Monthly Archives: November 2009

Our friends at Moto have made Blackjack for Multitouch http://is.gd/51T4W Deal us in! # The new Aol (sic) logo is a one-word sentence in Futura…against stock art. Good luck! http://tinyurl.com/yf54slz (via @ryfernandez) # "Has Bell Invented A Telegraph Killer?" http://bit.ly/7YXXgN (via @biz @nancybroden) # Virgin Media Selects TiVo For Next Generation TV Platform http://is.gd/52Wrw # [...]

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Walky, the iPhone controlled robot http://is.gd/4Wr9r (via @tmaiorana) # How interaction designers get their heads around wicked design problems: First Do No Harm http://j.mp/16AGvi (via @uxmatters @fritzism) # Cute video from MAYA about the Trillion-Node Network: http://vimeo.com/7395079 # When a review notes, "Let's be honest: no one needs this," a lowered price tag and improved [...]

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The Perils of Open Source Design, especially for hardware: http://is.gd/4RaSv Witness: the 18-button OpenOfficeMouse # Wait, the Litl isn't a touchscreen? A device like this, seems like a natural fit. http://is.gd/4Rbdu # #4081 in The List of Things That Will End Badly http://is.gd/4ReEg # Slidehow: A Decade of MP3 Players (but no Zune?!) http://is.gd/4RfcJ # [...]

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After giving this talk over a dozen times over the last two years, I’ve decided to retire Tap is the New Click. Here are the slides.

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There is a crucial difference between design and advertising, and it is the same difference as between art and design, and that is intent.

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Tenth in an ongoing series of Why Products Suck (and what we can do about it).

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Terrific movie character interaction charts: http://bit.ly/L7YjG (via @mulegirl) # The Future of Interface Design http://is.gd/4M4tB # The Future of the Web: Where Will We Be in Five Years? http://is.gd/4M4Uz # Explaining UX Research http://j.mp/1pccF3 (via @zeldman) # Why airline baggage fees suck: http://is.gd/4MnSN # We got a Notable Mention in the @core77 1 Hour Future [...]

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Geocities is shutting down today, and xkcd has a tribute. Totally awesome. http://xkcd.com/ (via @glaves) # "39% of people owning four internet-connected devices use Twitter, compared to 10% of those owning just one." http://is.gd/4D2WX # Design principles to choose the right ideas http://tinyurl.com/ygzwu6t (via @henkc7) # Contraptor: Open Source construction set for rapid hardware prototyping [...]

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