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MyScript Calculator recognizes your handwriting and performs mathematical calculations. It's really great to solve simple and complex equations. Perfect for kids to learn math. Use the scratch gesture to correct any item. And, use a '?' to substitute an item in your equation you want to find.

Best of all it's free in iTunes.

That's right, today is the birthday of the King of Pop, that master shapeshifter who spent his career exploring the intersection of popular culture, art and commerce. Mostly commerce, it would seem, since last year he remained the top-selling artist at auction. Sales of his work hit $381 million, with the wily old master Pablo Picasso coming in a close second at $370 million, trailed by Gerhard Richter, whose dour opus inexplicably found buyers willing to shell out $299 million. Yup, that adds up to a cool billion. Crisis, what crisis? For you and me maybe but apparently not for the happy few. Oh well, no point being bitter. Of the three, Warhol was by far the most amusing (I think in particular of his urine paintings), so why not join in the festivities by using EarthCam to experience live views of the exhibits inside The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nothing happening, you say? Boring? Ha! You have obviously not experienced Warhol's epic Sleep movie, which consists of five hours of someone sleeping. Try sitting through that.

Based on the latest Google Glass ad you can see below.

Let's face it, most music videos are pretty banal, endlessly recycling a visual language that goes back to the 80s. So when an attempt is made to break out of this tired mold, it's worth celebrating. This is certainly the case for a recent interactive video created by design agency OKFocus to promote Not the Same, a tune by Tanlines. Best experienced with Google Chrome, the site mimics aspects of the Photoshop interface, complete with layers and a toolbar that lets move and resize band members and choose from a selection of backgrounds that includes webcams and animations. You can even click on the word Experiment up near the top to have your Instagram photos tagged with #notthesame show up as the background of the site's Instagram layer. Fun stuff.

Illustration of course has a long and rich history, so how could it be compressed into just a seven-minute presentation? Only by blazing through the high points at lightning speed, which is exactly what the latest episode in the PBS Off Book series covering art, design and culture does. The effect is rather dizzying but there's some interesting work presented — as long as you can hit the Pause button fast enough to get a chance to really look at it. I've posted a few favorites below.

Check out this awesome new iPad app listed for just $2.00 called 123D Creature. It allows you to model 3D characters on the iPad and paint them too. You can even get the final sculpture printed on a 3D printer.

You may recall that Adobe recently posted download links to the entire Creative Suite 2, complete with license numbers, and then was shocked, shocked I tell you, when people mistakenly interpreted that as a gesture on the firm's part to make old, commercially unviable versions of their apps available for free download. You'd think Adobe would like that little incident swept under the rug.

That's title of an upcoming free webcast in the AIGA Voices series, in which designers explore a wide range of topics. This iteration will be led by Christopher Liechty, an AIGA Fellow and partner at Culture3, which focuses on the challenges of working effectively in global teams. In the Global Zoom talk Liechty will provide practical tips for managing global brands and creating global campaigns, encouraging you to imagine that you have a “zoom lens” that allows you to change your focus from global to local. The event is schedule for February 19, 2 pm ET, with more information and registration available on the AIGA site. You can also view a recording of his earlier webcast, Out of Your Skin: Understanding Culture and Difference.

At least, that was my first thought on watching this clip demonstrating voice-controlled image editing. We're barely into the era of touch but it's a safe bet that voice will be the next "big thing" in interface innovation. The example here shows off PixelTone, an experimental effort created by Adobe Research and the University of Michigan that combines voice and touch.

If you enjoyed games like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope or Hundreds you will like Tapforss. The idea is simple. You have to navigate a crystal ball from nest to nest in a cave by tapping the three navigation buttons that allow you push your ball upwards against gravity and sideways against air friction. The game starts simple and becomes gradually more complicated by adding various dynamic obstacles. Be careful, it's addictive!