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Wii Outside with Solar-Powered Game Station

by Dan Landis on July 2, 2008 at 2:57 am

To combat the whole “least energy efficient” label it’s recently been slapped with, Tom’s Hardware Guide has tricked out the Nintendo Wii with an enviro-friendly solar sucker.

Of course, for solar-powered anythings to be effective, they need to get some sun. The simple solution then is to just throw this bad boy on wheels.

There’s a pretty picture of it to the right, which you can click to enlarge if you just can’t quite get a close enough look at it.

What we have here is essentially some slabs of wood, fused together with intense awesomeness to house a Nintendo Wii, a flatscreen monitor, a battery, and a solar panel (along with various tools of scientific wizardry).  The end result is the… well, they just call it the Solar-Powered Wii.  I would’ve called it something like “The Solar Wii-Roller,” but I guess different people are creative in different ways.

You can head over to Tom’s Games and check out the full story, including a price guide and do-it-yourself instructions.


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5 Comments »

  1. Kojima Suit Larry
    on July 2, 2008 3:11 am

    From a distance it looks like a neon colored grill.

  2. Bruce Almighty
    on July 2, 2008 3:13 am

    Great idea!!! With the Wii shortage and all, the first thing I want to do is drag mine out into the open and make it more accessible to the thieves that want to steal it. Sign me up!

  3. SeasonedSalt
    on July 2, 2008 4:06 am

    The Wii is only good when you play it in your underwear, and I don’t generally do that outside. And seriously, why make it easier to run off with?

  4. Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki
    on July 2, 2008 4:30 am

    The Wii does not have Ninja Gaiden, so Cookigaki does not approve!

  5. Frocer
    on July 2, 2008 10:29 am

    I hope the screen has some serious anti-glare coating on it :P

    That’s funny and ironic, in order to play, you need the sun. But with the sun, you can’t even see the screen.

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