It’s time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device(s)! The Weekly App Smack is the best of new or updated design and productivity apps (and maybe a couple of fun ones, too) for the busy design or engineering professional and this week we have a list sure to make you more efficient. Do you have an app suggestion that has made your life easier or changed up your workflow? Let us know in the comments below or send it into tips@www.solidsmack.com. Hit it! Trove – AI for Email (iOS — Free) Trove is the best way to improve how you use email to communicate.…
For those of you don’t play video games, Overwatch is a highly addictive first person shooter that pits two teams composed of six characters each against each other. From a mild-mannered robot to a talking gorilla, the game took the world by storm with its unique character roster and cartoony art style which anybody with a love for Pixar films can appreciate. It comes as no surprise then why a lot of fans love to cosplay as their favorite heroes. Mike Carambat doesn’t have a physical medal, but he definitely just became his daughter’s favorite person in the world when he created this walking, talking D.Va MEKA for her. Presently…
Simplify3D has been building up steam over the past few years with their professional 3D printing software. With loads of 3D printer support and the cleanest UI this side of manufacturing revolution, they’re not showing any sign of letting up. The team just had a round of head-butts and high-fives with the release of the latest version of their acclaimed 3D printer software. The platform and printer support is enough to leave other options in the dust, but the features in Simplify3D 4.0 are another step in sealing their fate. Simplify3D 4.0 3D Printing Software There’s a lot in this release with a lot of the focus on just making…
If you like to watch things roll, and build things to make them roll, these beautiful, modular marble runs were made just for you. Invented by entrepreneur Walter Mason, these wooden marble runs work similarly to many a Rube Goldberg machine–you’ll recall the one in the OK Go music video, yes?–albeit not as complex and much less of a whatever-is-laying-in-the-garage approach. Walter’s kickstarted another marble run project six years ago, but now he is launching (and has successfully funded) two wooden kits you can assemble in the confines of your own home. https://youtu.be/ChuQLjrArPE The “boa” set is the smaller of the two and uses everyday ping pong balls as its ammunition, while…
In most cases, picking a product that is ‘built to last’ should be high up on a consumer’s priority checklist, but with recent advances in sustainable materials, that hasn’t always proven to be the case. In fact, ‘leaving no trace’ can actually be a selling point for some disposable products. But a one-time use grill that can be safely tossed in the campfire after cooking that freshly-caught trout? Made from FSC-certified cardboard lined with naturally occurring lava stone, the CasusGrill—which recently won the Danish Design Award—features a grill rack made of bamboo and a pre-packed array of bamboo charcoal that can heat up in just under five minutes and stay…
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 we’ll kick it off with “Eliot St.” from Quilt before cranking it up Rostam, Korey Dane, Miracle Legion, Mute Swan, Naps, and others before finishing off with “Georgia Dust” from Sun Seeker. Rock! Have suggestions? As always, let us…