3D Hubs and Autodesk Tinkerplay have joined forces to launch a new robot design competition to create a robot using their new Tinkerplay app that launched last week. The Tinkerplay app is available for both iOS and Android devices and allows you to easily pull components together to create a huge … [Read more...] about Autodesk Tinkerplay And 3D Hubs Launch New Robot Design Contest
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The Model 01 Wooden, Mechanical Keyboard Built For A More Discerning Typist
If you are looking for a more luxurious and well made keyboard for your desktop a new keyboard created by Keyboardio called The Model 01, that features a wooden casing, mechanical switches and custom-sculpted keycaps, might be worth more investigation. The Model 01 mechanical keyboard is supplied … [Read more...] about The Model 01 Wooden, Mechanical Keyboard Built For A More Discerning Typist
Oval Digital HandPan Instrument (video)
Oval Sound has created the very first digital HandPan instrument aptly named OVAL that allows you to play, learn and perform music thanks to its companion smartphone and tablet application. Even though OVAL has its own companion application it can just as easily be connected to any MIDI … [Read more...] about Oval Digital HandPan Instrument (video)
LUNATIK Epik Rugged Outer For Apple Watch (video)
LUNATIK the serial Kickstarter company that has previously designed a number of wearable products which originally transformed the Apple iPod Nano into a wrist worn device have designed a new rugged outer case for the new Apple Watch. The LUNATIK Epik for Apple Watch takes the form of a precision … [Read more...] about LUNATIK Epik Rugged Outer For Apple Watch (video)
Adobe Acquires Mixamo And Its Ready Made 3D Models
Adobe has this week announce they have acquired the animation creation company Mixamo, and will integrate Mixamo’s 3D technology and models into Adobe Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Cloud. Adding a wealth of ready-made stock 3D models offering characters and objects that can easily be animated … [Read more...] about Adobe Acquires Mixamo And Its Ready Made 3D Models
Batteriser Extends The Life Of A Disposable Battery By 800 Percent
Batteriser is a new $2.50 gadget that is capable of extending the life of a disposable battery by up to 800 percent, allowing you to squeeze every last drop of energy from batteries ranging from AAA to D in size. The way Batteriser works is to boost the voltage across the battery allowing you to … [Read more...] about Batteriser Extends The Life Of A Disposable Battery By 800 Percent
Design Files For Awesome 3D Printed HACKberry Bionic Hand Released By exiii
Japanese company exiii has this week announced the release of the design files for their fantastic 3D printed HACKberry Bionic Hand. The open source design files have been released to help develop the prototype Bionic Hand along with developers from all parts of the world, to … [Read more...] about Design Files For Awesome 3D Printed HACKberry Bionic Hand Released By exiii
New Google Polymer Library Version 1.0 Released
Taylor Savage, Product Manager at Google Polymer, has today announced the launch of the first version of its new Polymer library in the form of version 1.0. Google has created Polymer to provide web developers with a new way of constructing web applications, allowing them to easily add new content … [Read more...] about New Google Polymer Library Version 1.0 Released
Ecocapsule Portable House Soon Available To Pre-Order
If tents and sleeping directly under the stars is not your thing, a new portable house offering an “unmatched dwelling experience” called Ecocapsule, might be worth more investigation. The Ecocapsule has been designed to fit inside a standard shipping container to keep shipping costs low to make it … [Read more...] about Ecocapsule Portable House Soon Available To Pre-Order
Utah Tea Set 3D Printed Using Instant Tea Powder
Over the past few years huge advancements have been taken in the range of materials that can be used to 3D print objects and now range from concrete to plastic, and the list is forever growing. This week Emerging Objects has added a new edition to the list of 3D printable materials in the form of … [Read more...] about Utah Tea Set 3D Printed Using Instant Tea Powder
Open Source Ember 3D Printer Mechanical Files Released By Autodesk
Earlier this year Autodesk announced that they would be making their Ember 3D Printer open source and keeping to their promise and following up on the release of the formula for its PR48 resin a few months ago. Autodesk has this week released the complete mechanical files for its Ember 3D Printer, … [Read more...] about Open Source Ember 3D Printer Mechanical Files Released By Autodesk
New Apple App Analytics Beta Release Made Available To Developers
Apple has this week rolled out the beta release of its new App Analytics service to iOS developers enabling them to keep more accurate track of user engagement, marketing campaigns, and monetisation for their iOS apps. The new version of App Analytics is included with iOS Developer Program … [Read more...] about New Apple App Analytics Beta Release Made Available To Developers
