Now you can actually surf the web
Two German engineers have turned the Wii Balance Board into a computer input device for doing such things as flying over Google Earth and controlling avatars in Second Life.
Link via makezine.com
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awesome. now hook two or more up and let’s have a race!
Ha! Good idea!