What Kicker Was Doing the Week Ending 2009-11-01

• 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 http://www.contraptor.org/ #
• Philips Emotions Jacket "a research platform that uses the sense of touch to take the cinematic experience to new levels" http://is.gd/4DFI8 #
• Ask great questions …
  http://bit.ly/lRBH6/9r7b3Tgw1EfmFyA #
• Here's the real link for Ask Great Questions (an interview with IDEO's Tim Brown) http://is.gd/4Gbek #
• Voice is the New Touch. http://is.gd/4GvFH Hmm. #
• If you haven't yet seen it, the new Google GPS Maps Navigation app seems impressive. http://is.gd/4Gw8H #
• Foam block collapses into chair with weight: http://is.gd/4GHyL #
• RT @gadgetfeed: [Dvice] 10 insanely expensive, supremely awesome tech costumes in time for Halloween http://bit.ly/2ykYmw #
• The Rise & Fall of the Wii http://is.gd/4Ir9W "The Wii’s appeal declined almost as quickly as it rose. In other words the Wii became a fad." #
• The Kicker Studio blog, Kindle Edition http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UXRYW2 #

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