The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) has just released about 30 video presentations at IxDA’s Interaction 08 that was held in early February at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Videos feature keynotes by Alan Cooper of Cooper and Bill Buxton of Microsoft, among other presentations on Practice and Skills, Thinking in Different Ways, Interaction Design and Cinema, Interaction Design and Organizations, Case Studies, and Interaction Design’s Place in the World.

These should keep me busy for quite some time.

I just came across UX Zeitgeist, a new tool to track the books, people, trends, and topics in the user experience community.

Think of it as a mix between User Experience, Web 2.0, social networking, and publishing. When buying UX books, a major factor in my decision is the ratings and comments of others on Amazon. UX Zeitgeist takes it one step further by asking 3 key questions to UX professionals:

• If you could have only one user experience book on your self, what would it be?
• What user experience book deserves more attention?
• What user experience book needs writing?

For a more in depth preview of UX Zeitgeist, check out the YouTube video:

At the time of this posting, UX Zeitgeist is still in beta mode.

A touchless remote control prototype by Bang & Olufsen where the interaction is done through finger gestures. Volume is determined by the tilt angle of the remote and channels are changed by moving your finger through the open space in the middle. The remote is intended for use in the kitchen where one might not have the cleanest of hands to touch it.

Aza Raskin of Songza gave a talk about Interaction Seduction at Community Next today in Hollywood.