Cell phone towers are usually ugly right? Shaped like ugly antennas trying to be disguised as metal trees. No ones really likes having those around their town. At least the average person with a bit of aesthetics in their body. You may not know, but whenever they go up in an area, property value actually…

This is a project by Michael Schiess, curator, Neptune Beach Amusement Museum and Lucky JuJu Pinball Arcade, created as a lesson for a interactive kinetic art class. It’s naked pinball. It’s modeled after a Gottlieb “Surf Champ” as that machine had an example of every kind of pinball switch used. After carefully measuring and plotting…

If you want to see some amazing things done without electronics, you should take a look at Japanese karakuri. They’re purely mechanical dolls usually powered by water and clockwork. The Dashi Karakuri link on the page tells about giant floats with dolls that would dance and play music as the float was pulled along. There’s…

Not only is this a dress, but it is a pretty dress. The great thing about this dress, other than its aesthetic quality, is that it is made out of recycled plastic bags. Now you can be stylish and eco-friendly. God forbid a fire starts near you, though -Ana Luczynski

A pair of researchers have devised a new application for biofeedback in game play. By analyzing piezoelectric currents on the skin surface of the player they are able to best guess the next move the player will make. Coining the games that result from this interface “Frustration Games” they found that a player’ intention to…

Like most people, when i came upon the title “interactive mirror” i thought it was probably some art design or wall that would reflect your image, and in a way, mirrors already do. But as i read on i was very impressed. First of all, this piece of art didnt seem very techy, as in…

Want the iPod Touch but can’t afford it? Well here is something for you(except it’s not out yet..!).. The MEIZU M7. Meizu is a Chinese mp3 player manufacturer that produces quality mp3 players which are priced very low compared to the competition. Not convinced? Well I guess “chinese manufacturer” and “quality” don’t quite fit in…

This reminds me of Dune (not the book, but book-into-movie by kick-ass director David Lynch) when Paul Atreides puts his hand in the mysterious box presented by the reverend mother. Paul then feels his flesh burn and intense pain. He removes his hand and finds it in perfect health? The “Silent Guardian” the name given…

Lets all get arrested!!! !!! !!! Oh Boston… I thought this was so funny !!! My father had helped me wire up my barbie making a Barbie Bomb joke and the next day, what happens? A 19 year old, female, MIT student,l in boston, get arrested in Boston airport for having a ” bomb” on…

OK, I know this isn’t necessarily “Electronic” media, but I just had to post this. I almost posted a story about another R2D2 projector, but there’s so many of those anymore that I didn’t bother. But then, as I was carousing Gizmodo for today’s post, I happened upon this: an R2D2 peppermill. A projector makes…

Forget those glow-in-the-dark stars you stuck on your ceiling when you were young, this project is the gnarliest thing next to a sky full of a stars. James Clar, a New York University graduate, created this piece; Clar specializes in the creation of structures that incorporate technology and art. This piece uses multiple grids of…

Theo Jansen has devoted much of his time to creating kinetic art that has the ability to basically, get up and walk away. By building monumental structures such as this one, entitled Animaris Sabulosa, he successfully blends art and technology. To make this piece, he studies the movements of land based animals to create a…