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A Wiimote wrapped in hemp: high-times indeed
Engadget —
... What you're looking at is an actual Wiimote and nunchuk wrapped in high-grade hemp. Modder DHRECK wanted to recontextualize Nintendo's controller by turning the sterile, white plastic into something much more natural. In his words, "In stark contrast with the original ...
Hemp-Mote: Nintendo Wii Controller Mods
GeekAlerts —
... a slightly fuzzy, natural, warm and textured concoction. No more bland, branded and boring but mottled, flawfull, rough and a tad sweat absorbing.
The Hemp-Mote is absolutely playable, all buttons, accelerometers and the infrared camera accounted for. Unfortunately its exterior is also quite fragile and prone to degeneration, being in the raw state that it is.
Head over to dhreck.com for more photos and info about the Hemp-Mote. ...
It’s a wiimote swaddled in hemp - what?
CrunchGear —
... What else is there to say? It’s a wiimote that’s been extensively wrapped in hemp string, or yarn, or whatever it’s called. Now personally, I respect hemp but I don’t like to wear or eat it — they had hemp chips in Trader Joe’s yesterday and I went with flaxseed. Its creator calls it the hempmote, which makes it sound like a little tiny mote of hemp. If he’d had my portmanteau skills, he would have called it the Weedmote, a far less accurate but far more marketable name. ...
The Hemp Wiimote: A Labor of Free Love [Nintendo]
Gizmodo —
... Unfortunately, the final product is not durable enough for anything more than occasional play. But it's certainly nice to look at if you dig the unshaven look. [dhreck via ...
The Hemp-Mote
MAKE Magazine —
... different kinds of hemp fibers to cover the original plastic case. I assume by the popularity of this project that more hemp-covered objects are in the works. [Thanks DHRECK]
In stark contrast with the original Wii-mote set, what was once sleek, cold, white and hard plastic has now become a slightly fuzzy, natural, warm and textured concoction. No more bland, branded and boring but mottled, flawfull, rough and a tad sweat absorbing.
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Hemp-chuk for Wii
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Dhreck's hemp-mote is made from 100 percent natural hemp, and remains completely functional on the inside.
In stark contrast with the original Wii-mote set, what was once sleek, cold, white and hard plastic has now become a slightly fuzzy, natural, warm and textured concoction. No more bland, branded and boring but mottled, flawfull, rough and a tad sweat absorbing.
[DHRECK via Hack a Day]
Favela-Punk hits the Wii: The Hemp-Mote
Core77 —
hemp_wii.jpg Steam-Punk OUT! Favela-Punk IN! - Take the ingenuity and patch-work aesthetic of shanty-town objects, inflect it with a hint of stoner-chic and you've got the product of the year in our books... Full body Wii-mote ...
Hemp Wiimote and Nunchuk
MAKE Magazine —
... Here's one for all you budding cocopunks out there. DHRECK wrapped his Wiimote and Nunchuk in three kinds of hemp rope. Why? Because he could.
In stark contrast with the original Wii-mote set, what was once sleek, cold, white and hard plastic has now become a slightly fuzzy, natural, warm and textured concoction. No more bland, branded and boring but mottled, flawfull, rough and a tad sweat absorbing.
Endtroducing: The Hemp-Mote [via Hack-a-Day]
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Hemp-Mote Smokes The Competition.
Geeknews —
Dhreck, a dedicated modder went ahead and made a Wiimote and Nunchuck shell entirely out of hemp. Why would he do this? I believe the operative question is âwhy not?â And yes, it is an actual Wiimote under there, itâs not just some hemp mockup. It is fully functional, and ready to use in game play. hemp-mote1 hemp-mote3 The Hemp-Mote is absolutely playable, all buttons, accelerometers and the infrared camera accounted for. Unfortunately its exterior is also quite fragile and prone to degeneration, being in the raw state that it is. Using saws and files I removed most of ...
