{"id":29231,"date":"2017-07-12T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=29231"},"modified":"2017-07-12T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T19:59:04","slug":"will-smith-ceo-at-foo-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/will-smith-ceo-at-foo-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith, CEO at FOO VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We have hired an editor to edit the Cool Tools podcast. It costs us $300 a month. So far, Cool Tools listeners have pledged $163 a month to the podcast. Please consider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cooltools\">supporting us<\/a>\u00a0on Patreon. We have nice rewards for people who contribute! \u2013 MF<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our guest this week is Will Smith. Will is a journalist turned entrepreneur. He was the editor-in-chief of Maximum PC magazine, founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tested.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tested.com<\/a>, and is currently working on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foovr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">VR software<\/a>. He has stood atop a running nuclear reactor, eaten unreconstituted freeze-dried shrimp, and once played astronaut in the Space Shuttle simulator at Johnson Space Center. (Photo credit: Eric Cheng)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/332910706&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/cool-tools-show-and-tell\/id605920446?mt=2\">Subscribe to the Cool Tools Show on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feedpress.me\/cooltoolsshow\">RSS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yHkJ9ZuMM7Ge_5UieAjHunbqKWD68P1P6qk2egAkJUM\/edit?usp=sharing\">Transcript<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.feedpress.it\/link\/7810\/6214372\/332910706-cool-tools-80-will-smith.mp3\">Download MP3<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/tag\/cool-tools-show\/\">See all the Cool Tools Show posts on a single page<\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29235\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/zojirushi-84x300.jpg\" alt=\"zojirushi\" width=\"84\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/zojirushi-84x300.jpg 84w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/zojirushi.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 84px) 100vw, 84px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2vdNl0e\" target=\"_blank\">Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug<\/a> ($25)<br \/>\n&#8220;Basically this is the best thermos-type bottle I\u2019ve ever owned. It\u2019s designed to be used as a mug, it holds your hot drink hot for much longer than you\u2019ll ever need, keeps a cold drink cold on the hottest day, and the lid has never leaked. I trust it to the point that I regularly put a full bottle in a bag with 5-10k worth of computer gear.\u201d<br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29234\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/microtape-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"microtape\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/microtape-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/microtape.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tJE02I\" target=\"_blank\">AirStick Microsuction Tape by Sewell<\/a> ($16)<br \/>\n&#8220;This stuff is amazing, it\u2019s better than velcro for sticking small to medium sized objects to things. It looks like tape but it has loads of tiny micro suction cups on one side. Basically you can use it to stick any flat(ish) smooth(ish) surface to anything you don\u2019t mind sticking adhesive to. The suction cup side holds without leaving any residue behind, and can be used in vertical or even inverted instances, if your materials are smooth enough and the object is pretty light. If you want to stick a tablet on your kitchen cabinet or tiles, this is a great way to do it. You can buy it in tiny quantities on Amazon too, but Inventables has the best bulk pricing I\u2019ve seen from a reputable vendor.\u201d<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.inventables.com\/technologies\/suction-cup-tape<br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29233\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/shardgerber-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"shardgerber\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/shardgerber-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/shardgerber-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/shardgerber.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gerbergear.com\/Multi-Tools\/Solid-State\/Shard-Keychain-Tool_22-01769\" target=\"_blank\">Gerber Shard Keychain Tool<\/a> ($7)<br \/>\n&#8220;It\u2019s ridiculously useful and is probably interesting enough on its own. I stopped carrying a multi-tool after donating several to the TSA, and got the Shard because I broke the electronics in my car key by using it as a pry bar once. The Shard is $7, lives on all my keychains, and does almost everything I used to use a multitool for (pliers are really the only thing I miss). It can go through airport security, and while it isn\u2019t great or even very good at anything, it\u2019s good enough in a pinch. It has a pair of terrible screwdriver heads (that have saved me a couple of times), a wire stripper, a pry bar, and a bottle opener. I\u2019ve used the wire stripper to pry up nails a couple of times, but a few minutes with a file made it sharp enough that it\u2019s great for cutting tape on packages.\u201d<br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29232\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/Field-Notes-300x134.png\" alt=\"Field Notes\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/Field-Notes-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2017\/07\/Field-Notes.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Field Notes<\/a><br \/>\n&#8221; I used to be a moleskin guy, but they got too expensive and almost always broke apart before I could fill a notebook. Now I just get these Field Notes books and devote one to each project I\u2019m working on. They\u2019re cheap enough ($4 each in a 3 pack, less if you subscribe) that I don\u2019t feel bad if they get banged up, wet, or if I need to tear out a page for someone else. And, they fit in jeans pockets, shirt pockets, jacket pockets; pretty much any pocket except for that tiny pocket in the front of your jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool Tools Show 080: Will Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1559],"tags":[1555,1472],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29237,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231\/revisions\/29237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}