What Kicker Was Doing the Week Ending 2009-04-26

• Robotic Spiders Descend On Yokohama http://ff.im/-2eXv6 (via @gadgets4geeks) #skynet #
• TiVo survey hints at new name, direction for Series4 boxes http://ff.im/-2f5pi (via @gadgets4geeks) #
• Happy 20th anniversary, Gameboy! http://tinyurl.com/cafsza #
• 10 Awesome Free Sans Serif Fonts http://bit.ly/fZZRF (via @designfeed) #
• Next-Gen Robots Take Cues from Biology http://is.gd/tJeq #
• In the future, computers may be assembled by viruses: http://tinyurl.com/c5y4cy First, though, LEDs. (via @mikekuniavsky) #
• Five Questions to Ask When Planning Multitouch Interfaces http://www.pointanddo.com/2009/04/5-questions-for-planning-great.html #
• A nice example of design research used to develop a good idea. Gaurden, the retractable critter fence http://tr.im/jmsX (via @matt_marcus) #
• If you are at #idc2009 tomorrow, look for @tmaiorana and @odannyboy. Come say hi and have a drink with us after the sessions. #
• In Defense of Eye Candy http://www.alistapart.com/articles/indefenseofeyecandy #
• In Milan for Design Week? We are too! @jenniferbove is speaking tonight at Dorkbot Milano: http://www.arcimetissage.net/?q=/node/90 #
• Great to see friendly faces at Dorkbot Milano who are looking forward to hearing about
  our work. Thanks for coming! #milan09 #
• Unboxing MS Surface. It ain’t pretty. http://kinesismomentum.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/skin-deep-usability/ #
• “Jansen Walker” Robot – Boarduino + laser cut project!: http://tinyurl.com/cuj7fx (via @adafruit) #
• Controlling multiple robots via multitouch surface http://is.gd/uiqf #
• A better gestural water faucet, using capacitive sensors http://is.gd/uiDo #
• Smart Commercial Kitchen: a practical ubicomp platform that may actually have a viable business model http://is.gd/ukSP (via @mikekuniavsky) #
• Practical solutions for the lack of women in tech: http://is.gd/uM6G #

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