Posts Tagged Wii

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: First impressions and compared to Twilight Princess

Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 1, 2011

I had a lot of fun with Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii and decided to try Skyward Sword when it came out. The biggest change between the two is the use of the Wii MotionPlus for control of Link’s sword: The motion of the sword follows the way you swing — or even hold [...]

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Cooling the Linksys E3000 – Part 2 – Inside the box

Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on June 25, 2011

After much discussion and feedback regarding my original post “Cooling the Linksys E3000“, and my own curiosity as to why this router got so hot, I decided to press on and look further into it. I’ve heard rumors that speculate that one of the reasons this router gets so hot is because of an underpowered AC/DC adapter. [...]

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My first thoughts on the Wii 2 (The Wii HD?)

Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on April 25, 2011

A BBC News article passed to me by my friend NMI contains the first announcement I’ve heard about the Nintendo Wii 2. However, from the limited information in the article, I honestly can’t say for sure whether or not I’m excited by it. Let’s review: No technical details about the machine have been revealed, but [...]

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Cooling the Linksys E3000

Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on February 28, 2011

A short time back I was shopping around for a new router. After some comparison shopping I decided on the Linksys E3000. (UPDATE: Read more on this at Cooling the Linksys E3000 – Part 2 – Inside the box) However, I was having issues with my Wii randomly dropping off the wireless network. I started [...]

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Nyko Intercooler for the Nintendo Wii

Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on February 8, 2011

Knowing that heat is one of the biggest enemies of electronics makes me a bit of a cooling junkie. I say a bit because I still won’t dare any exotic PC cooling solutions, like water cooling (water + electricity?) but I will mod heatsinks and fans onto things like routers, modems, etc. So, now I [...]

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