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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on July 2, 2008 3:11 am
From a distance it looks like a neon colored grill.
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!
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?
on July 2, 2008 4:30 am
The Wii does not have Ninja Gaiden, so Cookigaki does not approve!
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.