Don your favorite bath robe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this weekend’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.
This week we saw everything from how to easily turn your smartphone into a holographic projector, an impressive new app from Morpholio that aims to make the creative process easier for designers, the release of the Slide hoverboard from Lexus and more…
So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.
Oh and uh…don’t forget to shed some much-needed sunlight on your face, too.
How to Easily Turn Your Smartphone Into a 3D Holographic Projector
“When it comes to the near future of immersive 3D viewing platforms, the science behind the holographic and virtual reality experiences can oftentimes be replicated using only the basic of supplies…”
The Hand Built Slinky Machine is a Never-Ending Escalator of Slinky Steps
“Invented by naval engineer Richard James in the early 1940s, the Slinky has provided generations of kids and adults with a never-ending supply of satisfying levitating tricks and was even declared as the official national toy of the United States after having been declared ‘a recreational device that exemplifies the inventiveness of the American spirit’…”
Morpholio’s Impressive New Journal App is a Free Multimedia Creative Journal for Designers
“While today’s tablet sketching apps are a dime a dozen, only very few of them actually get the user experience right – particularly when it comes to truly being useful rather than being an interface to digitally doodle. While few things could ever replace a simple back pocket sketchpad and a favorite pen, this generation’s ability to quickly archive other sources of inspiration – particularly photographs – is becoming increasingly easier and more useful thanks to the mobile devices that are also always in our pockets, too…”
Lexus Finally Unveils the Story Behind Their Slide Hoverboard Design
“For the past two months, Lexus has been gradually releasing details regarding their “Amazing” Slide hoverboard – but of course, never the technology inside of it. Today, the Japanese automaker finally released the details behind the Slide hoverboard and why they set out to do it…”
A New Zealand Man Just Designed the World’s Smallest Working Circular Saw in Onshape
“If Zoolander was an actual person and came across Lance Abernethy’s miniature tool collection, there’s a good chance that he would ask “what are these? tools for ants?” – and for good reason…”
If Colin Furze’s High Voltage Ejector Bed Doesn’t Wake You Up, Then Nothing Will
“When it comes to getting up in the morning, everybody has their own technique for rising from slumber. While some may prefer setting a quick and easy alarm on their smartphones or a jolt from a heavy metal radio station, others prefer the smoothing sounds of jazz or a waterfall. Whatever your method is, none could even come close to Colin Furze’s High Voltage Ejector Bed…”
