http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/ Engadget Comments for InvenSense boasts about Wii MotionPlus-powering IDG-600 motion sensor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Seriously though, those buttons are going to be hard to reach now with the end on it, and then to take it off to use the side buttons you are going to have to the jacket and then put it back on, wow, genius move.]]>Jul 15th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Just because there's an extension on the controller doesn't mean you have to hold it any differently.

Just hold it as you did before surely?]]>Jul 15th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
:P]]>Jul 15th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Wiimote Jacket Magnum XL?]]>Jul 17th 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 16th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/InvenSense=/=InvenTech
You probably are joking, i just figured i'd throw that out there...
-Taylor]]>Jul 15th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Either way, my money's on dual-axis.]]>Jul 15th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
I highly recommend reading this article on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_measurement_unit

Basically you measure 3 accelerations and 3 rotation rates all orthogonal to each other and you can track every move of an object. 2 gyros and the built in accelerometers are not enough ... even with camera they use.]]>Jul 15th 2008 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
They need a really clear message about what this thing does if they want it to catch on. It can't just be some vague feeling that it "makes it better," it has to have a key new feature that is easily distinguishable from what was possible before!]]>Jul 15th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
...though having sensors at both ends of the device does seem like it could result in some real accuracy and interesting possibilities. ]]>Jul 15th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
"They need a really clear message about what this thing does if they want it to catch on."

What could possibly make you think that a technical description of how a piece of hardware works would have anything to do with its catching on? If anything, the success of the Wii proves that such details have no correlation with catching on. Their message is that this new part enables 1:1 motion correspondence. That is the clear message. It is true that some people would like more technical information about how this hardware works, but that has absolutely nothing to do with its success. ]]>Jul 24th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Anyways, a sensor dedicated to that task would presumably eliminate this current limitation.]]>Jul 15th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
However, with WiiMotion, it apparently can go much further than that, and can't be fooled by simple tricks. Furthermore, it (apparently) can also detect yaw, which the Wiimote by itself can't do, which would mean the dog-frisbee game would work without it.]]>Jul 15th 2008 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
Im not sure yet what this add on will provide in games. If Red Steel 2 comes out now after such a long wait then at least we know they were waiting for real sword movements!

Show us some demos Nintendo!]]>Jul 16th 2008 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 16th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/Jul 15th 2008 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/
A gyro is a much much more complicated beast than an accelerometer, and whereas a single accelerometer part can give you 3D acceleration data, you need 3 gyros to get 3D rotation data.

Probably even today, no one makes enough gyros to supply with every Wii sold. I imagine that Invensense is scrounging around for manufacturing capacity like mad now.]]>Jul 15th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/invensense-boasts-about-wii-motionplus-powering-idg-600-motion-s/helpful for answerin ur question regardin gyroscopes and gaming and
the wii motion plus
http://invensense.com/applications/gaming/wii-motionplus/wii-motion-plus.html
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