For those who spend their days slicin’ and dicin’ material—be it for rough prototyping or simply just opening up all those Amazon purchases—having the right utility blade is an absolute must. While we love the simple and old-fashioned X-Acto blade, we’ve found them to be better for precision cutting versus all-around, at-the-ready utility. When it comes to the right tool that gets the job done time and time again, the OLFA 18mm Rubber Inset Heavy-Duty Utility Knife is never far from our back pocket. This grippy heavy-duty cutter makes use of OLFA’s unique snap-off blade system, so you’re never without a sharp blade at the ready. And with an anti-slip…

Oh, if your food could talk. “You can’t mix those foods and expect to live.” “I will produce a mold that will make you wretch five ways from Sunday.” “The omelette lump and I were three weeks old when you ate us–relocate to the bathroom asap.” Perhaps food that actually speaks (after you’ve eaten it?) isn’t the best way to prevent future psychiatric care. But, what if your food storage could tell you (in not so many words) with a quick glance, and in a most elegant way, that you have food to eat or suggest recipes based on what you already have. That’s Ovie Smarterware. Ovie set out to redefine food…

Anyone can impress their friends and family by playing a musical instrument, but a real musician knows when to break the mold and crank it up a notch or five. Justin Johnson has played his fair share of guitars over his career, so it only made sense for him to make one no one else has played before. His 3-stringed shovel guitar is exactly that: a hand-wired shovel with frets, pickups, strings, and the capacity for a hard-rocking good time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-ltPsbw9g Three tuning knobs are drilled into the handle of the shovel, while the strings run down the shaft. As for the pickups, Johnson makes these specifically for the shovel…

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…

10 bags of blistered tentacles crawled their way through the corridor. Eyes bulging against the cloudy sack to peer deep into the darkness of the chasm that rent the ship in two and caused the escape of these links. Ivan Tantsiura – Exceptionally minimal scenes of concept ships. And then you get an enjoyable smattering of robots, facilities, and more. Strike Your Fancy – What happens when cats have too much to drink. Artwork on matchboxes by Ravi Zupa and Arna Miller. Bauhaus – If you use Adobe Creative Cloud, you’ll have access to the Bauhaus fonts they’re bringing back via Typekit. Details here. Devel Sixteen – Sixteen, because that’s…

Toy company Mattel and the portable camera savants at GoPro have really done it now: they’ve attached a camera to something you’ll never be able to ride or experience yourself. Dubbed the Zoom In, this toy car comes with a hollowed-out body and stand which allows adrenaline junkies to slap a GoPro Action Camera on top of. One the miniature camera is on, users can get a firsthand look at what it’s like to be on the hood of a Hot Wheels car as it zips down, up, and around all those crazy tracks people make—such as this insane Beach Run: The car costs roughly $1, and considering how much…