• Management of attention is key to improving every aspect of your experience http://bit.ly/Tkepb (via @karenmcgrane) #
• RT @crunchgear: How Apple kills hardware innovation http://bit.ly/90397o by @johnbiggs /via @touch_ui #
• OreObject SPHEREtouch mouse: a touch-enabled steel ball: http://bit.ly/9eOQI9 (via @engadget) #
• Thurs night at #ixd10 join us for the Kicker Kickoff Party 8-11 in the beer cellar at Moon River Brewing Co. http://is.gd/7yfek #ixda10 #
• Spray-on Liquid Glass http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html #
• "Somehow, Barnes & Noble invented a box that’s every bit as complicated as [the Nook]." http://is.gd/7AuU2 #
• Kicker Studio is headed to Savannah for the Interaction 10 conference!
  The IxD10 is Co-chaired by Kicker's Jenn… http://bit.ly/boTkP1 #
• Thanks to everyone at #ixd10 who came out for the Kicker Kickoff Party. Hooray for friends and good beer. Great way to start the weekend! #
• Thanks to all who came out for our kickoff party! #ixd10 #
• Imma let you finish, #ixd10, but our party last night was the best party you're going to have. #
• Nicholas Nova worries for the future of robots based on what people do to vending machines when they're frustrated. #ixd10 /via @strottrot #

We’re at Interaction10, the annual interaction design conference, sponsored by the Interaction Design Association. This year, it’s a bit of a family affair as all three of the Kicker principals are involved: Jennifer is co-chair of the whole event and has been working on it for a year now; Jody is curating an exhibit of interactive art; and Dan is teaching a workshop on brainstorming and design principles.

Tonight we’re also hosting the Kicker Kickoff Party, to be held in the haunted beer cellar of Moon River Brewing Company from 8-11. If you’re attending the conference, we hope you’ll stop by.

We’ll be posting notes from the conference on the Kicker blog, so stay tuned!

• "Innovation doesn't come magically from an invisible hand. It comes from people." @Richard_Florida #
• Sorry, applicants, but we have no plans for an internship program this summer. Hopefully next year! #
• Anybots Telepresence Robots Go into Mass Production http://is.gd/72z7H #
• Timeline of Apple's tablet rumors http://bit.ly/7CFved, but it starts in 2002, a year after http://bit.ly/7PaH4q (via @kfury) #
• Playing with new toy: touchscreen tablet. No, not THAT ONE. (We wish.) #
• Predicting that (former Apple employee) @eris who's working with us will be able to talk 25% more after today's announcement. #
• Will the tablet finally bridge print and online? http://is.gd/79Kem #
• "There is no point in moving to digital readers if we’re just going to do what we did on paper." http://is.gd/79PXJ #
• Reinvent Content, Not Tablets http://is.gd/79Qfn #
• Setting up the projector to watch The Event. #
• Watch our clients @SaraOhrvall and @madzach on ABC Nightline tonight talking about Mag+ http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/ #
• Highlights from TEI conference http://is.gd/7bLAA #
• Whatever happened to those inventions of the future? http://is.gd/7dLC7 "We were told to expect flying cars and hoverboards by now." #
• CNN Magic Wall Makes Twitter Breakthrough http://bit.ly/aD9fsb (via @nancybroden) #
• The Next Touchscreens Will Be Sensitive About How You Poke Them: http://bit.ly/9SZjkc (via @addthis @touch_ui) #

• Our blog was down for several hours, but looks like it's back up again. Hosting situation. Nothing to see here. Move along. #
• HTC Evolve Tablet With Android OS http://is.gd/6z1kI #
• Light Touch, an interactive projector that transforms any flat surface into a touchscreen: http://bit.ly/8aQB3m (via @postfamily @bobulate) #
• iPhone-Inspired DIY Kitchen Touchscreen Project http://is.gd/6BxRm #
• "Which hyperdrive part is that?"
  "We're designing in the future!" #
• Why SciFi writer Charles Stross is an Apple fan boi: the design http://is.gd/6C4k0 #
• Death to Filesystems! http://is.gd/6ClMt #
• Willow Garage wants to give you a robot: http://bit.ly/8AN614 (via @coffeekid) #
• OH: "It's not rocket surgery" #
• "Instead of prototypes, Apple makes patents." http://is.gd/6H2DH #
• Now THIS is marketing: Man Buried in Haiti Rubble Uses iPhone to Treat Wounds, Survive http://is.gd/6Ksum #
• Amazon Opens Kindle Up for Development: App Store Ahoy – Kindle app store – Gizmodo: http://bit.ly/6M7XTZ (via @fabtweet) #
• Dilbert Creator Scott Adams on Bad Interfaces: http://is.gd/6KAaQ #
• The Most Useless Machine Ever http://meme.yahoo.com/erdem/p/JoeXbSs/ (via @andrewcrow) #
• Comparing input methods for text: Pen v keyboard v Newton v Graffiti v Treo v iPhone http://is.gd/6Lx5t Unscientific, but interesting. #

