In 3D CAD TECH

Turn a Dirty Hiking Boot Into an Arduino-Driven Beat Maker

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Right now, at this very instant, I’m listening to Moon Chon Chayoh (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) by Munnibrotherz. I am of course tapping my feets to the beats, gritting my teeths as I sits in my seats (or something). For the past three years the MIT Media Labs Design Innovation workshop at PESIT in Bangalore has been inspiring young people to create and innovate. They have different tracks people can participate in teams to create an idea. This year, in the Sensor Environments track, a small group cobbled together wires, an Arduino and a sensor attached to a dirty boot to create Beat Feet, a device that controls the tempo of your drum beats while you keep playing.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Doughy Chub Necks

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He was an interesting blob boy, filled with dreams, ambitions, ideals of sitting in a chair without sliding out. It wasn’t until one day, where he accidentally ingested 40 boxes of toothpicks, that he realized he could push them out his exterior with a single belch, allowing him to both adhere to smooth surface and…

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In FAB

I Would Shred This 3D Printed Snowboard Till it Snaps in Half

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When it comes to 3D printing, there have been a lot of ‘first’ printed this and ‘World’s only’ 3d printed that. But when it comes to sports gear, the fabbing has been few and far between. It’s for this reason that I (in my mind) ran cross-country to Dave Lee and Jeb Ferria of Signal Snowbaords to give them a hug and steal the ‘World’s first’ 3D printed snowboard. Dave met up with the team of California-based print service Growit3D and founder David Gurolla to create the board. However, the process is more than simply pushing the print button, slapping on some bindings and hitting the slopes. Here’s how it went down.

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In DESIGN

This Minimalist, Liquid-filled Watch Puts Time Closer to Your Face

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Do people still wear watches? Yes, yes they do. Perhaps you have a massive watch strapped to your wrist bone. Maybe it’s diamond encrusted or touch-enabled or can survive a trip through your digestive system. However, it probably doesn’t have a liquid-filled watch face or three dials on a rotating dial which also rotates with the time of day. You know what does though? The Ressence Type 3. It’s a new watch debuting at this year’s BaselWorld Expo. The watch was designed by Benoît Mintiens, founder of Ressence, and is a feat of engineering to behold.

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