Paper vft with electronics

[Z_Canada]

I found this while browsing my rss reader. It is a popup book with electronics inside it. One of the pages had a large vft that used capacitive sensors to trigger the traps and move the lobes a little. I thought it was quite interesting:

(At 2 min into video)
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/electronically_enhanced_pop-up_book.html

 

[mobile]

I like it... the book is a very clever idea.

 

[jimscott]

The VFT doesn't snap shut, though.

 

[Capensis]

That's really cool. I like how all the traps kind of move on their own, making it seem alive.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

If that's the first release, I'd like to see it a few versions down the road.

That's neat! I almost bought one.