Who needs a dinner bell anymore? As smart home devices become more mainstream and accessible, so does the market for creating a ‘smart family’. The kid-oriented FiLIP smartwatch offers a glimpse into how an application-specific design (rather than a design for ‘apps’) just might be the answer for thriving in the smartwatch market.
A long, hard march took us over the hill, through the small ravine, up toward a land with a greenish hue and what looked to be small antenna covering the ground. They moved and swayed with each other, extending out in explosive waves, grappling beads of moisture in the air–and they grew thicker the closer…
It started with a 3D printed pinhole camera for hobbyists. Enthusiasts took it to the other extreme seeking ultimate quality with the wildly successful Travelwide 4×5 kickstarter campaign. Twenty-four year old Léo Marius has taken the middle road this time around with his project OpenReflex; a 35mm film SLR concept created with…you guessed it, a 3D printer. Léo claims you can create your very own for $45 in supplies (if you don’t already have them) and in just 16 hours.
If you’ve ever tried to restore the inside, outside or underside of an Airstream, you know living in a 3×6 foot area of the trailer while you redo the plumbing over 2 years is just one of the small joys. That’s the DIY approach. The approach that will save you time and keep your last nerve ending from fizzling out is going to the professionals. American Retro Caravans (ARC) is a UK based company that repairs, retrofits and completely re-imagines the retro styling of vintage American Airstream caravans. Their work is impeccable and their site gives a glimpse into the process they go through to update an Airstream while keeping the classic appeal intact. Here’s a look.
Looks as if 32-bit computing has one pudgy, incompatible leg in the ground. It’s been on it’s way out for years, but if you look in your computer’s Local Disk drive, you’ll still see a majority of applications reside in the Program Files (x86) folder. Still, support is waning. As SolidBox reported, SolidWorks 2014 will be the last to support 32-bit operating systems. That means, when SolidWorks 2015 is released in Oct/Nov of 2014 and you’re prepping to push the install button, you better be doing it on a computer with a 64-bit OS.