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Power Glove granted infinitely more power, bluetooth, and accelerometer in honor of 20th birthday
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo PowerGlove, and yes, birthday cakes are in order. To celebrate, game designer Matt Mechtley has augmented it with Bluetooth and accelerometer chips for a more modern take on the hand peripheral -- think of it as a more assimilated version of the Wiimote-embedded glove we covered in 2006. If you're interested in following in his footsteps, instructions are available at Instructables and in the video form after the break -- jump to 10:50 if you want to see it in action both with a test program and a brief glimpse at virtual boxing. Read - Product pageRead - Instructables How-to
Turn your vintage Power Glove into a modern mouse
Ah, the Nintendo Power Glove. Just thinking about it brings back memories of those glorious early days of virtual reality, when we all imagined floating off to some alternate universe on the wisps of Jaron Lanier's dreadlocks. And, now, if you still have one of those classic controllers -- or can pick one up from someone clueless enough to part with it -- you can turn it into a modern mouse and use it to control your PC. No, it's not the simplest process, but when you're done, you'll be able to relive those halcyon days of yore while running Firefox (or playing GTA). Dreadlocks not included. [Via Hackaday]
