In 3D CAD TECH

Haptix: The Device Pushing Multi-touch and 3D Interaction to the Next Level, Replacing Keyboard

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Don’t look down. Your keyboard is filthy. What if you could toss it? What if you could type, interact and control devices using a 3-dimensional multi-touch interface… on any surface? The Haptix Kickstarter campaign, headed up by co-founders Darren Lim and Lai Xue, is in full swing, passing the $100k funding goal, heading toward a $150k stretch goal and pushing multi-touch and 3D interaction to the next level. Haptix is set to disrupt multi-touch, replace the mouse and, with news released today, the keyboard as well.

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In DESIGN

When LEGOS go green: TogetherFarm Creates Stackable Blocks for Modular 'Anywhere' Gardens

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Ever wonder what a LEGO garden would look like? TogetherFarm founders Matt Stormont, Joe Aakre, and Doug Holcomb have set out to recreate what it means to have a backyard garden through the use of LEGO-inspired bio-plastic building blocks. With a retaining wall design that requires few materials to haul and eliminates the need for tools, fasteners, and time, is this the perfect gardening solution for inner-city gardeners, children, and the elderly?

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In RADIO

SolidSmack Radio | Love Island

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This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist brings an entirely new face-smack of great music to help propel you through those laborious, tedious design tasks for the next few days. This week we’re bringing the party to you with an eclectic mix of house music that’s sure to get your…well at the very least, your fingers dancing across the keyboard or marker pad. We’ll start with some Fatboy Slim and move through some DJ Gregory, Jett, Sans Souci, and others before wrapping up with a Batida Do Corpo remix.

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In FAB

The Next-Gen RepRap is Here. Meet the Isis One Pro-Quality 3D Printer.

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The swollen artery of 3D printers on the market keeps expanding. I would say it has burst open, spewing endless configurations of plastic, epoxy or powder binding possibilities across your workshop/office floor. You would think there’s not much innovation or improvement left with the explosion of 3D printers we’ve seen… unless you have actually used one. After tossing clogged extruder nozzles or stripping nuts to prevent wobble, you may be looking for a new printer, something above consumer grade, with better accuracy and a larger build platform that’s easier to maintain. The Isis One from Isis3D is aimed at solving the problems many people are becoming more familiar with and after seeing the Isis One, learning more about it and seeing the results, it’s a 3D printer I definitely have on the short list.

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In DESIGN

No Waves? No Problem Brah! Gas-Powered Surfboard is Hydro Mechanical Design at it's Best

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It seems like everybody has a favorite product from the Back to the Future series. Whether it’s Marty McFly’s Nike Air Mag Sneakers, a Delorean, or the Black and Decker ‘Hydrator’ that turns a Bagel Bite into a full-sized pizza in seconds. Personally, I’ve always dreamed of owning a Hoverboard. While there have been a fair share of hovering lawn chairs powered by windblowers and the like popping up over the past few years, nothing quite matched the appeal of that coveted floating board. Despite not actually ‘hovering’, the JetSurf board is quite possibly the closest thing to a Hoverboard available today. Just make sure Biff and his gang can’t get their hands on one.

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