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Day Four - August 7th

Day Four: Saturday, Aug 7, 2010 9:00 am-2:00 pm Registration Open
IDSA  Interesting thoughts on the consumer potential of 3-D printing: http://t.co/Qy4rT5eX
January 27, 2012, 2:15 pm
IDSA  "Every doorknob, every table and every coffee cup has potential to be seen as this interface object." http://t.co/JExWWeQ8
January 27, 2012, 1:35 pm
IDSA  3 takeaways from the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index survey of Americans ages 16-25: http://t.co/1WEl5ajo
January 27, 2012, 12:40 pm
IDSA  GE's Beth Comstock analyzes results of her company's second annual Global Innovation Barometer: http://t.co/5HiKrHRV
January 27, 2012, 12:30 pm
IDSA  Are you talking too much about your prototypes and not enough about their users? You probably shouldn't. Here's why: http://t.co/AhkL2LiG
January 27, 2012, 11:55 am
IDSA  @IDSA_Indiana Good observation re: the logos. DM us if you have additional thoughts or would like to contribute to an update.
January 27, 2012, 10:36 am
IDSA  If you haven't read @daveixd's @core77 post on the divergence of IxD practice, please do so: http://t.co/8EM7RUWe #thoughtleadership
January 25, 2012, 6:30 pm
IDSA  A really interesting post that uses The Simpsons and Legos to explain pattern recognition: http://t.co/w0d6Rii4
January 25, 2012, 5:55 pm
IDSA  A brief look at new strategies Boxee plans to use that could make it quite disruptive: http://t.co/xeXxCBZH
January 25, 2012, 5:35 pm
IDSA  Inspiring profile of the hugely immodest David Lewis (urban design pioneer, architect, professor, etc) http://t.co/PVONpfIz
January 25, 2012, 5:10 pm
IDSA  Intriguing look at how Royal College of Art students are using the Museum of Me: http://t.co/9AyTIzDX
January 25, 2012, 4:55 pm
IDSA  Samsung scores win v. Apple in Netherlands re tablet design: http://t.co/tD9nMx2Q
January 25, 2012, 4:40 pm
IDSA  Some insight re: Apple's secret product development process: http://t.co/WcwYB6Ze
January 25, 2012, 4:30 pm
IDSA  A look inside Apple's packaging room: http://t.co/LvCj5rR1
January 25, 2012, 4:20 pm
IDSA  A couple of posts re: 3D rendering in the Cloud: http://t.co/fx2DRTNL http://t.co/DccEE8FY
January 25, 2012, 4:10 pm

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