Yeah, Of course, you’re thinking that–But even if a baby attack parrot looks cute trying to beat you at Forza 7, he’s strugglin’ cause his little beak just can’t handle that full-size racing sim wheel and shifter. Plus, you know you’d like something you could just slap on your controller. Brent Scott to the rescue. Brent, aka pixel2 on Thingiverse, has created a Xbox controller-size mini-wheel that allows you to win 2nd place with your two little thumbs (or beak). ‘2nd place is the first loser, Josh!’ Fine, I’ll take my box of participation trophies and race elsewhere. The steering wheel is a rack and pinion design that clips to…
Now I personally don’t carry around a portable speaker. Not because they’re heavy and totally inferior to headphones (though those are pretty valid points), but because I rarely come across a mini speaker which doesn’t sound like it’s blasting five layers of static along with what it’s supposed to be playing. Long story short: there just isn’t enough in these tiny speakers to generate good quality sound at higher volumes. Sodapop plans to change this notion by connecting its speaker to a plastic bottle to boost its sound. Using the bottle’s elastic walls, shape, and the excess air contained inside, the Sodapop increases its volume (more specifically its bass range)…
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. This week on SolidSmack Radio we’ll get the groove going with “Adult Diversion” from Alvvays before diving into fresh tracks from Fantasy Guys, Monster Rally, Travis Bretzer, Chris Cohen, and others before wrapping up with “You Are The Right One” from…
When it comes to SubD topology, having the ability to construct a variety of meshes with clean polygon flows can mean the difference between yelling an obscene amount of profanities at your monitor or having a blast. Thanks to a new book from the renowned 3D artist, writer, and director William Vaughan, getting to that fun place won’t have to be so challenging after all. Vaughan’s comprehensive 125-page Pushing Points Topology Workbook includes over 60 exercises to train anybody in managing their mesh topology. Even those who may consider themselves “experts” at SubD could certainly learn a thing or two from the master modeler—whose portfolio spans across Nickelodeon and Pixar.…
Mondays might not be your favorite day of the week, but the good news is that we’re all in this together ladies and gentlemen. 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…
I’ve covered my fair share of household hardware here on SolidSmack: from an intricately-designed LED lamp all the way to a pizza oven made from a Pilates ball. But nothing has been as simple as this: The Vettis Concrete by luxury fittings brand Brizo is as simple as faucets come. No hand-activated sensor or hidden soap dispenser here – you just turn the handle to the right and out comes good old tap water. But there’s something about its concrete makeup and unique shape which makes you double back and take a closer look. Only 500 of these faucets are in existence, each created by sculptor Christopher Shannon from his…