TouchKit is a modular open source multitouch development kit that enables anyone to get started using multitouch technology from the comfort of their own home. It is aimed at rapid implementation and prototyping of multitouch projects. Watch the above video to get the full effect of this kit. TouchKit
Artist Susan Robb installs this wonderful sculpture in Seattle’s Volunteer Park periodically, just for a few hours. Made from trash-bag liners, they’re filled with air and sun-powered.
How’d you like to come into the office some morning and open your blinds to see this guy peering in at you? Artist Lawrence Argent made this huge blue bear for the Denver Convention Center. There are links to a short video of the installation at the bottom of this article. (There was a longer […]
Here’s a really cool short video, done by Star Wars fan Michael Horn, of various Star Wars vehicles participating in “Imperial Fleet Week” in San Francisco. Horn says he “shot everything on my junkie DV camera, did motion-tracking and comping in After Effects, and basic sound design in Final Cut.” MAKE pal Bonnie Burton did […]
On July 31st Paul McCarthy’s giant inflatable art broke free from its moorings at a Swiss museum and travelled 200 meters, bringing down a power line and breaking a window along the way. Sent through the air by a sudden gust of wind, the house-sized turd-art was equipped with an auto deflation system which unfortunately […]
“Gravity” is a work by Aleksandra Mir. It’s a giant model rocket made from junk, mainly steel and fiberglass. The video shows the build process, backed by smooth jazz. Via VVORK.
Although the maker himself explains that he “has no idea why someone would need one of these”, we like the bizarre nature of this hack. Check out the step by step directions at the link below. Lighter Bottle Cap
