Ben's Wii Laptop

EnterTheHatrix · Post by **EnterTheHatrix** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:47 am

I've PP'd my plans so far to revise what I'm going to be doing with my handheld Wii.

Since there's no keyboard that can be attached, there really is no reason to make it a laptop... just slap a screen on the top and the battery on the back, and you can essentially create a Wii caddy which has a battery and screen, and plug your own Wii into that. When you get home, you can remove your Wii from the caddy. Not only that, but it's perfect for mass production, and doesn't void warranty.

The biggest issue is creating duplicate connectors for the video and power which is where I've stopped. Measurements have to be perfect in order for the Wii to slide in and out easily, and this could take a lot of revisions.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:52 pm

Wii laptop doesn't need a keyboard, just that its size and control scheme warrants a laptop design. Personally, I'm getting a second Wii unit just for portablizing into my ultra-original-name-idea the PiiWii

The only thing I still need is time to go to the Toys R Us in Times Square and pick up a second one. I have IRLEDs from Lazer tag mods, and a nice screen from some previous NES idea that died. Battery-wise, I'm looking into a good attack plan, since I'm not sure of the whole power situation in the Wii itself, it has an external power supply, so it's probably a mess in there.

Stu L Tissimus · Post by **Stu L Tissimus** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:09 pm

Totokan: The Lazer Tag idea is genius! I'm gonna go take mine apart right now. Also, FYI: TRU @ Times Square sells their weekly shipments on Sunday (at least, they have for the past few weeks).

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:19 pm

If you're going to try with the IR directly firing from the guns, It won't work, as the signal isn't constant no matter what system you use. The newest Lazer Tag series, Lazer Tag Team Ops, has a zone feature that constantly emmits, but it goes in all directions around it, and I'd assume it'd confuse the Wii remote. My IrLED's are from the guts of a crappy 'laser challenge' set, I used the case for a nes lightgun.

defferoo · Post by **defferoo** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:05 am

here's an idea. there are two possible reasons why doesn't the sensor bar work at close distances. is it because of the intensity of the IR LEDs? or is it the distance between the LEDs. If it's the first, you could just adjust the intensities of the LEDs, and if it's the second one, just put the LEDs closer together on the portable. Then the wii-mote will detect them as being close together and will assume that you are further away from the screen than you actually are.

Post by **benheck** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:05 pm

The Wiimote doesn't work at close distance because the LED's become outside the view of the Wiimote's IR camera. Kind of like how a pilot can't see the runway lights to either side of his plane when he lands.

If a person put a (miniature) wide-angle lense on the Wiimote you could, in theory, get closer.

Also, putting the LED's on either side of the screen, about halfway up, with the sensor bar set to "Above" makes the vertical positioning of the cursor MUCH closer to where the Wiimote points.

The Wii laptop is going to be widescreen. Once you get the system down to the circuit board it's almost unbelievable how little there is to it.

Also, I have run Gamecubes off 8 AA's (or whatever it is that makes 12 volts) but this same setup does NOT run the Wii. The LED comes on but the system will not boot.

-Ben

PS: I like the PS3 better. (flame bait) Resistance Co-Op is a blast. The only Wii game I care for is Wii Sports Bowling and Tennis (not a Zelda fan, sorry)

PSS: I have some other projects in the works beyond this but they are all, of course, top secret.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:13 pm

we will see just which system gets Castlevania and then Ben will choose sides

PS I like the PS3 as well, I just ain't got $600, and I am a Zelda fan so Wii for mii!

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:36 pm

Lets all beat ben with our wiimotes. Sadly ben doesnt like zelda. I however am a Zelda fan

I bet bens TOP SECRET project is an atari in a watch

SS

EnterTheHatrix · Post by **EnterTheHatrix** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:46 am

Nah, it's a Wii in a PS3 shell, and a PS3 in a Wii shell... Miracles do happen!

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:32 pm

Try putting them to the right or left of the screen. Or use my idea from before.

-Super

Post by **benheck** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:34 pm

They'll never be a console 2D Castlevania (Metal Slug doesn't count since it's repackaged old games) so it'll never influence my console buying. I bought a DS for that.

I don't *personally* own any new consoles... will probably get a 360 for Grand Theft Auto.

-Ben