Motus Darwin controller to bring that Wii feeling to the PC

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.

[Drew @ Feb 4th 2008 7:09PM]

Does being = bring now?
I should have taken entomology!!!

[Peppie @ Feb 4th 2008 7:12PM]

I wondered that too, the 'e' and 'r' keys are so close together, it is possible that he mistyped.

[holycow @ Feb 4th 2008 7:13PM]

apparently, in engadget lingo it does mean "Bring" .. wierd

[Passarinhuu @ Feb 4th 2008 7:18PM]

omg engadget, you mistyped one letter!!! FAIL! muahahhaahah

[Austin @ Feb 4th 2008 7:20PM]

that could be the most unfunny thing I have ever read

[Miguel @ Feb 4th 2008 7:31PM]

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.

[webon @ Feb 4th 2008 9:24PM]

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?

[webon @ Feb 4th 2008 9:26PM]

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

[BigD145 @ Feb 4th 2008 7:20PM]

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.

[Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:37PM]

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.

[Jesse S @ Feb 4th 2008 7:21PM]

Can it do regular screen positions like the wiimote and Logitech's air mouse can?

[Jesse S @ Feb 4th 2008 7:22PM]

Wait, can one use the Wiimote like Logitech's air mouse? Because $40 is much more reasonable than the hundred that they want.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 4th 2008 7:22PM]

I think iclub is the most original name I've ever heard. Don't you think guys?

[Zak @ Feb 4th 2008 7:25PM]

iDon't know. iGuess so.

[webon @ Feb 4th 2008 9:28PM]

apparently anything with an i in front of it is a copy from apple, thats just a guess tho

iThink iTs iDiotic

[Tits @ Feb 4th 2008 7:33PM]

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!

[Flashpoint @ Feb 4th 2008 7:50PM]

NO WRISTSTRAP>??????

This thing is going through the f****n monitor !

[Tiptup300 @ Feb 4th 2008 8:27PM]

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.

[comp2 @ Feb 4th 2008 9:58PM]

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.

[intel352 @ Feb 4th 2008 11:14PM]

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

[Wwhat @ Feb 5th 2008 9:49AM]

Uses a compass instead of the camera, but of course a compass is 2D, a camera is 3D, makes you wonder that.

[dean @ Feb 4th 2008 10:43PM]

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.

[Ghen @ Feb 5th 2008 10:18PM]

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.

[Oinquer @ Feb 6th 2008 5:55AM]

...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...