Even nerds love poker, as evident from these videos showing how you can turn your Rock Band/Guitar Hero guitar or drum kit into online poker controllers you can use to play while on the couch, instead of right in front of your computer. (Leave it to the geeks to figure out a cool way to be lazy...)

The instruments are basically wireless controllers, programmed so specific button presses or drum hits trigger certain responses. Reprogram your online poker game to understand and react to those signals (along with the help of a free software program to recognize the keystrokes), and boom, you've got a wireless poker controller. A very large wireless poker controller, but a wireless poker controller nonetheless...

(And if you can't figure out how to do this after watching the videos, I recommend asking a buddy's 12 year old kid, and pay him a few chips to do it for you.)

ROCK BAND/GUITAR HERO GUITAR
(For the full printed instructions, and keystroke chart, click here.)


ROCK BAND DRUM KIT


[Via PokerListings.com]