WindFire Cursor Kite: Best Kite Ever

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 3 people | Log in to rate

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

The Cursor Kite is cleverly designed to look exactly like 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...

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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