Clever Speaker Design Ships with Components to Assemble with a Cinder Block

http://www.solidsmack.com/design/clever-speaker-design-ships-components-assemble-cinder-block/

Volvo Cars Unveils Connected Bicycle Helmet Design for Collision Awareness

http://www.solidsmack.com/3d-cad-technology/volvo-cars-unveils-connected-bicycle-helmet-design-collision-awareness/

Dyson removes the filter issue as it tries to reinvent vacuum cleaner - again

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/17/dyson-cinetic-vacuum-cleaner-cyclone-flexible

 

50 Digital Joints

https://www.flickr.com/photos/satiredun/15868308421/sizes/o/

Bad ass lights

Interesting product and design process, a few key points....

Great product name.
Now selling directly to customers for better customer feedback - better product
Interesting LED light design
'good design of the product alone is going to cut it—those that go the extra mile for the service will get ahead.'



http://www.core77.com/blog/business/big_ass_lights_how_direct_sales_can_lead_to_better_product_design_27932.asp

The World’s First Magnetic 3D Printer Filament Launches on Kickstarter

http://www.solidsmack.com/fabrication/worlds-first-magnetic-3d-printer-filament-launches-kickstarter/

‘Flow’ Wants to Streamline Your CAD Workflow with Hand Gestures

http://www.solidsmack.com/cad-design-news/flow/

New Desktop Manufacturing Machine Shoots Past Kickstarter Funding Goal in Minutes

http://www.solidsmack.com/cad-design-news/new-inventables-3d-carving-desktop-machine-shoots-past-kickstarter-funding-minutes/

The ‘bottleLoft’ Hangs Bottles From Your Fridge Ceiling With Magnets.

Can I have a bottle loft with that cabinet.  yep yep yep........

http://www.solidsmack.com/design/bottleloft-yes-hang-bottles-fridge-ceiling/

BLOCKS - The Modular Smartwatch

If you’re determined to buy a smartwatch today, your options are still pretty limited. There’s Pebble’s sleek and barebones approach, Samsung’s bulky Gear and few other unconvincing entries as well as a growing army of fitness trackers. Google and Apple are both expected to blow the market open with their own devices later this year, but another contender called Blocks jumped into the ring this week with plans for a totally customizable modular smartwatch that looks pretty incredible.

Blocks, which is still just a concept design and a sleek introductory website, lets you customize everything on your smartwatch from screen-size to which apps come pre-installed. Each small interlocking block serves a different function and comes in a variety of colors, while also connecting to form the device’s wristband. The company also plans to open its design to third-party developers, meaning anyone could create their own block for specific purposes. Meanwhile, the display comes in different sizes, and customers will be able to choose between E-Ink, LCD and touch screen depending on what they need from a smartwatch.

Unfortunately, there’s no official word on when Blocks will actually hit the market. According to Italian site AndroidWorld, the company already has a working prototype with a crowd-funding campaign expected to launch in the near future. Still, we likely won’t see an official launch until mid-2015. Hopefully if the idea catches on we’ll see a release a bit earlier, but for now Blocks is just a great idea and a cool video.