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Wiimote Hacks |
 | Wiimote Controlled 15 Ton Robotic Claw Arm
Although you can’t play with Wiimote controlled 15 ton grapples in the living room. This hack isn’t anything like the Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot controlled with a Wiimote or the Wiimote operated Lawnmower. This one has gone king-size. This... |
 | DIY Virtual Reality using the Wiimote
See also: Top 30 Wiimote Hacks of the Web
Anyone who's interested in virtual reality will find German Timo Fleisch quite fascinating. He's the one who originally came up with a way to combine Nintendo Wii remotes and IR LED's, in order to create... |
 | Top 30 Wiimote Hacks of the Web
Nintendo's Wii remote (or wiimote) has proven to be an incredibly hackable device. This is mainly because of its bluetooth connectivity and assortment of sensors which make it a great interface for controlling DIY electronics projects. So, for... |
 | Wiimote Controlled Lawn Mower
We’ve got another cool hack for you, this time using the amazing Wiimote, from the Southern University of Denmark's Robot Laboratory. The Wiimote connects to the lawn mower through Bluetooth. From there, a computer interprets the signal and... |
 | The Enicycle: A Self Balancing Electric UniCycle
If you've ever tried to ride a unicycle, most people would agree it's pretty much impossible. However, with the Enicycle, a motorized unicycle, it's dirt simple and you can learn in less than 15 minutes. The video above walks you... |
 | How to Play Counter Strike, CoD, any PC Game with a WiiMote
This tutorial will walk you through how you how to connect your wiimote to your PC to play games like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, and more. We've covered a brief tutorial in the past about how to connect a wiimote to your PC which you can... |
 | How to: Graphically Visualize Data in Real Time
Although the title of this post may sound a bit advanced or intimidating, fear not grasshopper, data visualization is actually quite simple. Using an outstanding program called Processing, we can read data through our computer's serial port and... |
 | Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web
Since we love the ever-popular Arduino, we've scoured the vast reaches of the interweb and unearthed the best Arduino projects just for you. The Arduino is an open source programming platform which allows you to easily control electronics with a... |
| | Easily Connect a Wiimote to your PC Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote's accelerometer and sensors. There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux. Why would you want to do... |
 | Use the Wii and iPhone to Control an RC car
This fantastic video demonstrates the use of the wiimote, wii balance board, and iPhone to control an RC car. For data transmission, an Arduino is used to communicate between devices. Learn how to do this yourself in a future post - Stay... |
