I'm reasonably happy with my classroom system. I'm still working on a permanent wall-mount, but so far I've got nice 3V power from the wall into the WiiMote (so no batteries), and I've taped over buttons 1 & 2 so that the WiiMote is discoverable for the first 20 seconds it has power. I've even purchased a remote AC switch so I can turn the power to the WiiMote on and off from the front of the room.
So I'm feeling pretty good about the WiiMote in my classroom, and I'm ready to share the wealth with my peers.
But if their WiiMotes go into discoverable mode while my laptop is open . . . won't my computer have as much chance as theirs of pairing with it?
I'm using the only Mac-friendly software I know about for connecting with the WiiMote (from
http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard). Problem is, it is always in "searching" mode. Is that similar for PC users? If it's always going to try and pair with any WiiMote in range, then that spells major trouble for a school implementation. I've seen the threads where folks are trying for permanent pairing, but that seems to be stalled for now. Hmm. Any thoughts?