Don’t tell my son, but Santa is bringing us a Wii for Christmas.

And by ‘Santa’, I mean my enterprising husband - who hunted one down over Black Friday and stuffed it in the back of our closet. This is the display of some of the greatest restraint ever shown by a techno-crazy man.

One of my concerns about getting a Wii was the barrage of ‘Ping! Splat! Wowza!’ that would echo through our house at all hours as we engaged in Mario-Sonic Olympics.

Not to worry.

As it turns out, Wii is Bluetooth-enabled. An excuse, if ever one was needed, to buy several MoGo Headsets when they roll into production. This will create a truly personal and wireless playing experience.

On the flip side, having those cool Wii-remotes (’Wiimotes’) be Bluetooth-based means that several enterprising hackers have found ways to turn them into mice for your computer.

Because the remotes aren’t designed for that use (unlike the MoGo x54 series) , the results of these experiments have been very interesting.

Perhaps my favorite is the guys who turned their Wii motes into Lightsabers on their Macs.

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It’s officially official, the world is getting more and more mobile every single day.  The days of cables, clutter, heavy computers and cell phones the size of giant walkie talkies (think Zach Morris on Saved by the Bell) have come and gone and the days of Bluetooth, MoGo Mouses and Headsets, miniature cell phones, and yes, cableless USB laptops have started.

They are calling it “Wireless USB” (how original) and so far there are 2 laptops that have been approved for it, the Dell Inspiron 1720, and the Lenovo T61.  According to the article over at CNet, “Wireless USB will enable peripherals like printers, cameras, mice and hard drives to connect to a PC without a USB cable from distances of up to 16 to 25 feet. As Wireless USB is just beginning to be rolled out for consumers, Wireless USB hubs will be required to connect PCs and peripherals at first….”

Hmm, sounds a lot like Bluetooth.  I don’t know, I think this will definitely revolutionize computer accessories and add-ons, but personally, I’m very curious to see where the Bluetooth industry will go from here.  I see big things in both technology’s futures, so it will be very fun seeing what innovations are made.  I feel like I see innovation on a daily basis working for MoGo right now, and it’s fun to be on the cutting edge.

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