Step Into the Future With These Crazy Gadget-Art Projects
NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) describes itself as “a center for the recently possible.” Put…
Why This Keyboard Forms a Skyline
Keyboard island, ho! Although what looks at first like random keystroke skyscrapers is actually much more purposeful;…
Here Are a Bunch of Ways to Make Touchscreen Gaming About More Than Screen
Touchscreens have lessened the need for physical interactive components in devices. But sometimes, they make things,…
The Keytar Has a Spiritual Successor and Its Name Is the Turntabletar
The not-so-cleverly-named turntabletar is something that should never be used IRL. Still, there's no denying its…
An iPhone App for the Post-Rapture Barter Economy
The post-apocalypse recession is bound to be a doozy. If you don't have the stomach for looting (why aren't you in…
A Modern-Day Invisibility Cloak (Er, Necklace)
You're probably on camera right now. Wave hello. If you were wearing this line of Cold Flare jewelry from a pair of ITP…
Real-Life Human Puppets
Mind control. The thought that somebody else could control everything you do is kind of creepy. Even in a crude form,…
A Bartender That Pours the Perfect Shot, Every Shot
Any half-competent bartender can pour a decent layered shot. Unfortunately, there's a lot of not-so-competent…
A Cabinet Possessed by... Rhythm
Simple, but great: Each drawer in Nick Yulman's song cabinet plays music, with the rhythm changing as you pull the…
One Ring to Rule Them All and... Unlock Your iPhone
Don't want to punch in a long password every time you unlock your phone, but wanna make sure nobody can get inside if…
Art Sleeps With Tech and Makes Some Bizarre Babies
This weekend marks the celebration of the Vimeo Festival + Awards, which brings together experts and achievers in…
Poker Face: An iPhone-Turned-Sorta-Accurate-Mood-Ring
Unlike traditional mood ring voodoo, Poker Face measures bodily conditions like pulse and galvanic response to assess…
Floating Printers Are Kind of Messy
The slowest printer ever, the Blimpter floats freely, dropping ink as it passes the coordinate of a dot it wants to…
This Dress Belongs in The Fifth Element
The Life Dress is a glowing dress made out of dragon skin, LEDs, wires, and Arduino hardware that models the life and…
Project Noah Would Be Swamp Thing's Favorite iPad App
Data empowerment through iPhone apps. That seems to be the running theme. Project Noah—for networked organisms and…
The Most Unnerving Thing I've Seen This Week
The way it moves, it's unnatural—it made me want to jump out of my skin.
Mobile Logger: Everybody With an iPhone and a Bike Should Get This App
The idea behind Mobile Logger is simple: Logging and analyzing trip data—particularly from bikes—via open source iPhone…
Blowing Up Bananas With Just My Eyeballs
I.C.U. began as a project to explore mind control, but, constrained the limits of like, reality, it was boiled down to…
NYU's ITP Show: The Most Creative Geeks in NYC
If you've never been to one of the twice-a-year shows held at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, you're…
NYU's ITP Summer Camp for Grown Up Creative Geeks
The Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU's Tisch School is where all kinds of ridiculously creative…