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Wii Transfer updated for Mii capture


Making cartoon avatars of yourself is hard work, and nobody wants to redo all that tweaking when you've got a perfectly good doppelganger sitting right there on your Wii console... with no good way to get it off the TV and onto your Mac. What a drag! Good thing there's the new version 2.6 of Wii Transfer, the Swiss Army Knife of Mac-Wii connection tools, to the rescue.

Aside from the headline feature of copying your Miis to your Mac as JPEG images (which requires a bit of fancy dancing with Bluetooth and the Wii controller, but it's doable), the new version adds support for most popular movie formats, improved movie playback with random timeline access, selection of specific iTunes playlists for streaming access, and more. For $19, you can get a long way towards turning your Wii into a low-budget Apple TV.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Troubleshooting, Apple

TUAW Buyers Guide: Gifts for gamers


As we found out this past year, gamers have Macs, too. When you think of gaming gifts, you don't usually think of getting suggestions from a Mac blog-- most of (if not all of) the best games this year aren't playable on a Mac at all. But nevertheless, we're out there-- people who love gaming and Macs, living in two worlds both aimed at the same thing: having a great and beautiful user experience.

If you're shopping for one of us this holiday season, here's a quick guide to a few good gift ideas.

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Filed under: Software

Wii Transfer 2.5



I want a Wii, it is true, and one of the reasons I want one (other than the fact that it is awesome) is a small app called Wii Transfer. Wii Transfer is a Mac app that lets you get your media onto your Wii (movies, audio, pictures) amongst other things (and don't forget to check our interview with Manton Reese, Wii Transfer's creator).

Wii Transfer 2.5 adds a few neat functions. You can browse your Safari and Firefox bookmarks on the Wii's browser, stream movies, and set background music for picture slideshows.

Wii Transfer 2.5 costs $19 and there is a demo with limited functionality available.

Filed under: Software

Wii Transfer 2.3

When I was at WWDC I had the pleasure of sitting down with Manton Reece, developer of Wii Transfer, and chatting about his cool little application. He showed off a version that wasn't quite ready for prime-time during the interview, but now it is available for download.

Wii Transfer, in case you don't recall, allows you to access media from your Mac on your Wii. It also converts movies you might have on your Mac into a format that will play on your Wii. New in Wii Transfer 2.3 is:
  • Playback of unprotected AAC's is supported
  • UI has been overhauled
  • Better use of the Wii remote button
  • A snazzy new icon
Overall, this is the coolest application that I have no use for, since I don't have a Wii yet. Wii Transfer costs $14 and there is a demo available.

Filed under: WWDC, TUAW Interview

Video: Wii Transfer


We've covered Wii Transfer before, and Riverfold has a nice video demo as well, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see the new version in action.

Oh, and here's a link to the .mov version.

Filed under: Software, Universal Binary

Wii Transfer 2.0

It seems like only yesterday when I first wrote about Wii Transfer, and now it is a 2.0 app. My how times are changing. Wii Transfer 2.0 adds some very cool features to its ability to encode videos from your Mac for playing on the Wii. 2.0 offers:
  • The ability to stream your music from your Mac to your Wii
  • Share your photos from your Mac to your Wii
  • Lots of bug fixes, and a new UI
Wii Transfer 2.0 is a free update for folks who have previous versions. If you want to get in on the fun I suggest doing it before the end of this month. Until the end of January Wii Transfer costs a paltry $9, once January is over the price goes up to $14.

Tip of the Day

Holding the Command key (aka the Apple key) and pressing Tab will cycle through your open applications. It's easier to Cmd-Tab if you are Copy (Cmd-C) and Pasting (Cmd-V) to and from various applications.


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