Become a PC Couch Potato With YouTube Wii Remote

[John Funk]

Become a PC Couch Potato With YouTube Wii Remote

With a Wii Remote and "WiiLeanBack," surfing silly cat videos on YouTube has never been lazier.


I love YouTube. I love finding crazy stuff that you just can't see anywhere else - whether it's the brilliance of auto-tune [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90051-Man-Makes-Original-Album-From-YouTube-Musicians], or just people posting videos of their cats. But since YouTube must be viewed on your PC, it's always a very close-up experience, with me at my mouse and keyboard. What if I want to watch cat videos from the comfort of my couch, huh?

That's what WiiLeanBack [http://www.androidreview.com/html/youtube-leanback.php#wiileanbackvideo] is for. It's a nifty little program that uses the basic Bluetooth functionality of the Wii's controller to turn the Wii Remote into ... a TV Remote (would that be a TiiVii remote?)

So this means that if you want to watch YouTube videos from the comfort of your couch, all you need is a Wii Remote and this software. And for your computer and monitor to be somewhere in the vicinity of your couch. You could always move them, but that's a lot of work - and isn't this about being as lazy as possible?

The Wii Remote: It controls YouTube videos and giant robot arms [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93072-Wii-Remote-Controls-Giant-Robot-Arm]!

(Gawker [http://tv.gawker.com/5593686/wiileanback-encourages-laziness-with-youtube+enabled-wii-remote])

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[Aggressor and Usurper]

The Wii remote's a theremin, a...remote, and now a mouse.

I just need it to make toasted cheese sandwiches and I'll never leave the frickin' room.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

... Ondemand/BTVision allows you to do that on your Digital Telly anyway?

 

[Blueruler182]

Why would you make robot Einstein? That is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard of.

 

[randomrob]

Can't you just watch YouTube videos on the Wii's internet browser? On your TV? Wouldn't that be cheaper easier and more sensible?

 

[Jared]

Oh wow! I know a few people who could make some great use of that!

 

[felixader]

The WiiMote, i just .... starts to do everything too? ^.^

 

[PhunkyPhazon]

Ummm...but you already CAN watch Youtube videos on your Wii. Do you really need extra software just so you don't have to point at the pause button?

 

[roschler]

@(The Wii Console folk)

It's intended for PC owners. It lets them use the Wii remote with their PCs to control YouTube Leanback.

 

[2fish]

Why would you make robot Einstein? That is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard of.

The robot revolution will need leaders and scientists. Now to make myself a robot Stalin.

This is a fun idea, however the people I know with a wii would hate it, they want motion control. If we could get it to work as a wii waggle then they would like it.

Will the kinect to reenact the shower scene in pysco? Reach up wash you hair, turn, scream fall down?

 

[VanityGirl]

That is honestly pretty awesome. Well I mean, it's lazy as hell, but sooo cool.

 

[Alar]

Why would you make robot Einstein? That is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard of.

Why... to take over the world... with SCIENCE! /DrInsano

 

[teisjm]

Or you could just use a wireless mouse and keyboard... but i guess thats too easy a solution...

Or plug a laptop to the tv, and have the labtop in front of you, but the picture on the tv-screen.