If you’ve been paying attention to the Apple rumor mill as of late, you’ve likely heard that Apple is (supposedly) working on incorporating an OLED touchscreen trackpad to replace the function row of keys at the top of the new MacBook keyboard with a monster trackpad below – expected to be released later this year. The rumors stem from a KGI analyst report last month and a “leaked” photo of a new MacBook casing that at least confirmed a significantly larger trackpad and space for something above the keyboard. While a customizable OLED touchscreen trackpad could take over status bar duties and possibly even be used to create custom application-specific…

As far as turning wooden bowls on a lathe goes, Frank Howarth is the man. Even so, the master himself needs an added challenge every now and again…and this one is three years in the making. For his most recent project, the woodworker/filmmaker took a bowl he had previously turned from a raw piece of maple (no doubt cut near his wooded Portland, Oregon workshop) and let dry for three years. After noticing knots in the grain, he did exactly what Frank Howarth would do and fired up the CNC to cut them out with a custom-made jig. As if the challenge of cutting curved material on a CNC wasn’t…

We wrapped a few of them in toasted cheese curdles and a donut. “Don’t worry, you’ll realize the potential after you taste it.” That’s what she kept saying, but we were not convinced. Food just shouldn’t look like that, and the way they exploded if you handled them too rough? Well, it only made it worse once you dipped them in in these links. Richard Wright – The amazing creatures and scenes of Mr. Richard Wright. Loads of cool light, fog and yes, even a Kraken. The DNA Journey – It’s funny to see someone’s reaction when you tell them their genetic make up. Bdom – This. All of this.…

There’s an interesting option available for those requiring a large-format desktop 3D printer: the T-Rex from FORMBOT. The open-style cartesian 3D printer appears to have a simple design, but there are some very interesting features beyond the basics of 3D printing. The most important feature, of course, is the huge build volume, which is measured at a spectacular 400 x 400 x 450mm. That’s larger than almost all but the enormous 1000mm massive 3D printers – and you won’t find them on a desktop. Sample prints shown for this machine appear to be of very good quality, such as this: Or this: One drawback with this machine is that it…

Having already set the record for the most funded Kickstarter campaign twice before, it should come as little surprise that smartwatch manufacturer Pebble is set to beat their own record yet again for two new smartwatch designs and two versions of a hackable wearable. The new Pebble lineup – properly titled the Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and Pebble Core – hit the company’s crowdfunding goal of $1M in just over an hour and is currently sitting at over $10.5M with 20 days left to go in the campaign. According to crowdfunding analytics tracker Kicktraq, the campaign is trending towards an impressive $23,765,844 based on current sales numbers. If the company…

Brooklyn-based EXOvault are known for their unique phone cases and all-metal eyewear that is so removed from the norm they boarder on works of art. The idea behind their creations is centered not only on art and craftsmanship, but on the individual as well, providing a wider range of styles that give the customer a sense of distinction over mass produced products that rely on providing a choice of color only. Considering the popularity of their phone cases and glasses, it only made sense for EXOvault to expand into the laptop arena and design a briefcase that not only protects the mobile PC, but does so stylishly and with room…