Monthly Archives: December 2009

• We'll have to check these out at CES: Android-based tablets coming http://is.gd/5wgVX #
• "The next generation of Ford's SYNC-enabled vehicles will…be rolling WiFi hotspots." http://is.gd/5wi0s #
• Best and worst identity redesigns of 2009 http://bit.ly/5cjyaU (via @Typophile @ryfernandez)

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When I think back over the past year, and especially looking forward to 2010, one voice echoes in my head, that of Roy Schneider in Jaws: “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Continue reading The Year in Kicker 2009: Dan's Reflections >>

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Kicker mentions in the press for December 2009. Continue reading Kicker in the News, December 2009 >>

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• Note Taker Turns Your iPhone into an Endless Notepad | Smarterware http://bit.ly/8mn3EV (via @johnnyholland) #
• FUSE UI from Synaptics: Multitouch + Haptics + 3D + Proximity Sensing + Force, Grip http://is.gd/5nNAv #
• After 55 Years in Print, Design Icon I.D. Magazine Folds

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Our colleagues Matt Jones and Jack Schulze at BERG have produced concept videos of a future digital magazine reading device for Bonnier R&D. Kicker Studio is working on expanding their concepts into a robust, interactive prototype over the next several months. Continue reading Mag+ Concept Video >>

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• Radial Menus on Handheld Devices http://is.gd/5fvSB #
• "Millions of consumers…[hope to] acquir[e] the latest, and therefore most desirable, personal device." http://is.gd/5fw0E #
• The Boxee Box: What The Hell Were They Thinking? http://is.gd/5g0Iz #
• RCA student radically improves the UK plug. Very

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It’s that time of year when magazines and pundits start putting together their Best of Year lists. Amateur pundits that we are, we decided to do one for the blogs we liked. Continue reading The Best Design Blogs of 2009 >>

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