Best Wii Hack, Probably Of All Time

[Darren Dirt]

...or so the title of the video claims -- although in this case it might not be hyperbole


http://followingrevolution.wordpress.com/2006/12/23/the-best-wii-hack-probably-of-all-time/

LiquidIce has a whole smart room rigged up to be controlled by the awesome power of the Wii. LiquidIce previously had the setup running on the PSP, which is great for being wireless, but who wouldn?t love the pointing technology of the Wii? With this hack, you are able to control the lights, DVR, TV, and much much more. Too bad it?s so complicated that none of us will probably ever get the setup, but it?s still very nice to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beZC2gpFN7I

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This is my Nintendo Wii Controlled Smart Home. Using the Wii-Mote and my Nintendo Wii, I have an onscreen Flash User Interface that lets me control the following aspects of my home: Lights, Thermostat, Security Camera, Music Playback, Cable DVR, and more.
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WOW. Bill Gates must be jealous

[Shayne]

Impressive, but they are running it through the opera browser, so it's not actually a Wii App.  Also it seems a little large to have to turn on the Wii, TV, go to the site to load the UI, then turn off the Lights

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/US/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=10930

Much better, you can control anything that uses RF or IR no matter what room you are in

[Mr. Analog]

That was pretty neat. A lot of different things converging into something handy.

[Darren Dirt]

Impressive, but they are running it through the opera browser, so it's not actually a Wii App.

I know, and a few Youtube comments said similar things... Just think it's a nice idea, and hopefully inspiration to True Hackers to start doing some cool stuff (you know, like that mod-able Internet Fridge that was discontinued, but has a huge loyal fan base still).