A young hacker has built a mini Arduino-controlled self-balancing robot that looks for all the world like a mini Segway. It’s remote-controlled by a WiiMote, it’s cheap, and the chap in question is ...

The Wiimote is a cute controller, but it’s $40. And now Nyko and Mad Catz have each released nearly identical alternatives that run $5 and $10 less, respectively. But do they work in performance-heavy ...

Hackers have found their latest toy -- the "Wiimote." The wireless, motion-sensing controller has made Nintendo's new Wii game console this holiday's gotta-have-it gadget. Wii's games let the player ...

So much has been said and written about Nintendo’s Wiimote control scheme. In fact, you can pretty much pin the entire strategy of the Wii on this new method of playing games, since Nintendo’s said ...

These 15 ton robotic arms can reach 16 meters. Not content to control them by a simple joystick, the team hacked together WiiMote controls for them. Ok, we get it. Everybody loves the Wii. What is ...

The Nintendo Wii is an immensely popular source of videogame entertainment, but more recently, it has been adapted for a number of different uses, such as a tool for physical therapy and as a form of ...

Consumer technology is advancing at such a rate that it is becoming increasingly common for such technology to find its way into various scientific applications. One of the more obvious examples is ...

A Wiimote prototype that was sold in a Japanese auction is turning heads — because Nintendo made the device not for the Wii but for its predecessor, the GameCube. The device was sold at Yahoo Auctions ...

Wiimote add-ons of all sorts have been flooding in virtually since the console's debut, but when it comes to sheer uselessness and dangerousness, it's tough to beat this latest bundle from the folks ...