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Wii Balance Board Controlled Labrynth Game Hack!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

I just discovered a great post at Hacked Gadgets Forum that shows the old Labrynth game, but hacked to be controlled by a Wii Balance Board.  COOL!

Check out the video:

Wii Drumset Using Wii Fit and Wiimote!

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

I found this video on Vimeo this morning - user Zhao He has figured out how to make the Wiimote and Wii Fit work in a drumset capacity.  Thanks for this, Zhao He!


Wii Drum High Tutorial from Zhao He on Vimeo.

Ever Gut A Wii?

Friday, November 14th, 2008

The good folks over at PopSci posted an article about the insides of a Wii console.  Check it out, it’s great!

Wii Hacks: An Arduino and Wii-mote Powerered Canoe

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Make’s blog posted an article about a guy who hacked his canoe using two golf cart batteries, an Arduino, and a Wiimote to power and steer his canoe!  Check out the video below:

Wii Hacks: Wii Media Center X

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Hackzine has linked to a very cool site - RedKawa’s instructions on creating a Wii Media Center.

The main components of this hack are based around the Wii Internet Channel (which you can purchase with Wii Points), and the videos that you can stream need to be in FLV format (flash).

Check out the RedKawa site for the software and tutorials for this cool hack.

WiiHD’s Homebrew Guide

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

There’s a lot of rumble right now about Wii hacks, the homebrew channel, and all of the hacking prowess that is being developed for the Wii-Hacking crowd. The good folks at WiiHD have produced a homebrew hacking help video for those of you inclined to hack your Wii.

and for those of you who have no idea what the Twilight Hack is, check out the following video (go here for a full list of typed instructions that go with this video):

There’s also a whole bunch of info on the Wiibrew Wiki for the Twilight Hack - check it out!

Here’s a link to the main page for the WiiBrew Wiki.

Super Wii Guitar Hero Guitar Hack

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Youtube user “jbreckman” hacked his Guitar Hero Wii guitar controller with several combinations of playable notes using half and full presses of the whammy bar, the power mode (raising the guitar), and a few others. Check out the video!

Wiimba? Control Your Roomba with a Wii-mote?

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Check out this video - a hack that includes a chopstick case, some IR LED’s, a Bluetooth adaptor, and a Wii-mote!

Wiimote-Controlled Robot Arm

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

The great folks over at Make Magazine posted an article about a wii-mote controlled robotic arm - in this case, that is controlling that old 2-axis labrynth-marble-concentration game. Check out the video:

Wear Your Wii - Make Some Noise!

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I just read an article in Make Magazine about a Netherlands-based composer, Tom Tlalim, who uses eight Nintendo Wii controllers to create and manipulate real-time sound. Tlalim connects his wiimotes to his body, and each controller senses a different part of his movement to his sound software “Supercollider,” as he (or she, of course!) dances, walks, or otherwise moves through space.

Check out the photo gallery on Tom Tlalim’s website.

Wii’s “Homebrew Channel” and the Latest Wii Update

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Are you familiar with the “Homebrew Channel” on Wii? The little app that allows a user to run homebrewed apps on SD cards?  How about the “Twilight Hack?”  The hack that is used with Legend of Zelda:  Twilight Princess?

The latest Wii update kills the Twilight Hack, deleting the file from system memory.  However, the Homebrew Channel seems to have made it through the fray, making it still possible for homebrewed apps to function.

Check out the FAQ on the Homebrew Channel here.

Get a copy of Legend of Zelda:  Twilight Princess here.

Use Your Wii-Mote as a PC Mouse

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Use your Wii as a Digital Media Center

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Lifehacker has an interesting article about using your Wii as a digital media center. It describes using the Wii browser and a freeware application called Orb to stream media files to your Wii. Author Adam Pash walks you through the steps to set up Orb on the Wii, with pictures and video. We haven’t yet done anything to extend the functionality on our Wii this way, but this is an interesting thought.