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Fire: the most primal element. "It's a living thing," Robert De Niro once said, "It breathes, it eats, and it hates. The only way to beat it is to think like it." Unless you're an artist - then you rig up a series of tubes, pump in some kerosene, and connect it to a Power Glove-like control device. Next thing you know, you're "fire painting," making that hateful beast dance and strut for your amusement. "Its burning can be handled by subtle movements of the sensory data glove for tactile formulation of the fiery image," the artist explains, "Thus, the image can be manipulated, yet it constantly escapes control." To know what it's like to summon flame with a flick of your wrist - while sporting a creepy smiley-face welding mask, no less - see the video above.

Painting with fire, thanks to a cybernetic glove (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artartsartshowawesomeawesomenessfireflameflamesglovepaintingpower glovePowerGlovepyrotechnicpyrotechnicsremote controlRemoteControlSanela JahicSanelaJahicvideoMon, 25 Apr 2011 04:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Power Glove granted infinitely more power, bluetooth, and accelerometer in honor of 20th birthday]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/power-glove-granted-infinitely-more-power-bluetooth-and-accele/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/power-glove-granted-infinitely-more-power-bluetooth-and-accele/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/power-glove-granted-infinitely-more-power-bluetooth-and-accele/#comments 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.

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Power Glove granted infinitely more power, bluetooth, and accelerometer in honor of 20th birthday originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hackhacksmodmodsnintendonintendo power gloveNintendoPowerGlovepower glovePowerGloveSat, 04 Apr 2009 12:34:00 EST<![CDATA[Power Glove mod merges with Wiimote]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/10/power-glove-mod-merges-with-wii-mote/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/10/power-glove-mod-merges-with-wii-mote/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/10/power-glove-mod-merges-with-wii-mote/#commentsFor all of those people out there who didn't manage to grab a Wii at launch -- and probably won't be able to until next year -- there comes a moderate form of compensation in seeing what crazy Wii-themed mods people who did have come up with. The latest to pop up is one that retro-loving Nintendo fans will surely appreciate: a fully functional Wiimote Power Glove, complete with working finger buttons. The burst of nostalgia at seeing the Wii-glove in action is definitely enough to last us until the next Wii shipment, although we can't quite shake the nagging concern that this guy must have spent a whole lot of time not playing his Wii in order to create it.

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Power Glove mod merges with Wiimote originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>HackModNostalgiaPower GlovePowerGloveRetroWiiwiimoteSun, 10 Dec 2006 11:06:00 EST<![CDATA[Turn your vintage Power Glove into a modern mouse]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/09/turn-your-vintage-power-glove-into-a-modern-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/09/turn-your-vintage-power-glove-into-a-modern-mouse/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/09/turn-your-vintage-power-glove-into-a-modern-mouse/#comments 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.

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