If you sit a computer all day, you likely have a speaker sitting there next to you, and if you like to take that speaker with you, it’s likely a portable, Bluetooth speaker. The sound quality among these is typically so-so, good enough to get you through the day. Most wouldn’t know the difference in the sound unless all the options were compared side-by-side. So, when I heard about the Astro ‘Pure Audio’ Bluetooth speaker, I was curious. And when I saw a side-by-side comparison, I was blown away. I’ve now used it for a few weeks and it is, without a doubt, the best portable, Bluetooth speaker I’ve experienced.…
This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist knocks you in the pop sockets with head-boppin’ groove tunage to help propel you through the work week in style. Whether you find yourself inking markers until they’re dry, grinding material through a bandsaw or working that 3D geometry all day, consider these tracks as a tool for your process. This week we’ll start off with the classic “Golden Years” from David Bowie and work our way through everything from Kindness, Gap Dream, Kero Kero Bonito, The Orwells and others before wrapping up with “Amsterdam” from Peter Bjorn and John. Have suggestions? As always, let us know what you listen to, what you want…
Who doesn’t love a trip to Ikea? (10 hours and 5 plates of Swedish meatballs later… nobody.) Yes, while you’re browsing through the warehouse munching on those delicious café goods, you may want to take every piece of furniture home, but once the shopping high ends you’re faced with the agony of assembling and arranging everything you didn’t go there to buy. Wouldn’t it be great if there was something that did all that for you? ASMBLD aims to make those dreams come true. Project Dom Indoors is a robotic system that reconfigures a room within minutes. Sound too good to be true? Well, here’s how they plan to make…
Interdisciplinary innovation is expanding and Derek Hugger believes art and engineering should be no exception. The artist and woodworker uses intricate engineering designs to put nature and mesmerizing kaleidoscopics of abstract shapes into motion. We found out more about everything that goes into this process and how each piece goes through hours of development, so you can make them too.
The orange popped. Not the color. The fruit. We thought we were the last on the platform, but something down the tunnel let us know otherwise. Its squeal burst the last of our food, then there they appeared, lapping up the juice and garbed in these links. Isaac Hannaford – There’s just something about good concept ship art that makes everything seem alright. Isaac’s is among the best. Cave Digging – Ra Paulette has spent the past 25 years doing what you dream about–digging and carving rocks into intricate interiors. Vortex Spheres – A fun little Chrome WebGL experiment by David Li – Spheres caught in a vorticity field. MST3K…
You know when you meet someone who has worked harder than most and exudes a tenacity that is inspiring? This past year we were quite lucky to meet someone who is exactly that individual. We run an artist’s residency program where we meet a wide range of talented artists who want to learn about how digital fabrication technologies can be adopted into how they make their art. Asheer Akram joined our residency last year, inspiring other residents and our own thinking about making with his hard working dedication to his art and community, all while continuing to grow his own fabrication business. We welcome you to join us this Saturday, November 14th…