Which Wiimote?

As an update to an earlier post where we talked about fake wiimotes, our opinion still remains the same - the original is better. However, Boon Jin and his team have made some software changes in their latest version of Smoothboard to allow use of most 3rd party controllers.

If you are interested in the quality of a couple of the alternatives check out this link http://gizmodo.com/5291847/battlemodo-the-wiimote-vs-the-cheap-knockoffs

3Pi have always supplied original Nintendo Wii controllers and intend to keep doing so while they remain the best quality.

Calibrating

If you haven't looked at the Smoothboard calibration assistant you should.
The white area in the screenshot shows the calibrated area (in this case 54% )and the black area shows the wiimote's possible tracking area. This visual tool is very handy when first learning to setup the system as you can experiment with different wiimote positions until you get a reliable tracking result - it removes the guess work! In practice, we find that tracking over 30% is sufficient to give reliable results.

Another great annotation tool

If you've read this blog before, you'll know that we really like AnnotatePro as a great piece of software that allows the user to write over the top of (annotate) anything that is on their screen and then save it at the click of a button. However, if you're looking for a free tool to do the same thing then Linktivity is definately worth trying. You can download it at http://www.linktivity.com/presenter.html