This new art hack is so obvious that it boggles my mind that I didn't think about it earlier. I guess I was too busy geeking out over the idea of being a superhero or light conductor.

This latest Kinect Hack is created by Ryan Monk. You may view more awesome innovations with the Kinect at KinectHacks.net.

Other sites covered this story far earlier, but I personally am very excited about Google's launch today of a new online art display. One of my personal goals is to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and pay a visit to the Neues Museum.

17 Museums will be taking part in Google's project. Each one will select one artwork to be photographed using gigapixel photo capturing technology, which will be then placed online in a virtual tour featuring unprecedented detail.

Google VP Nelson Mattos states the project would allow children from Latin American, India and Africa to come close to seeing the real thing.   Yep, them and ordinary Joe's living in America. You gotta love the Internet age. 

At last, Google will utilize their creepy Street View technology for something good. I say "creepy" because I've been emailed pictures of my home before by people ...

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I originally stored this article intending to blog about it back in December, but then I forgot. Shame on me. However, the artwork still looks extremely cool, so I'm just going to throw it out here. You must look really close to see these aren't photos. 

The University of Sheffield has created an evening gown dubbed "Herself" capable of cleaning the air around the wearer.  While the dress is actually presented more as a work of art rather than an actual wearable line of clothing, it has sparked new feasibility speculation on the possibilities of technology embedded in clothing to accomplish various environmental tasks. 

However, one can only imagine the number of ladies willing to wear an evening gown made of "sprayed concrete" (Lady Gaga comes to mind) or figure out what the cleaning instructions might be.  

(h/t Slashdot.org)

Michaelangelo...even more genius than previous believed or just another Rorschach test?

You decide.   Article and image below.

http://yubanet.com/scitech/Michelangelo-Hid-Anatomy-Lesson-in-the-Sistine-Chapel.php