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Hackers have found their latest toy -- the "Wiimote." The wireless, motion-sensing controller has made Nintendo's new Wii game console this holiday's gotta-have-it gadget. Wii's games let the player ...

Now you can convert your very own AK-47 and feel like a Soviet soldier while killing crazy bunnies and Zelda goblins. It may not be as cool as firing a bazooka in a 360-degree environment, but it ...

If you’re a video gamer, chances are that you think you have heard about a snappy little gadget called the Weemote. But as the start-up that makes the product is learning the hard way, it’s probably ...

Travis Verbil is a Staff Writer at DualShockers. Outside of writing, he is a musician from Queens, NY. He enjoys the New York Mets, tabletop gaming, and Donkey Kong lore. As you can imagine, over time ...

Consumer technology is advancing at such a rate that it is becoming increasingly common for such technology to find its way into various scientific applications. One of the more obvious examples is ...

The Wiimote is a cute controller, but it’s $40. And now Nyko and Mad Catz have each released nearly identical alternatives that run $5 and $10 less, respectively. But do they work in performance-heavy ...

There are few worse feelings than getting ready to play a new game and finding your wireless controllers are filled with dead batteries. This is a problem easily avoided by making sure your junk ...

This one’s pretty simple, but anyone who’s ever spent time tweaking an engine will appreciate it. [Kevin]’s been using a wiimote to measure the acceleration of his car. He put together a script to ...

Do people really still have issues keeping a grip on their Wiimote? Apparently the new-and-improved Wiimote straps aren't doing the trick, so Nintendo is once again stepping up. Rather than ...

Check out this cool Wiimote mod, shaped like a Colt 45. Some clever modder took the parts out of a Wiimote and fashioned them into this Colt 45. The casing is made from aluminum and has a custom ...

[Brian] has brought together a powerful collection of hardware to build a robot. The end goal is to have a robot that’s controlled by a Wiimote. The Wiimote communicates over Bluetooth with a ...