What Kicker Was Doing the Week Ending 2009-10-25

• Pricing some large (65") touchscreens for @svaixd installation project. #
• Robots performing Fanta can avoidance maneuvers: http://bit.ly/ItCh5 (via @coffeekid) #
• Stupid name. Cool Apple multitouch mouse: http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/ #want #
• Creating Virtual Interfaces for Physical People http://is.gd/4sINA #
• AWESOME: Emigre releases Mr. Eaves, a sans-serif companion to Mrs. Eaves. http://ff.im/-aceuW (via @kfury) #
• Barnes & Noble's e-reader Nook formally announced: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/ #
• New projector casts touch-sensitive images: http://is.gd/4sZT5 "an ultra-small color laser projector that…can recognize finger movements." #
• Does everything need a touch screen? http://bit.ly/2pFENs (via @robtannen) #
• Congratulations to our client Canesta! http://is.gd/4tmL4 #
• More on the Canesta deal (although calling it a "Project Natal killer" isn't particularly accurate) http://bit.ly/2dsNsS #
• Kicker's Jenn Bove is setting up the Kicker Conference Phone at the @fastcompany Masters of Design exhibition tonight in NYC! #
• User-defined Gestures for Surface Computing http://is.gd/4unzM #
• Barnes & Noble's Nook's Surprise Feature: Free Reading in B&N Stores. Brilliant idea. http://is.gd/4uwDH #
• RT @jlb At the @Fastcompany Masters of Design event, where @kickerstudio's conference phone is next to projects from legends in our field! #
• The Aesthetics of Interaction: A Response to Tog’s iPhone Home Screen Redesign http://is.gd/4uKss #
• "True innovators need to know…about when, why, and how not to use an otherwise trendy technology," says Bill Buxton http://is.gd/4weMl #
• Not very useful, but fun to watch: a skiing robot http://is.gd/4wiSO #
• If customers were good at predicting future behaviors & needs, there wouldn't be so many home gym ads on late nite TV. (via @brandonschauer) #
• Enjoyed our lunch with @core77 yesterday! in reply to core77 #
• The Five Levels of Sketching http://is.gd/4zUNv #
• http://is.gd/4Bj7n "Ethnographers can help companies figure out what people need & then work w/designers 2 meet those needs w/new products." #

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