• Welcoming @eris! #
• Hey, our redesigned site is up! http://www.kickerstudio.com #
• New book coming out in June: Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: http://www.thenextinternet.org/ #
• Our client @Canesta gets props w/r/t gestural interfaces in @nytimes http://bit.ly/62toWM (via @daveixd) #
• "Apps are not Applications…They are smaller. They are more fun. Apps are treats atop your technological sundae." http://is.gd/6c7vW #
• "To succeed eReaders must not only meet the needs of the direct user, but also of those around them." http://is.gd/6c80z #
• What I learned by making a cardboard prototype of the Apple Tablet by @cvilly http://wp.me/plcuw-4u (via @sgmitch) #
• "When you have everyone collaborate on everything, you generate a dull, average outcome…You don’t get innovation." http://is.gd/6dVrU #
• "70+ [sharks] have been tagged [and]…will send beach lifesavers a text message when one…swims close to Perth" http://is.gd/6dVRs #
• The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade: http://bit.ly/6CH9US @ucllc /via @DesignObserver @reallytruly #
• "Artificial intelligence…starts to have an economic impact on par with the emergence of India and China." http://is.gd/6s1mi #skynet #
• The Five Things Startups Can Learn from Lady Gaga http://is.gd/6s6wA #
• Device Differentiators http://is.gd/6t1Z2 "In order to create a product that stands out, you have to think strategically about it." #

Think you have what it takes to be a Kicker? We’re looking to add a project manager to our staff. We need someone who is organized, has experience with budgeting and scheduling, can manage multiple clients, vendors, and projects (and us), has a cool head and a sense of humor. Bonuses: device or software experience, like dogs and indie pop music.

Send us a cover letter, salary requirements, and resume to jobs [at] kickerstudio [dot] com.

The position is in San Francisco (where our office is). Because our work is so collaborative, locals only please. Some occasional travel necessary. Benefits and very decent vacation package. Casual, fun workplace environment.

Who we are: Kicker Studio is a design consultancy that turns the technology of tomorrow into the products of today. We’re a boutique studio that combines visionary design with real-world results to create the best products in the world.

• Controls are Choices (on @odannyboy's new blog Designing Devices): http://www.designingdevices.com/controls-are-choices/ #
• .@jamin Can't believe NYTimes put "haptic feedback" in quotes http://nyti.ms/7Rmjpg @andrewcrow: The quotation marks simulate vibration. #
• looking for a talented freelance visual designer to help with some interface work. interested? send resume & links to jobs@kickerstudio.com #
• Read magazines? Help us design the future of magazines by taking this 5-minute survey: http://tinyurl.com/ycteu8c #
• Our CES dance card is filling up! #
• What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from "Objectified:" User Experience Matters http://gigaom.com/2010/01/03/objectified-design/ #
• Intrigued by item 4 on Battelle's annual prediction list. http://bit.ly/6bogaA (via @veen) #
• The Evolution of Technology http://ff.im/-dPjWY (via @haraldfelgner) "innovation depends on harnessing…shared knowledge." #
• Companies seek alternatives to the old desktop PC: http://bit.ly/78hkvr (via @sfwriter) #
• Digital Devices as "Embodied Energy" http://is.gd/5N0rW #sustainability #
• RT @livlab: Awesome "Design a doorway for the average person and half the people will bump their heads" http://is.gd/5N5Dy (via @leisa) #
• Creepy Robots! http://creepyrobots.tumblr.com/ (via @coffeekid) #
• Dry, academic, boring, inaccessible (and sometimes expensive) research papers…[are] simply a gold mine [for designers]: http://is.gd/5Nh4C #
• Check out @fabtweet's take on the Nexus One and how Google can win the SUPER Phone Wars of 2010 @fastcompany http://tinyurl.com/yhckmnr #
• We've arrived in Vegas. Thunder Down Under jokes have begun. #ces #
• Trump Hotel Lobby is as "classy" as you'd expect, complete with gaggingly sweet hydrangea scent. Very nice rooms though. #ces #
• We're off for Day 1 of CES. We'll be tweeting the best (and worst) stuff we see! #ces #
• There is a lot of room for some differentiation in the home stereo component space. All ugly boxes. #ces #
• Casio booth is beyond ridiculous. Somehow showing the products using dancing martial arts booth babes. #ces #
• Copia ereaders for kids are more stylish than the ones for adults. #ces #
• Surrounded by ereaders. Amazing proliferation when last year there were practically none. #ces #
• ASUS always has cool stuff. #ces #
• PURE has beautiful retro woodgrain radios. #ces #
• Spot Satellite GPS Messenger: minimal outdoorsy cool. #ces #
• Flexible solar panels. Nifty. #ces #
• Ending a day of trooping around with a cocktail before, well, cocktails and evening events. #ces #
• Trying to escape CES is, as always, a nightmare. #
• The spam of CES: E-readers. So many, so similar. http://bit.ly/5DYtUo (via @SaraOhrvall) #ces #
• We're looking forward to today at CES. On the agenda: robots, multitouch blocks, home energy monitoring. #ces #
• Edifier speakers are really nice. Organic forms. #ces #
• Solio solar batteries are beautiful and whimsical. #ces #
• Love the PARO therapeutic robots. So cute and useful. #ces #
• We're headed back to SF. We'll see you next year CES. Next week: our best of CES blog post. #ces #
• Bringing color to e-readers http://is.gd/5XXci #