This is possibly the purpose for which the Wiimote, and also the Wii Fit balance board, were made. Drumming:
There’s also a more detailed video below of just how this hack, by Zhao He, works but the basics are simple: The Wiimote, Nunchuk and Balance Board are all connected to your PC via Bluetooth.
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What’s this? It’s a portable computer — the world’s first portable computer, in fact. And how do we know its portable? Because IBM tells us so. The 25kg (55lbs) beast was born in 1975 and christened the IBM 5100 Portable Computer. It is one of Royal Pingdom’s excellent gallery entitled The history of PC hardware, in pictures. We honestly don’t know how the Pingdom folks get time to do their real job — monitoring uptime. They keep coming up with galleries like this, which runs from the first mouse to the first web server, taking in the wood-cased Apple I and a giant, room-sized laser printer on the way. Back to that "portable" from IBM. We know you”e itching for the specs. (Read the full post about ‘Gallery of Historical PC Hardware’…)
Gadget mavens Brando does not disappoint with their latest, the USB Notebook Cooling Pad + 3-Port Hub + 2.5″ HDD. Well, what can we say about this self-explanatory peripheral? You get a dual-fan USB-powered laptop cooler with the addition of USB 2.0 ports for you to hook up a whole host of USB Humping Dogs, while the 2.5″ SATA hard drive dock located at its rear is good for additional storage as and when required. Nice to know that you can have this peripheral powered by an AC adapter since you wouldn’t want to like, overload those USB ports it is connected to, right? Brando is offering this mish-mash peripheral for $33 a pop. (Read the full post about ‘USB Notebook Cooling Pad Does More Than Just Cool’…)
Just when you thought that all wireless routers are the same, along comes the Huawei D100 router that defies common sense. This Wi-Fi router allows you to connect a standard 3G USB dongle into the top, where it will then share your 3G broadband connection with just about any other device in the area, perfect for a traveling family who want to go online without having to scurry around for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Just make sure that you’re on a decent data plan, otherwise a pay-per-use structure will really hurt your pockets at the end of the month. The Huawei D100 will retail for £69.99 including a 3 mobile broadband plan. Guess this limits it to just the UK, so folks living Stateside will just have to wait. (Read the full post about ‘Huawei D100 Router Offers More Than Just Wi-Fi’…)
Most laptop chargers are rather bulky and huge, even with the strides we’ve taken in the world of miniaturization these days. Easy Energy aims to go against the grain with its Yogen Max foldable laptop charger which is able to charge gasping laptops without having to depend on any external power source. Sounds pretty crazy, considering how they’re not going to depend on solar power either. Check out what Guy Ofir, Chief Executive Officer of Easy Energy has to say, “This unique product will allow for the complete charging of a laptop anywhere in the world, inside or outside, wired or not.” Yogen Max is tipped to be released sometime next year. (Read the full post about ‘Yogen Max foldable laptop charger’…)
Excess cord left hanging down from your earbuds really isn’t the end of the world. However, if it is bothering you, you might as well solve the issue. After all the extra cord can cause issues. When it’s hanging down loosely it’s easier to catch it on things or for you to accidentally grab it and end up ripping the earbuds out of your ears. Plus the cord hanging down just looks sloppy. Yes, it is a little anal to worry about it, but it’s not exactly an attractive cord. (Read the full post about ‘Belkin’s 3-pack Tune Tie comes with warranty’…)
Medion has just announced a trio of new personal navigation devices (PNDs) which will come with their own AuthenTec fingerprint sensor which is meant to enhance user security and deter device theft, shipping in selected European markets. This is not new, as Medion was the pioneer when it comes to rolling out the first fingerprint-enabled PND in the world last year, so seeing three more models join its solitary brother in the marketplace shows that there is a demand for such a feature - either that or Medion is trying to create the demand itself. The three PNDs that we’ll look at today will be the GoPal P5235, P5435 and X5535. (Read the full post about ‘Medion plods onwards with three new GPS systems’…)
It looks like Sony is about to enter the netbook market. Of course, there are little details so far, but from the looks of the FCC image, it appears that Sony is preparing a small WWAN-equipped VAIO. The image shows off what appears to be a netbook that measures in at 9.5 x 4.5-inches, but carries an official description of “notebook PC.“ Perhaps we can assume that description is just because of the fact that Sony does not like the netbook market. Call it what you want, but a “netbook,“ “notebook,“ or even a “laptop,“ the size is what will determine the correct market. (Read the full post about ‘Sony preparing a WWAN-equiped VAIO? The FCC says yes’…)
4040 - Attractive Media Player From Energy SistemDec 01, 2008 Energy Sistem Company, which presented a lot of MP3 and media players, presented the latest novice on a recent day. It grooves by balance between price and quality. New media player 4040 Touch has 2,8″ QVGA touch-sensitive display.
But it is not the last feature it has. It also has 16Gb built-in memory and MicroSD-slot. Also you can find in built-in microphone and FM-tuner.
4040 supports formats such as MPEG4, MP3, WMA , WAV, TXT, JPG, BMP, à òàêæå Microsoft PlayFX. However, these simple feauters must have any modern mediaplayer.
Surprise is that all this features you can get by comparatively low price. (Read the full post about ‘4040 - Attractive Media Player From Energy Sistem’…)
Not that you can’t snag an HTC Touch Diamond in Canada right now, but those loyal to Rogers are still waiting. As of this moment, we still can’t locate the WinMo 6.1-based handset on the outfit’s website, but MobileSyrup has it that the phone will soon be released for as low as $199.99 on a 3-year contract (with a minimum $45 voice / data plan). Oddly enough, we’re also told that it’ll be available with voice-only plans for $449.99 (3-year), $549.99 (1 to 2-year) and $599.99 (month-to-month), while a data-only plan is available on the $499.99 handset (3-year). Weird, we know — which makes us all the more anxious to hear this gibberish from the horse’s mouth. (Read the full post about ‘Rogers launching HTC Touch Diamond at $199.99 on contract?’…)
