Turn your wall into an interactive canvas with Scribit

I have just realized that it's less than a month before Christmas and even if I'm an agnostic I like giving and receiving gifts. When it comes to giving, thoughtfulness has much more value than the present itself. But if you don't mind spending a little more, this wall-crawling graffiti robot will do. Warning: It's so cool you'll want to keep it for yourself.

Created by MIT professor Carlo Ratti, Scribit was successfully crowdfunded last year and is now available on the market for $499. The vertical plotter can write and draw on practically any smooth surface. Its erasable markers are formulated to vanish with heat, and the device can operate between four color combinations. The accompanying app offers hundreds of illustrations, and can also import and print any .svg file.

Two nails, a power plug and an Internet connection. That's all you need to use Scribit.

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