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Making Austin Weird: Hair and Balanced

From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I'll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there!

I'm excited to let you all know about a very hairy device debut occurring at Maker Faire Austin: the Hair and Balanced TV Filter Kit. In the Maker's own words:

The Hair and Balanced TV Filter taps into the composite video input to your TV, detects whether you are watching talking head pundits or newscasters, then draws moustaches on the faces on the screen. The TV filter is a new kind of hardware shield that helps users take control of their screen.

Read more here, and make sure you're at the expo center for the mustachioed fun!

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Posted by: Tim Lewallen on October 2, 2008 at 7:33 AM

Wow!

Science! Is there anything it can't do?!?! I think not!

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Posted by: BigD145 on October 2, 2008 at 9:19 AM

Only a mustache? I'd like to see a 'gun' filter.

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Posted by: Les on October 2, 2008 at 11:56 AM

Or Che Guevara apparel for the rest of the networks.

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Posted by: TD on October 2, 2008 at 8:48 PM

That's great!

Can it put a merkin on Sarah Palin?

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