Re: Wii whiteboard (Klaus Knopper used one at the gatgering in Oslo)

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

[Klaus Knopper]
> You just need:
> 
> 1. A wii-controller (just the controller, not the wii)
> 2. A infrared led pen, you can get these from various resources (check
>    for "wiimote infrared pen", "the groove"), or build one by yourself
>    if you are not afraid of a soldering iron,
> 3. a working bluetooth daemon (aptitude install bluetooth)
> 4. the gtkwhiteboard package (aptitude install gtkwhiteboard)
> 
> - (optional, nice software for writing on PDFs and freehand sketches)
>    aptitude install xournal
> 
> - also optional: aptitude install wminput, if you plan to use the wiimote as
>   a wireless mouse. For this option, an additional "wireless wii sensor
>   bar" (which are actually just infrared leds with no sensor functionality)
>   is practical, but two tealight candles will do as well and look
>   more groovy. ;-)
> 
> - Also optional: a stand for the wii remote for adjusting the camera to see the
>   entire board.
> 
> The URLs that Petter quoted are the long version.

Klaus asked me to pass this on to the list, as his email apparently
was not allowed on to the list because he isn't subscribed.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen