Modder DHRECK has just finished his first Nintedno Wii controller modifications, an original Wiimote and Nunchuk made with three kinds of 100% natural hemp string.

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.

The Hemp-Mote is absolutely playable, all buttons, accelerometers and the infrared camera accounted for. Unfortunately its exterior is also quite fragile and prone to degeneration, being in the raw state that it is.

Head over to dhreck.com for more photos and info about the Hemp-Mote.

After having read about the USB Retro Arcade Controller featured here at GeekAlerts last week, Curt emailed us a tips about this cool Atari 2600 USB joystick.

The controller is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux and works with almost any Emulator (MAME Stella, etc.) and almost any game that can map and use a standard gamepad as a controller.

The Classic USB Joystick Controller is available for $14.99 (with discounts if you order more than one) from the Legacy Engineering Group website.

Thank you Curt!

If you can’t get enough of computer accessories to fill up your empty USB hub ports with, then maybe you should take a closer look at this slider volume controller.

Features:

• Externalize your Volume Control, no need to hit the keyboard (or shake your mouse) to awake your PC and use mouse to click the small icon in your bottom right corner.
• Control your sound volume easily.
• To turn your sound On / OFF (Mute) easily.
• Space saving, just stick it to your monitor and (or hold at your hand, if you like).
• USB interface, no need to install any driver, real Plug-and-Play.
• LED indicator.

The USB Volume Controller is yours for $11.99 over at the USB Fever website.

This USB-powered gamepad is capable of playing MAME arcade games and it also features an extra port, so that you can plug in your good ol’ Atari 2600 joystick.

Now you can have a joystick for your more modern emulated games, as well as a port so you can play those old Atari games properly.

Features

• USB Joystick, OS X and Windows compatible
• Works with most software emulation packages
• Added DB-9 port for Atari joystick capability!

The USB Retro Arcade Controller is yours for $39.99 over at the ThinkGeek website.

Here’s a handy USB computer accessory that is easy to bring along during travel, when you want to be able to play your games using a gamepad.

Features:

• Mini size game controller
• Includes mini detachable steering wheel
• Ideal for travelling
• Easy storage
• Support Window Vista/XP/2000
• Dimension: 101 x 65 x 34mm (approx.)
• Weight: 89g

The USB M.A.D. Game Pad can be pre-ordered from the USB Brando website. The product will ship in mid of August and the price is set to $20.

This Taru-Konga drum controller lets you pound your way through the classic Donkey Kong platform game from Nintendo – smack left drum: Donkey Kong moves left, smack right drum: Donkey Kong steps right, smack both drums: DK jumps, clap: DK claps to create a sonic boom.

Since every ape needs a snappy skill, Nintendo has given DK a clap move where banana-sized fingers create a sonic boom when the player claps two hands together.

Kong will also engage in fights from time to time and the drums are used to throw out left hooks and right jabs by hitting the left or right drum. The fighting puts the term “Jungle Beat” in a new light. Clapping makes DK bob and weave like a champ.

The Donkey Kong Jungle Beat + Taru Konga game is yours for $38.90 from the National Console Support, Inc. website.

Here’s something that outshines both the Wii Cyber Gun and the Wii 2-in-1 Combined Light Gun – at least when it comes to looks.

This shooting game device will transform your Wiimote and Nunchuk into a silver machine gun with details in black. The Metallic Nintendo Wii Machine Gun measures 11.81 x 4.96 x 1.65 inches, weighs 10.86 oz and is available from DealExtreme for $16.54.

These cufflinks should definitely have been in the 10 Beautiful Geek Cufflinks list if they would have been around at the time of the writing.

The Video Game Cufflinks ($150) are made of sterling silver and have a design that looks very much like the popular Sony PlayStation controller.

Size: approximately 3/4 x 1/2 inches.

(Via Engadget)

Here’s a nice way to store your CDs, DVDs and Video Games in a hard-core gamer style. Shaped like the classic NES controller, the Nintendo Controller CD Wallet ($16) holds up to 48 discs. The binder has the Nintendo logo in red ink.

The wonderful GeekGear Shop over at Etsy gives us yet another example of a fun and creative way to use of the classic NES controller.

Gone are the lazy crazy days of the 80’s when video game controllers had less buttons than you have fingers. The question is what to do with all these old video game controllers.

Well this original Nintendo controller was saved from the landfill and recycled into a nifty storage box. The box is 5 inches long by 2 inches wide and just a bit over 1/2 inch tall.

The original buttons have been glued into place and there is just enough room to store your keys, mints, some spare change, push pins, paper clips or loose nuts, bolts and screws. (You get the idea)

This would make a great gift for that computer repair tech that is always looking to store a few extra screws on his desk!

Vintage Nintendo (NES) Controller Storage Box (1985) ($9.99)