Wiimote Challenger For Xbox 360, PS3 Due by End of Year
Around the time that the Wii became a certifiable hit, primarily due to its innovative Wiimote control scheme, we all knew that the other console makers were probably asking themselves the same thing: Why didn’t we think of that? Now,…

Around the time that the Wii became a certifiable hit, primarily due to its innovative Wiimote control scheme, we all knew that the other console makers were probably asking themselves the same thing: Why didn’t we think of that?

Now, Motus Corporation has created their own version of the Wiimote control, dubbed The Darwin, and they’re preparing to release it towards the end of the year for use with the Xbox 360, the PS3, and the PC. According to Motus, the Darwin will offer superior control than the Wiimote because of a more advanced application of accelerometers and added gyroscope navigation.

In the demo video on their website, it appears that you can use the Darwin for games such as Lego Star Wars in the same way as the Wiimote, though the width of the device is noticeably thicker and could pose problems for younger users or older ladies.

One of the things about the Darwin controller that the Wii currently does not have is that it locks together to create one large controller, which you can then open up for some good two-player action. Motus began as a sports tech company that helped poor golfers improve their terrible swings through controllers that used orientation cues. As a result, the company might be especially prepared to handle cursor applications for complicated video games. We’ll wait and see.

The price for the Darwin is expected to reach close to $100. The Wiimote currently sells for $40.

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UV Detecting Bikini Beads
Radiation – the creeping, silent danger – is invisible to the naked eye. So how do you tell how much UV the sun is showering on your delicate dermis? UV detecting beads, that’s how. The beads change color depending on…

Radiation – the creeping, silent danger – is invisible to the naked eye. So how do you tell how much UV the sun is showering on your delicate dermis? UV detecting beads, that’s how. The beads change color depending on the intensity of UV radiation, and an accompanying tag shows a color-coded chart.

It is, however, very pricey. The beads come attached to a bikini, which will cost $100. If that sounds reasonable, might we interest you in Solestrom’s other product, the $190 SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini pictured above at right. It comes in appropriately high-tech silver and has an LED UV meter built into the belt. It’s waterproof, but inexplicably requires batteries to run. Surely it should use solar power.

Bead-kini product page [Solestrom via Oh Gizmo!]

LCD-kini product page [Solestrom]

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