Talismoon's travel-sized, retractable sensor bar
by Eric Caoili 
{ Nov 6th 2007 at 11:15AM }
Talismoon, the same company behind the swappable Wii slot gates and ninja-themed replacement shells, tinkered with Nintendo's sensor bar design to make it more compact for travel. The resulting $24.95 Sensor Wiire requires even less space than the already-low-profile standard bar and, thanks to its retractability, packs up without leaving a frustrating tangle of thin wires.As an added bonus, you could probably use it as a pocket-sized garrotte if you don't have any other assassination tools handy. Protect ya neck and jump past the post break for more photos of Talismoon's Sensor Wiire setup.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JC Fletcher @ Nov 6th 2007 12:18PM
That's a great idea for a less noticeable sensor bar.
Brett @ Nov 6th 2007 12:31PM
I've read that the wireless sensor bar has a little bit better accuracy than the standard one, how does this compare?
Mikkaworks.com @ Nov 6th 2007 1:52PM
Looks nice for using with a projector, where you need a wider sensor bar. On the linked page they say a length of 2 feet, but it is not clear if that refers to the wire to the wii, or between the two pieces.
I'm getting my projector in a few days, and was thinking to put two sensor bars together and then taping over the middle diodes, So hope this could be a better solution.
Ghen @ Nov 6th 2007 2:07PM
@2 and Eric, I'd love to see a nice review of different sensor bars focusing on accuracy.. Thats been my one qualm with fast-paced Wii games is that the accuracy of aiming and wiimote controls isn't spot-on.
Guillermo @ Nov 6th 2007 6:31PM
Awesome, just wish I didn't have to pay $25 for it.
Lol. in the bottom picture they look like two tiny black Wiis on their sides.
(01) @ Nov 6th 2007 9:14PM
That's a good point actually; the wire for the stock sensor bar is ricockulously long. Mine is currently wrapped up and hidden from the cats behind the bookshelf.
kevin @ Nov 7th 2007 5:18PM
@ Brett
The sensor bar doesn't really have anything to do with accuracy. All it really is is a bunch of infrared diodes and the Wii remote itself is what does the actual sensing. The only purpose for the cord is for power.