3YOURMIND is a fascinating Berlin-based 3D printing startup that has recently announced a couple of interesting developments. The company acts as a kind of meta-service that sits above 3D printing services in a way to add value. The problem they’re solving is the difficulty in choosing an 3D print service provider that’s most suitable for your application. Sometimes it is challenging to compare services because there are now so many – and you may not even be aware of the existence of some services. Online quoting methods are tedious to use repeatedly in order to compare pricing. 3YOURMIND does all that automatically for you and presents results in a consistent…

Not sure if you realize this, but Onshape broke out of beta exactly one year ago. They celebrated their first birthday this week with a tiny chocolate cake I’m sure was fought over after this photo was taken. Not sure why Kevin Bacon photo-bombed that lovely picture. Rude. It honestly feels longer, doesn’t it? Especially with the rate of updates they were churning out – I count 5 or 500… not sure, somewhere in between there. An update every few weeks. Jon Hirschtick: “15 updates, 120 new features/enhancements.” Well there you go. They must have a few goals. They definitely have a growing user base, as we hear from professionals…

I quit riding my bicycle, but I may take it up again. Not for health purposes, mind you. The reason I quit was it seemed, no matter where I rode, my tires would go flat. It didn’t matter whether I was riding on pavement, grass, sand or gravel, I would always get a flat tire. I’m sure I was driving up the inner tube company stocks along with my frustration level, so I quit as, more often than not, I was pushing my bike instead of riding it. That may change however, as bicycle aficionados Nexo North America (NNA) have designed a pair of new lightweight tires they claim will…

There are two things I never thought I would do. Base jump and wet shave. I’ve not base jumped yet, but for the last two months I’ve lathered up (my face) and used a traditional razor to make me look less like a vagrant and more like a vagrant with the cleanest shave this side of a Times Square parking meter. Why are we reviewing a razor? Two reasons. 1) We’re absolutely enamored by the design and 2) Rockwell Razors sent us one to test. That’s right, we’re now CAD professionals and wet razor test pilots, which is like a lot like an aircraft test pilot except we don’t have…

It’s time for another round of apps that cover the spectrum of your beloved mobile device, be it iPhone, Android or Windows! 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! Darkr In a fun and intuitive way you will pick the strip that has…

I just watched the recap of Episode 1 of The Big Life Fix series on BBC Two, and it is A MUST SEE. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxOotr40UBE If you’re not choking back tears of happiness for that boy, I’m a bit worried about you. How amazing is that story? Jude Pullen and crew – hats off to you all. You know, at one point in that recap, it says, “Three months of hard work later…” Yeah, I guarantee NONE of them would say it wasn’t worth it. This short excerpt was from a new show in the UK featuring engineers, designers and programmers who take the toughest life-altering challenges and push past…