The Wiinstrument is an application that allows you to connect a Wiimote and Nunchuck to your Mac via Bluetooth, and turns your Mac into a MIDI controlling machine.
After syncing the controllers to your Mac, you make music by simply moving them around. The buttons and directional pad select instruments, and the software even taps into the Wiimote’s motion sensor to vary the sound depending on the speed of your swing.
It’s still in Beta, so there are bound to be a few bugs, but with an open source code, they should get squished quickly.
By using the Wiimote/Sensor Bar combination (only reversed) with a specially designed program that he created, Johnny has turned the Wii a low cost Virtual Reality display that even looks believable on YouTube.
If you want to add some color to your Wiimote straps, just buy a box of drugstore dye and dip them in. The dye will color both the fabric and the plastic, and you’ll have your very own customized gaming safety strap in no time.
Nintendo’s controller has been through quite an evolution from its small, squared off and strikingly basic D-Pad beginnings to the upcoming wireless and definitely less than conventional Wiimote. Each step probably marks a specific time in each gamer’s career, and fond memories are more than likely drawn up by the sight of each iconic commanding [...]
