August 26th, 2007
Wii
Should I skip the Wii puns and jokes? I will for the sake of time. This is my blog entry on the Wii.
The Wii only comes in white which is a horrible color and so passe. Apple is busy leaving white behind and Nintendo is picking it up. Granted if I was distributing a system were supply could not meet demand it might make sense to make it devoid of color. What about the controllers though? With four of them, eight if you are dealing with the nun chucks, it would be really cool if they were different colors. DecalGirl makes some stuff, but I am not sure about decals on controller and my Wii does not face in a direction people could see these decals (the top is not visible to the room). Of course some incredible modding of the Wii has been going on with one mod going for $1,200. There was even an challenge issue by Nintendo called The Art of Wii which generated some cool stuff (check out the pointer on the site!). Lots of people want to see some color in their Wiis, and I agree.
Wii does not support digital audio. Therefore the connectivity is entirely analog.
Wii does do 480p, you should try it. I will probably do some comparison pictures.
As of today, there are still Wiis selling for $100.00 above retail on Amazon.com.
There is a mod that will allow the Wii to play DVD and CD, also worked for Gamecube, was called Media Front End or MFE.
There is a mod chip that does require crackin the case called Wiikey. It apparently allows you to play emulated games as well as Wii game backups.
Comparison of composite cables verus component cable on GameSpot.
December 8th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Topless Wii http://www.nuts.co.uk/video/1
December 10th, 2007 at 1:53 am
http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna_detail/eng/781/Vii+Commercial/
the Vii
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
new window link
Tracking Your Fingers with the Wiimote
Using an LED array and some reflective tape, you can use the infrared camera in the Wii remote to track objects, like your fingers, in 2D space. This lets you interact with your computer simply by waving your hands in the air similar to the interaction seen in the movie “Minority Report”. The Wiimote can track upto 4 points simultaneously. The multipoint grid software is a custom C# DirectX program.
Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote
Since the Wiimote can track sources of infrared (IR) light, you can track pens that have an IR led in the tip. By pointing a wiimote at a projection screen or LCD display, you can create very low-cost interactive whiteboards or tablet displays. Since the Wiimote can track upto 4 points, up to 4 pens can be used. It also works great with rear-projected displays.
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote
Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment. The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
Tracking Your Fingers with the Wiimote
Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote
March 1st, 2008 at 12:51 am
wiikey
http://psx-scene.com/forums/wiikey/61302-wiikey-faq-unofficial.html
security presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTx2MAOspS4
darWiin remote
http://www.wiili.org/index.php/DarwiinRemote
wii to midi
http://mike.verdone.ca/wiitomidi/
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
wii friend code how to
http://www.croncast.com/search/589/Wii-Friend-Code_Wii-Friend-Code_Wii-Friend-Codes.php
March 14th, 2008 at 11:13 am
psx-scene lost their forums db, here is a similar faq
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=49885
March 14th, 2008 at 11:14 am
good place to buy mac hardware
http://eshop.macsales.com/
other world computing, since 1988
March 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
http://www.sharewiis.com/index.php
May 14th, 2008 at 10:08 am
http://www.coderetard.com/2008/04/08/snes9x-sd-front-loading-emulator-on-the-wii/
September 26th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
http://thewiids.co.uk/blog/