Hemp-chuk for Wii

Dhreck's hemp-mote is made from 100 percent natural hemp, and remains completely functional on the inside.

In stark contrast with the original Wii-mote set, what was once sleek, cold, white and hard plastic has now become a slightly fuzzy, natural, warm and textured concoction. No more bland, branded and boring but mottled, flawfull, rough and a tad sweat absorbing.

[DHRECK via Hack a Day]

[#1 posted by dculberson , December 12, 2008 12:16 PM]

Wow, 100% hemp?? I'm impressed that he made accelerometers out of hemp!

(/snark)

It is very earthy looking. He did a good job with the strand/grain orientation, too. Way better than I could.

[#2 posted by Anonymous , December 12, 2008 1:36 PM]

Dude, you can hide your wiid in it.

[#3 posted by alowishus , December 12, 2008 11:19 PM]

Wait wait wait . . . he just wrapped his Wiimote in hemp twine? And he gets on, like, every gizmo blog ever? I'm pretty sure that's one of the signs of the Apocalypse.

[#4 posted by Not a Doktor , December 13, 2008 3:10 AM]

It slightly reminds me of old beekeeping stuff, which makes me think of Whickerman.

"Not the bees! Aargh, they're in my eyes!"

"HOW'D IT GET BURNED? HOW'D IT GET BURNED? HOW'D IT GET BURNED HOW'D IT GET BURNED HOW'D IT GET BUUUUUUUUUUURNED?"

[#5 posted by SuperMario__Galaxy , December 13, 2008 3:21 AM]

Looks a bit clumpy to me.

[#6 posted by Anonymous , December 13, 2008 5:37 AM]

Posting from my Wii, I say ICK!!!

I grew up with hippy culture, and hate so-called "modern" design (maybe especially white plastic) but if you are going to re-skin the wiimote or nunchuk, hemp twine is not the way! Baby terry maybe...

[#7 posted by hassan-i-sabbah , December 13, 2008 7:20 AM]

and smelly.

[#8 posted by Gainclone , December 13, 2008 8:26 AM]

I'd take nice white plastic over THAT thing any day.