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WindFire Cursor™ Kite: The Best Kite Ever

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 3 people)   Your rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a... Mouse Pointer!?

I've seen and flown some beautiful kites, but if I could get my hands on this baby, even my two-masted full-rigged ship kite would never leave the house. No, these images aren't Photoshopped!


This off-the-wall kite is the creation of Tim Elverston of WindFire Designs. His web page proclaims it as the first of the WindFire OS Series™, so keep your eyes open for more famous desktop icons in the skies!

The Top Five Reasons Why This Is the Best Kite Ever 

  • Unforgettable Silhouette
  • State-of-the-Art Engineering
  • Guaranteed to Draw a Crowd
  • Unique -- There's Only One (sob)!
  • It's the Good Year Blimp of Kites!

Take a Closer Look...

The Mouse Pointer Kite on Flickr 

... as seen at Burning Man and elsewhere

cursor kite by stanleylieber

cursor kite by stanleylieber

cursor kite by stanleylieber

Cursor Kite by Chris - Topher

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The Mouse Pointer Kite Seen Over Italy 

Video Captured at the "27 Festival Internazionale degli Aquilon"

A Mouse Pointer in the real World

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What Do You Think? 

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daba373

Love the mouse pointers! Jas Fat Loss 4 Idiots

Posted April 08, 2008
mrsquidoo

Love it! Thanks for "pointing" this one out to me on the Squidu forums. Nice 10...err.. 12 minute lens!!!

Posted January 25, 2008