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Add Another SolidSmack Writer to the List. Welcome Bradley Derry

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Straight out of Philadelphia comes Bradley Derry, our newest SolidSmack writer. Welcome Bradley Derry *clap, clap, clap*. Yes, it seems SolidSmack is growing quite the shimmering talent pool of writers these days. Today, it’s my pleasure to introduce to you, Bradley Derry. I recall meeting Brad long ago via Twitter. We had grand ideas of creating and selling design-related, screen printed tees. We’ll eventually get around to doing that, but in the mean time, there’s writing about cool design stuff to be done. Please be so kind as to welcome Brad. Here’s a little more about the design smackin’ philly boy.

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In ROCKIN

How Do You Combine a 3DConnexion 3D Mouse and Keyboard? Like This…

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In times like these, when you sit teary-eyed staring at the 3D mouse/keyboard/mouse device horror sprawled out before you, the future may seem bleak and filled with long hours of moving your hands about your multi-buttoned workspace. But have hope, the future hold unbound possibility. The time has come to take matters into your own hands. You can mod the devices yourself. YES. You have everything you need – the 3D mouse, the keyboard and the key component that brings it all together…

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In 3D CAD TECH

Markus Kayser Harnesses Sun with Lo-Fi 3D Printing Awesomeness

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Why mess with printing petroleum-based plastic when there are whole deserts full of sand? Markus Kayser’s Solar Sinter Project converted a hot dog cart constructed a 3D printer that uses a giant Fresnel lens to sinter sand into 3D glass objects. Done as part of his MA studies at the Royal College of Art. There doesn’t seem to be plans (as of yet) to develop this further. That’s ok (no it’s not) because this video of him dragging the printer out into the Sahara and putting the sun to work is absolutely inspiring.

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How to Buy a Large DIY Project Community. Autodesk Acquires Instructables.

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Yesterday, Autodesk gained the upper hand in the CAD industry by now being able to say, “Here’s how to bake a helicopter cake and a paper catapult with which to launch it into the air.” Autodesk has acquired DIY project site and passionate user community Instructables in an all out effort to seal their takeover of sites bringing food and engineering together, while at the same time extending the reach of their creative tool suite of software products and third-party service. Check it.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Arduino Asks iPhone to Dance… Under Chaperone Supervision

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Apple doesn’t let its biggest seller just hang out with any ol’ accessory, it makes them go through the full father-cleaning-his-shotgun interview before a device can woo the heart of iOS and its customer base. So perhaps it was in response to the Android Accessory Development Kit (ADK) announced at Google IO that Apple decided to approve Make Magazine MakerSHED’s Redpark Breakout Pack for home consumption. The kit has an Apple Dock Connector at one end and a serial port on the other. This allows any serial device to attach to it, but it comes with a board to connect an Arduino. This means a serious jump in the ease of prototyping hardware for the iPhone. Here are the details.

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