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New York and London’s newest hot attraction: A “tunnel” under the Atlantic that connects the two cities. It’s called the Telectroscope ( created by Paul St George), and links up the Big Apple with London in real-time in what is basically a giant outdoor videoconference. The Telectroscope (pictured above) is actually an art project, and the notion of a secret trans-Atlantic tunnel is part of its conceit. The setup looks like a steampunk version of a giant webcam, a combination practically guaranteed to attract attention among the Web demographic. And so it has: Bloggers are quickly picking up on the Telectroscope, which was unveiled yesterday. Here’s the Telectroscope’s official site.

The BBC’s New York correspondent, Matthew Price, took a look.