http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm Daily Tech News and Free Press Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-3419 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:30:08 +0000 http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-3419 [...] According to a representative at Sony the company initially sought alternatives to the peculiar skin-driven system, but these posed more problems than one would think. An infrared system would require sensors on both the headset and transmitter to be in direct line of sight at all times, posing a number of usage issues that could render the headset useless. IrDA systems (Infrared transmission protocol) can also malfunction when being used in daylight (the folks at Nintendo had to learn that one the hard way. [...] […] According to a representative at Sony the company initially sought alternatives to the peculiar skin-driven system, but these posed more problems than one would think. An infrared system would require sensors on both the headset and transmitter to be in direct line of sight at all times, posing a number of usage issues that could render the headset useless. IrDA systems (Infrared transmission protocol) can also malfunction when being used in daylight (the folks at Nintendo had to learn that one the hard way. […]

]]> http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-676 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:36:02 +0000 http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-676 [...] Gamers also won’t have to endure the problems with sunlight that the Wii sensor has shown in preliminary testing. The fusion will instead use a simple wireless USB connection, making it compatible with all consoles, even the Wii. [...] […] Gamers also won’t have to endure the problems with sunlight that the Wii sensor has shown in preliminary testing. The fusion will instead use a simple wireless USB connection, making it compatible with all consoles, even the Wii. […]

]]> http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-621 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:56:36 +0000 http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-621 [...] Wii Sensor Thwarted by Sunlight | TechFreep Gaming Doggie detective goes sniffing around Internet. [...] […] Wii Sensor Thwarted by Sunlight | TechFreep Gaming Doggie detective goes sniffing around Internet. […]

]]> http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-620 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:49:22 +0000 http://techfreep.com/wii-sensor-thwarted-by-sunlight.htm#comment-620 [...] Wii Sensor Thwarted by Sunlight | TechFreep Gaming According to reports made from a hands-on demo, the Wii’s optical sensor is completely unusable if exposed to normal sunlight. [...] […] Wii Sensor Thwarted by Sunlight | TechFreep Gaming According to reports made from a hands-on demo, the Wii’s optical sensor is completely unusable if exposed to normal sunlight. […]

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