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File this one under useless. Lets see the next LCD TV have one built in ;)]]>Nov 7th 2007 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
FINALLY A USEFUL ITEM FOR THE WII!

The stock sensor bar's cable is ridiculously long and I am totally digging this. The only problem I have with it is that it's not first party from Ninty and I usually can't stand third-party periphs. Oh well. ]]>Nov 7th 2007 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
I hadn't previously seen the article about the wireless sensor bar. 48 hours of gaming isn't all /that/ much. Especially considering it's running on a relatively pricey 9-volt. If someone came up with a better solution, power-wise, I'd much prefer that sort of solution, though.

I still think people who believe candles are a reasonable solution are nutjobs.]]>Nov 7th 2007 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
I'd get one, if only it was USB instead of whatever the heck that is...]]>Nov 7th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
The idea of a sensor bar that's made for travelling means I can leave my original sensor bar in place if I decide to take my Wii elsewhere...]]>Nov 7th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
Best of all, Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii doesn't use the bar at all so it's basically been off since that came out.]]>Nov 7th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
Of course, you could say the same about the regular bar. Who is this for?]]>Nov 7th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/Nov 7th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/talismoon-offers-up-retractable-wii-sensor-wiire/
I have made two separate IR-emitter boxes, each containing 5 IR leds (the kind you can buy as replacement for a remote control led). Power comes from a AC/DC adapter providing 12V, so there are no batteries to replace and you don't need a cable to the WII itself (which is located far from the screen in my case). Any necessary wiring for power supply can thus be made to fit in unobtrusively with the projection screen setup.

All that is needed are 10 leds, two resistors (lots of info online regarding how to wire up leds and calculate necessary resistance to be added to the circuit), the power adapter, two project boxes and wiring + your choice of DC plugs. The result is very functional.

One tip: in the original sensor bar, the five leds per side also have their specific spacing: three in the middle bunched close together, and one on each side spaced about 5mm away. This leads to a horizontal target that when viewed from a distance (check with a cameraphone, those wil generally also pick up infrared) looks like a wide hotspot tapered off at both ends. In my experience, this setup produces the best results in terms of responsiveness of the whole system.]]>Nov 8th 2007 8:12AM