Huddle around the computer a little bit, your digital detox is a farce! How can you stay away from great stuff that you can read and chew on … mentally that is! We got you covered, while you were away, busy with your digital detox diet. Don’t be shy, take a look at the week that was, right here on SolidSmack. Cause we are ROCKIN! This LEGO Recreation of ‘The Mandalorian’ Trailer is Out of This World If you haven’t seen it yet (and you definitely should), the new live-action series The Mandalorian (available via Disney+) is pretty much all any Star Wars fan talks about these days. It’s dirtier, grittier, and has way…

Whenever a YouTube channel hits certain subscription milestones, they are awarded a YouTube Play Button. You get a silver one at 100,000 subscribers, a gold one at 1,000,000, a diamond one at 10,000,000, and a customized Play Button upon reaching the seemingly unreachable 50,000,000 subscribers. The only problem with these Play Buttons is they aren’t really made of rare metals. You would think that with all the hard work you put into your channel, you might get something more expensive to hang on your wall but nooo… you have to content with a heavy knockoff plaque. Unsatisfied with his new crystal-encrusted silver Play Button, jewelry designer Bobby White has decided…

While most augmented reality technology is used in things like interactive workspaces, VR/AR company Pixelcase is applying it in other fields. For example, has anyone ever thought of using AR to view real properties before they are set up? This AR doorway lets real property buyers, owners, and developers get a sneak peek at what the finished product could look like on the prospective landscape. Unlike drawings, pictures, or even 3D designs, looking at the property from a first-person perspective gives a better idea of how the whole thing will look when it’s finally done. The doorway in the video above shows a potential future home in Perth, Australia. You just…

Get that stretch out of your system with this week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist. It’s fashioned up, ready to make you pull your shoulder blades back and knock out another week of meaningful work while you bob your head to the beat. Whether you’re in the shop milling aluminum, sketching the latest product prototypes or modeling up a 3D storm, consider these tracks as a tool for your process. Have suggestions? As always, let us know what you listen to, what you want to hear and what tunes get you through the week. Shoot us an email or leave a comment down below!! *Note: if the embedded playlist below doesn’t…

As purveyors of prime Grade A web content, the SolidSmack crew has done some of the heavy-lifting to make sure you get your Mondays started on the right track. Welcome to The Monday List. Every Monday, we link you up with some of the most insightful, informative, and socially-relevant stories to keep tabbed, bookmarked, reading listed, pocketed, or what have you to get your week started on the right foot. Be sure to check in each week for a new crop of freshly sprouted words curated straight from the source of your favorite homegrown ‘Smack. What We’re Reading This Week: What Should I Do About the Workaholic Who Works for Me?…

If you haven’t seen it yet (and you definitely should), the new live-action series The Mandalorian (available via Disney+) is pretty much all any Star Wars fan talks about these days. It’s dirtier, grittier, and has way more personality and lore than the recent films of the past decade. It’s no surprise then that Brick FORCE Studios, a YouTube channel known for recreating popular trailers with LEGO, has taken the official The Mandalorian trailer and made it more appealing to children’s eyes: The entire video doesn’t just use stop motion animation and LEGO, however. Thanks to the magic of computers, Karol Pikuła, Kamil Adam Janko, and Paweł Kamiński all contributed…