows up. The gauge on the left is setup as a fuel gauge since I haven’t gotten a fuel gauge yet. The warning light
