Leave it up to industrial designer Adam O’Hern and his industrial design training site cadjunkie to sharpen those SolidWorks Ninja skills. Released today, the new and improved course pages for the SolidWorks 101, 201 and 301 series are the perfect way to stay on top of your SolidWorks skill set. Featuring projects including a robot…
If imaginary flying is what takes your fancy then you’ll have to fly (pun intended) to Zurich, just to experience the vomit-inducing delight of the Birdly interaction platform a dedicated team of flight enthusiasts/researchers has prepared for you. The setting is quite simple and straightforward, an awkward perch modified to suit your bodily flight, an Oculus Rift strapped across your eyeholes and a picturesque pasture projected into them as you flap your “wings” and FLY.
Since its launch in 2006 in San Mateo, California, the Bay Area Maker Faire has been the premiere event for makers, DIYers, hackers, and anybody with an interest in making things real. With everything from soldering clinics to a 3D printing village, it’s hard to leave the event feeling uninspired to get that wacky side project done (like the PancakeBot for example).
The 2014 Bay Area Maker Faire was held this past weekend and is so far the biggest event of its kind yet. Here’s some photos from the scene in the case that you might be able to make it out to the upcoming World Maker Faire in New York this September 20th and 21st for another round of DIY awesomeness.
With summer coming up just around the corner (June 21st to be exact), it’s going to be time to dust off that bicycle, pump some air in those tires, and prepare for another summer of epic rides. If you’ve been stashing your bike in a random corner during the winter months and don’t have any idea where to start with bicycle storage, consider this newly-launched product on Kickstarter that includes the option to download and print straight at home.
NYCxDesign has proven to be a success yet again this year with events ranging from the NE IDSA conference focusing on ‘Design It. Build It. Fund It.‘ to the ‘Meet the Makers’ series held at Brooklyn’s Industry City. Of all the events that have been taking place this month, the WantedDesign NYC exhibition is perhaps one of the most anticipated with its wide array of both new product designs as well as the designers themselves talking about their processes.
Opening this weekend to the public, SolidSmack got an exclusive look before the festivities start to pick up. Stay tuned for more in-depth coverage of the products themselves including a deeper look into the Alessi Research Lab.