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The Sharpie Liquid Pencil http://is.gd/ea48L (HT @pboersma) # Throughout the week, register for @devicedesignday and thanks to our sponsors you might get a free book! http://devicedesignday.com/register # Next 5 people who register for @devicedesignday will get a copy of Designing Gestural Interfaces courtesy @OReillyMedia http://is.gd/eagLJ # In honor of our second anniversary, Jennifer's article on [...]

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Disposable plastic bottled water for babies http://bit.ly/d0yZi9 Instant bad idea hall of fame nominee (via @mkapor) # Managing Productive Visual Design Reviews http://is.gd/dYvBu # "Please, let me redesign your airline for you." http://is.gd/dYvQ5 # A Touchy Subject: Windows 7 and Touchscreens http://is.gd/dZ6O6 # RT @mikekuniavsky My book publication date has moved back to September 24. [...]

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Reality TV hits product design: Students compete in hopes of a placement with Philippe Starck. http://bit.ly/cWmfZP (via @cjarnold) # Only a week left to get a chance to win a free iPad by registering for Device Design Day http://devicedesignday.com # "The best design capabilities…are worth nothing if the organization doesn’t have the processes…to deliver innovation" [...]

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"[Had] anyone bothered to test it with users? The answer was essentially 'no.' " Unflattering Windows7 mobile review http://is.gd/dyp6i # D3 Presentation: One Size Does Not Fit All by @benson: "Tomorrow's devices need new affordances." http://is.gd/dhTK5 (via @devicedesignday) # Integrating User Interface and Industrial Design http://is.gd/dyOzR # We're excited to have @liyazheng working with us [...]

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Is long press the new hover? (via @21five) #yes # "If you’re not pissing people off, you're not doing anything interesting." @guykawasaki http://is.gd/dpgDt # "New product development success comes down to…managing ideas lightly while managing the process precisely." http://is.gd/dpgRA # Mr Miyazaki calls iPad gestures masturbation like. Single finger swipes and press & hold…not so [...]

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We loved this robot at CES: Discovering a Soft Spot for Circuitry http://nyti.ms/cPwXFy # How Many Innovators Does It Take to Replace a Lightbulb? http://is.gd/dhA8e # The Origin of the <Blink> Tag http://is.gd/dhB1w # "So in this thing we now have an accelerometer, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, and a temperature sensor. Any more [...]

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50 Sketching Resources for Designers http://bit.ly/c1F2W3 (via @inspireUX) # Why Apple is the Master Craftsman http://is.gd/d7PSz # Where Do Gadgets Really Come From? http://is.gd/d7QhC # A new service to clean up whiteboard pictures: http://snapclean.me/ # .@devicedesignday speaker @mikekuniavsky is giving a talk on "Information is a Material" at Dorkbot SF http://bit.ly/9fPXPm # OH: "…So, if [...]

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What if…Nokia used Android? http://is.gd/d1G0W #

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A doctor's review of rounds with an iPad http://is.gd/cNIZI # Military-Grade Augmented Reality Could Redefine Modern Warfare http://is.gd/cNJB5 # Sensors to calculate oil flow rate in Gulf are deployed. http://on.cnn.com/djONWN (via @cnnbrk) # What’s The Secret Behind Diapers.com Success? A Kiva Robot Warehouse http://is.gd/cO4cq # Along the same lines as the Kicker Conference Phone: Tin [...]

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Amazon's Bezos seeks patent on facial gesture-based 1-click purchase approval: http://bit.ly/d9ZEmB (via @danachis @jmspool) # From ID to UX: The heritage and evolving role of experience-driven design: @baskinger's new article for @uxmag http://uxm.ag/cp # "In general, “I” takes you to that creepy HAL 9000 place. It’s the uncanny pronoun. Avoid." http://is.gd/cIPpH # You'd think designing [...]

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