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Apple TV hacking: Wiimote footage


Do you remember about a year ago when we showed you a Wiimote working as an iPhone input device ? Jump forward to the new era of Apple TV 2. Developer hacker Tom Cool from the #awkwardtv channel on irc.moofspeak.net has cross-compiled that demo for the ATV 2. You can see it in action in this newly posted YouTube video.

Like the keyboard hack we posted about a few days ago, this mod is based on activating a custom stack (via Matthias Ringwald's BTstack implementation) that enables the Apple TV's built-in Bluetooth functionality. The Wiimote communicates over Bluetooth to the Apple TV unit, and displays a virtual representation that concurrently mimics the Wiimote's orientation.

We're still a bit ways off from full Wii-style gaming on the Apple TV 2, but it's getting closer every day as this demo shows.

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conaxsat nano 2

this is really a good post

November 12 2010 at 2:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jacob

This is awesome... what's the best place to keep posted on the latest ATV 2G developments in the JB community?

Jacob

November 11 2010 at 1:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gu3st

Now where's Perian when I need it?

November 11 2010 at 1:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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tyr.goossens

Perian will do nothing for you since everything is streamed to the new AppleTV by other Apple devices. What you want is a port of the Airvideo app/server.

November 11 2010 at 3:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

Wow cool.

And I want to know how to get that weather background up on my atv. Com eon atv hackers, give us some goodies

November 11 2010 at 12:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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