I was contacted by Boon Jin Goh recently about his super awesome Wiimote Smoothboard application. Boon Jin took Johnny Lee’s original Wiimote Whiteboard app and added a ton of functionality. What was a proof of concept or tech demo is now a fully functional electronic whiteboard capable of being used in a real environment. Here’s a video showing functionality from the 0.1 version of his app, which has had several updates since. Definitely give it a try if you’re looking for a very capable electronic whiteboard. Great job!
Also note that both Johnny Lee and Boon Jin have contributed to our upcoming “Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More” book (yes, the name changed again) with a chapter dedicated to the Wiimote Whiteboard. This chapter will teach you how to build Johnny’s original whiteboard with the Smoothboard’s spiffy smoothing algorithm added in.
About Brian Peek
Brian is a Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively
developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing
solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along
with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and
assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide
variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS,
graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the
book "Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently
co-authoring a book titled "Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More" to be published by O'Reilly
in November 2008. Brian is also an author for MSDN's Coding4Fun website.