My friend Matt Richardson (who created the awes.. er, terrific "Awesome Button" for MAKE) is part of a group from New York University's Interactive Technology Program that's launching an interactive window installation in Manhattan tonight called Bird on a Wire. Matt says, "The birds sit on the window until you call in, and they start flocking around. Not only that, but you can also hear the birds through the phone."
Interactive art installation: Bird on a Wire
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