Today, I came across something very cool, and practical at the same measure: Carnegie Mellon University Ph.d. Johnny Lee, constructed an interesting Wii remote hack that can turn any surface into an interactive whiteboard; greatly reducing the costs for universities and small businesses who may not have the budget to drop a whack of cash on the Mimio, or the Promethean Activboard. A simple 3way hookup between your pc, projector, Wii via bluethooth, and download Lee's program - you're good to go.
A great demo can be found on Youtube, where Lee explains how to set up the Wii remote, and shows some further tricks and tips: hell, he even gives a cursory look on how to turn a Bic pen into a light pen....Holy Macgyver Batman!
At over 2 million hits on his video, Johnny has also touched on a further phenominan in the viral aspects that Youtube can generate for someone with a cool ideal. I did a quick test on Google as well for query=virtual whiteboard hack, and you'll find many blogs and sites profiling Johnny's cool Wii hack. Unfortunately, no links directly to his site: Dr. Lee's expertise being in computer-human interaction, and clearly not search engine optimization.
I'm dying to give this a try myself. I'll follow-up this post with some details on the experiance, and some screenshots at a later time.
Xbox fault? Would you prefer a 3 month wait or a guaranteed fix in under an hour?
Posted by: | August 11, 2009 at 08:50 AM
White boards have reduced the cost for universities , with a single device you can avail multiple functions .
Posted by: Smart Board | September 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM