If you've simply got to have a wireless sensor bar for your Wii and you don't want to test your homeowners insurance policy with ye olde candles or your health insurance policy with those new fangled soldering irons, then consider spending $31 (after shipping and handling) to get one of these homemade -- but not necessarily unsightly -- wireless sensor bars for your Wii. A simple 9-volt battery earns you 48 hours of wireless Wii-ing. We're pretty sure Nintendo has at least one health and safety warning regarding 48-hour gaming marathons, so we'd urge you to spread those 48 hours out over a period of, say, three days.

We can't argue with how cool wireless stuff is, but we're wondering when someone is going to make the obvious solution: a wall wart power adapter with a sensor-bar female connection. Anyone buying?

[Via Game|Life]

We had some trouble with the Wii's wired sensor bar when playing on a projection television; even if the wire is long enough, you're left with the problem of having another wire to route around your furniture. Those without high-def projectors may scoff while explaining that this really isn't the sort of problem they would mind having but, nevertheless, we mind.

In the latest installment of DIY-erless -- our ongoing look at do-it-yourself wireless hacks -- we check out DoctaBu's guide for making your own wireless Wii sensor bar. Of course, we know that it's not really a "sensor" bar but a pair of infrared sources that the Wii-mote uses to triangulate the cursor's position. Using a perfboard, some IR LEDs, some wire, and four AA batteries, one can easily create their own projector-friendly Wii sensor bar.

Sure, you could always wait for that rumored retail solution, but wouldn't you rather make your own to match those homemade Wii component cables you've got rigged up. Check out a video of the process after the break.

[Thanks, Jonathan]