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stimulant.io - 10/3/2008

From the Labs: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup

— stimulant.io — Stimulant: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup from Stimulant on Vimeo. What do you get when you... mash-up Microsoft Surface with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board? Pressure-sensitive surface computing! Yes, this is Surface sitting directly on the ... (more) From the Labs: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup

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blog.wired.com - 10/1/2008

Next for Nintendo, A Wii HD?

— blog.wired.com — Nintendo's Wii console is the most surprising and the biggest consumer electronics hit of the last two... years. The console has turned video games into a mainstream phenomenon and put Nintendo ahead of its rival Sony and Microsoft in terms ... (more) Next for Nintendo, A Wii HD?

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ubergizmo.com - 10/3/2008

Microsoft Surface And Wii Balance Board Ideas Merge

— ubergizmo.com — Stimulant: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup from Stimulant on Vimeo . Now here's a marriage of... convenient ideas - the Microsoft Surface and Nintendo Wii Balance Board have merged into this pressure-sensitive surface computing. In the video ... (more) Microsoft Surface And Wii Balance Board Ideas Merge

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Microsoft Surface on a Wii Balance Board [Clips]
Gizmodo — It's tough to imagine the eureka moment when an engineer, equating the Microsoft Surface with a fat person with a penchant for curly fries dipped in ranch, decided to place the Surface on the Wii Balance Board. But the result, coupled with a custom-coded Surface app, creates a tilt screen of epic proportions. Pushing on one edge of the Surface works just like rotating an iPhone. And we can't wait to see the technology manifest to an insane 4-player co-op game of Monkey Ball. [Stimulant via ubergizmo] ...

Microsoft Surface And Wii Balance Board Ideas Merge
Ubergizmo — Stimulant: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup from Stimulant on Vimeo. Now here's a marriage of convenient ideas - the Microsoft Surface and Nintendo Wii Balance Board have merged into this pressure-sensitive surface computing. In the video above, you will see a simple application that allows users to create bubbles of different sizes, where one can roll them around the table simply by pressing on the edges of Surface. With the inclusion of pressure sensitivity, you will be able to make the Surface experience all the more enjoyable, further augmenting an already advanced platform. I wonder what are the ...

Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup - Video
D' Technology Weblog — What do you get when you mash-up Microsoft Surface with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board? Pressure-sensitive surface computing! Yes, this is Surface sitting directly on the Balance Board (it supports 600 pounds, we checked). Here, Josh Santangelo (who conceptualized and coded this mashup) demonstrates a simple application that lets users create bubbles of various sizes and roll them around the table by pressing on the edges of Surface. You also get a sneak peek at the WPF/Silverlight physics engine we’ve been working on as well. Pressure sensitivity adds an extra dimension to the Surface experience and ...