Motus Darwin controller to bring that Wii feeling to the PC
By Nilay Patel 
posted Feb 4th 2008 7:02PM
posted Feb 4th 2008 7:02PM
We've seen plenty of Wiimote hacks that involve interfacing the controller with a PC, and a ton of Wii KIRFs, but an outfit called Motus is aiming to bring it all together with a new PC gaming controller called Darwin. Based on an existing Motus golf club controller called the iClub (very original, guys), the Darwin tracks motion using gyroscopes, accelerometers and a compass, which allows it to track absolute motion without the need for a sensor bar like the Wiimote. Motus also says that the Darwin is more accurate and faster to relay motion data than the Wiimote, which allows games to more accurately simulate real world activities. That's certainly interesting, but seeing as a Wiimote costs $40 and you can go buy one right now, we'd say the Darwin has quite an uphill battle in store when it hits next year.
Does being = bring now?
I should have taken entomology!!!
I wondered that too, the 'e' and 'r' keys are so close together, it is possible that he mistyped.
apparently, in engadget lingo it does mean "Bring" .. wierd
omg engadget, you mistyped one letter!!! FAIL! muahahhaahah
that could be the most unfunny thing I have ever read
While we're criticizing mistyping and vocabulary, entomology is the study of insects. Etymology is the study of words and how they are derived and related.
Despite that, I think you need to study irony.
sorry I don't understand it seems to me that
"BRING that Wii feeling to the PC" sounds better than
"being that wii feeling to the pc"
are you being sarcastic?
sorry to reply again, did they fixed it?
I couldn't understand cuz it doesn't say BEING anymore
damn those EG guys are fast
But does it have an IR camera that lets you do multi touch on any surface for less than $100? No? I guess they will not get my money.
It doesn't work nearly as well as Johnny Lee made it look. The low resolution on the Wii Camera means that you don't have precision pointing on anything except a 6 to 8 foot projection.
Can it do regular screen positions like the wiimote and Logitech's air mouse can?
Wait, can one use the Wiimote like Logitech's air mouse? Because $40 is much more reasonable than the hundred that they want.
I think iclub is the most original name I've ever heard. Don't you think guys?
iDon't know. iGuess so.
apparently anything with an i in front of it is a copy from apple, thats just a guess tho
iThink iTs iDiotic
Yo, maybe you miss the point guys... it could be a very handy tool for 3D animators if there was a good software integration! with 2 of these, we could be able to control both feet running... or arms... whatever! Motion Control to the masses!
NO WRISTSTRAP>??????
This thing is going through the f****n monitor !
Am I the only one aware that PC did it first and in fact Wii took all of PC's old capabilities, repackaged them, and sold them to mainstream?
I'm not saying "ZOMG WII TOOK ZAH IDERA ZOMFGZERZ ROFLCOPTERS LAWL-MOBILEZ", but someone revented the wheel on this one.
I love how they try and explain the lack of an infrared camera by saying it uses accelerometers. Well guess what... so does the wiimote.
Accelerometers are cool, but if you want point and click you need an infrared camera.
that's what a mouse is for, or an IR remote, etc... the point is that this device gives more accurate motion capture, i.e. - for more realistic motion when playing golf, etc
Uses a compass instead of the camera, but of course a compass is 2D, a camera is 3D, makes you wonder that.
It kinda looks like this would be more sensitive/accurate than the Wiimote. If anything, this brings hope that the next Wii will refine the motion sensing to make a much better gaming experience.
ridiculous.
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/06/12/revolutionary-introducing-glovepie/
Everyone has a wiimote already, with a little internet searching and bluetooth connectivity you can make it work perfectly on your computer. I already use my Wii GH3 controller to play Frets on Fire and I've dabbled with the FPS mods allowing you to play any shooter with the wiimote.
...got a wiimote with glovepie and i played Virtua tennis, playing need for speed like a steering wheel...and ocassionally FPS games...so...i doubt im paying 100 bucks for this...