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In an ingenious geek-out that's almost too perfectly suited for TED, designer Ken Moore presents a much-anticipated hack of the Nintendo Wii Remote: a theremin.

It seems to be a nearly serendipitous merger of TEDTalks by thereminist Pamelia Kurstin and Wii hacker Johnny Lee. Has anyone seen other hybridized Ideas Worth Spreading (coincidental or not)? Leave us a comment.

(Via Boing Boing and a zillion others.)

Sneak preview: Next month on TED.comNovember 27

We're not posting a new TEDTalk today or tomorrow -- it's Thanksgiving Day in the United States. But here are some talks we're excited to post in December:

Next week: Richard Preston on the giant trees
You might know Richard Preston from his groundbreaking reportage on disease, like The Hot Zone and his new collection, Panic in Level 4 (which has been passed around the TED office with the warning, "Don't read the last chapter while eating"). But here he talks about an equally awe-inspiring topic: the giant trees of the Pacific Northwest US. Springing from a seed smaller than a dime, they become among the largest organisms on the planet, and we know very little about them.

Week of December 9: Eva Zeisel on a long life in design
Video editor Marla Mitchnick writes: "This is a total gem of a talk. Zeisel is a real grande-dame of design, and a very dry wit. She was imprisoned in Russia during Stalin's day, for 16 months, her work is stunning and ground-breaking and elegant, and she has a hilarious story about her first 'job' (as a woman working in an industrial pottery in Budapest around 1925) where -- on her very first day -- the guys left her a 'surprise' ..."

Week of December 16: Dan Gilbert with more surprising thoughts on happiness
Dan Gilbert is a perennial TEDTalks favo

Cool touchscreen sketchpadNovember 25

Fans of Jeff Han's touchscreen will enjoy this demo of ILoveSketch, highly intuitive new software that enables designers to create fluid 3D sketches through a gesture-driven interface:

ILoveSketch from Seok-Hyung Bae on Vimeo.

Via Kevin Kelly at The Technium.

What I worry about, what I'm excited about: Bill Joy on TED.comNovember 24

Technologist and futurist Bill Joy shares several big worries for humanity -- and several big hopes in the fields of health, education and future tech. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, California. Duration: 19:02.)

Watch Bill Joy's talk from TED2006 on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 300+ TEDTalks -- including more bold predictions and stern warnings.

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Atmospheric astonishmentsNovember 22

Sometimes when you're busy peering into space, space comes to you. This chance footage of a huge meteor rocketing through the sky is just awesome:

Many lucky witnesses were also treated to a sonic boom. Did any Canadian or northern-U.S. TEDsters see this in person? (Or hear odd noises on your mobile devices around 5pm MST on Thursday?) Do tell!