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Mesmerizing image manipulation

What's that? We have to stop playing with Kaleider and actually write a review of it? We're not sure that we can. This mesmerizing program does so many cool things that we're having trouble prying ourselves away from it.

Despite our love for this program, we cannot tell a lie: its interface is a mess. There are buttons and menus and things across the top and bottom and down the right side. We can't even say that we understand most of what the program does. But it's fun and it's beautiful, and for that, … Read more

Kaleidoscope creates shrine to Hello Kitty

To have a psychedelic experience involving Hello Kitty, fans of the mouthless cat can partake in an illicit substance and stare intently at their collection of toys. Or if you don't want to risk prosecution, you can buy U-Mate's Hello Kitty Mangekyo Projector.

This spherical contraption has a kaleidoscope disc that's used to project repeated Hello Kitty lights onto the ceiling. It also has blank kaleidoscope discs that can be laid with beads so you can create normal, less freaky patterns. It isn't cheap at $215 from the Japan Trend Shop, as Boing Boing notes, but … Read more