Multitouch Without Touch Using Wiimote

owlgorithm writes to mention that Gizmodo has a neat hack for the multitouch Holy Grail — multitouch without the touch. This hack turns the Wiimote into a receiver for IR light reflected from an emitter off of your fingers using reflective tape.

Power Glove redeaux?

[Cerberus7]

(oblig.) I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.

This could be really awesome. I can see this as a great way to bring good strategy games to consoles. It might even be better than a mouse. Supreme Commander with your fingers on a Wii? Nevermind that the Wii would gag on the graphics load, but the gameplay is intriguing.

Re:Good Point

[Gibble]

Heaven forbid any of us geeks build up some arm strength by doing more than pushing a mouse around!

nerds at four o'clock!! (ok, slightly after...)

[xeno]

ok, i appreciate the true geekitude of taping your fingers with reflective stuff to air-type, but editing the video to 4:04 is just over the top nerdiness.

damn.

You know what they say...

[monkeyboythom]

No glove...no love.

The goggles they do nothing

[Earered]

I'm sorry for the awful picture you will get in your mind if you continue reading.

But it occured to me that you could use a penis instead of a finger (giving it another use beside: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/21 [penny-arcade.com] )

(Why, oh why this thought came to me...)