You read the title correctly. You can use your Wiimote for a number of uses on your Mac. Currently I use it as a remote control for controlling videos (I don’t have a MacBook with Frontrow :(). Luckily Nintendo used existing Infra-red and Bluetooth technology so it is pretty easy to hook it up to our Macs.
There are two programs I found. DarwiinRemote which still seems to need some work done. I also found RemoteBuddy, which I’ve fallen in love with. RemoteBuddy has a trial version–but it is well worth the $25.
Once you install RemoteBuddy, you have to set-up the Wiimote. It’s very easy to do through the Setup Wizard, I was able to hook both Wiimotes up without any issues.
Once you have RemoteBuddy configured, you have to assign actions to the Wiimote for different programs. I started off with VLC, because it’s my media player of choice.
Pressing the “B” button on the Wiimote brings up a screen like this on my Mac/TV.
I also love using the Wiimote to control iTunes. I’ll have some more tips coming shortly for setting up other programs.
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[...] DarwiinRemote (recommended with nice instructions for using the the app on your Mac by MacApper.) MacTips.org recommends Darwiin as well, but prefers the paid app RemoteBuddy. Both apps are highly customizable [...]
February 19th, 2008 at 8:12 am