Friday, July 30

Bikes against bush makes Popular Science

Kinberg's degree is an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design in New York City, and his thesis is a bicycle that receives text messages and prints them in foot-high chalk letters, then blogs a digital photo and GPS map of the printing, all while the rider cruises along.

A self-described "hacktivist," Kinberg's other school projects have included Magicbike (a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot he and a professor take to outdoor cultural events) and the Hello World Project, which let people laser-project their own messages onto landscapes and landmarks all over the world.

Kinberg will officially roll out the bike during August's Republican National Convention in New York, but he says the project is as much performance art as protest.
From: Popular Science | Taking it to the Streets

Bikes Against Bush Blog

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(via SMS-printing bike - Engadget - www.engadget.com)

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