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Wow: "Turn any web page into a wireframe in one click" http://j.mp/ghMtDg (via @newsycombinator @bobulate) # RT @userfocus A 1960s focus group said ATMs would be used only by "prostitutes & gamblers" http://bit.ly/fITHTn (via @boltron) # Exactly WHY Comic Sans sucks http://is.gd/mjarw8 # Bruce Sterling links to @odannyboy's article on the Kicker blog in Wired [...]

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The Dark Side of Usability http://bit.ly/i3Rq9A” (via @samin) # “Design is what separates the serial innovators from the one-hit wonders.” @MARTYneumeier (via @samin) # What Robots Are http://is.gd/ME2sC9 # Starting two days of product testing. # Case study of design in a start-up environment http://is.gd/l5phBd # "If you give an end user a fork, they [...]

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Our Internet connection appears to be down. Should make for an interesting day. # Internet (and sanity) restored. New neighbors pulled a cord from the switchbox in the hallway and didn't fix. We'll be sure to "thank" them. # The Worst Mistakes at #CES 2011 http://is.gd/kA0XE # Incredibly clunky & awful. The 1970s called; they [...]

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"Pro users…are not the people who should be calling the shots in the design of their successors." http://is.gd/k2gfG # 8 redesigns of classic traffic lights: http://bit.ly/h3KU6o Love the Marshalite: http://bit.ly/gvG9oW (via @bobulate) # RT @singularityhub: A Review of the Best Robots of 2010 http://t.co/0N3Sv89 (via @willowgarage) # Ditch Your Wallet and Pay by Phone http://j.mp/gjVH1d [...]

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Qvivo TV. Beautiful UI. Wacky name. 10ft UI done right. http://is.gd/jgGbn (via @ryfernandez) # Surprising design lessons from best vehicle of all time http://wp.me/p4vkk-11g (via @berkun) #

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Is The Internet of Things the Internet of Hype? http://is.gd/iCyjv # Giant robot dustball that cleans dustballs (concept) http://is.gd/iCGqq # How Facebook Uses Data to Make Design Decisions http://is.gd/iDykY # Holiday lights are going up around the studio! # Robots are creating jobless recovery, UCLA says – http://lat.ms/ghC05n (via @iftf) # OH: "As soon as [...]

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RT @chr1sa: Brilliant: Kinect flies a quadcopter, autonomously avoiding obstacles. http://bit.ly/eZsmLf (via @willowgarage) # 7 Areas Beyond Gaming where Kinect (and Other Gestural Interfaces) Could Play a Role http://is.gd/iimdB # Kicker's @odannyboy was a surprise guest star Friday, talking about medical and science UIs at the Convergence Forum West http://is.gd/iiUuu # A smart bar surface [...]

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New iPad keyboard concept http://is.gd/hVYPU # Office chairs, 1849 till today: A historical review http://bit.ly/hRRPDU (via @yvesbehar) # Can Mobile Phones Think? http://t.co/5cxaj8E /via @gigaom @Hinman # A review of our client Bonnier's News+ http://is.gd/hXFKM # RT @marshallk Makerbot put to use printing human prostheses http://bit.ly/fg3qBf (via @magnolfi) # RT @kfury Please invent: A pair of [...]

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Diagrams that changed the world http://is.gd/hAOdE # TiVo Premiere iPad app http://tivo.com/ipad (via @tivodesign) # What should an iPad newspaper look like? http://is.gd/hB2VD # Intel's kitchen computer concept http://bit.ly/92fUcC It's been tried before http://bit.ly/c4ga7K http://bit.ly/doE1zP (via @mikekuniavsky) # On Boxee, TED channel appears next to YouPorn on TV menu. Interesting choice. http://yfrog.com/5njrnmj (via @yvesbehar) # [...]

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Time Mag's "50 best inventions of 2010." Kickstarter gets a nod. Also…jetpacks. http://bit.ly/cUiN7r (via @kimgoodwin) # Our client @janepyle's projects discussed in MIT Technology Review: Apps that Deliver a Competitive Edge http://bit.ly/cjfEz0 # Very little difference in multi-touch gesture use around the world, or between novices and experts http://is.gd/h8QWy (HT @touch_ui) # Apps On: post-it [...]

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