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!
The Cursor Kite (Mouse Pointer Kite, Arrow 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!
Top Five Reasons Why the Cursor Kite 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...
Here's my favorite link:
The Mouse Pointer Kite Seen Over Italy
Video Captured at the "27 Festival Internazionale degli Aquilon"
MAKE Blog: For People Who Make Neat Stuff
Some of the latest DIY projects on MAKE Magazine
This is where I first learned about the Cursor Kite.
Flying the Cursor Kite
Featured Lens: Make a Pyramid Kite
I don't have the engineering skills of those folks, but I do know one simple kite design that even first graders can master (because I did).-
Easy Kitemaking: How to Build a Pyramid Kite
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Quirina wrote...
I think the cursor kite is cool, but I don't believe it can beat your two-masted full-rigged ship kite, for my taste. I'd love to see a photo of that one! :)
Posted July 19, 2009
mrsquidoo wrote...
Love it! Thanks for "pointing" this one out to me on the Squidu forums. Nice 10...err.. 12 minute lens!!!
Posted January 25, 2008
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