If you can dream it, you can print it at this free 3-D printing kiosk
Got a great design idea? If you’re a student at Virginia Tech, you can create it using the DreamVendor: a free-to-use kiosk that houses four 3-D printing units. Read more »
3-D printers: putting a factory on every corner
If hardware is the new software, 3-D printers are a big reason. New research holds that even enterprise-class 3-D printers will be affordable enough to be widely deployed within a few years. Read more »
Liftoff! Your design plus a 3-D printer could power the next rockets in space
What do you get when combining 3-D printing, collaborative design, and space? The opportunity for cheaper and better rocket engines. A $10,000 contest seeks to solicit just that with judges from MIT, NASA and TED. Read more »
Printers are for toys, not newspapers: 20 predictions for 2013
Want to get your brain amped up this morning? Why not peruse the 20 tech trends for 2013 from frog design? the design consultancy has listed predictions that range from controversial to confusing with a few that may make you think. Read more »
Added to my holiday wish list: this sub-$500 3-D printer
I’ve craved a 3-D printer for ages, but the superb MakerBot Replicator is out of my price range at $2,199. Maybe the Portabee is a better choice to get started printing small 3-D objects: It’s portable and costs $480 in an unassembled kit. Read more »
Beyond duct-tape: 3 tools to take your home repairs into 3-D
photo: Sugru
What if the current DIY trend is as fundamental a shift to manufacturing as broadband is to … everything? I offer up 3 products that not only are awesome to have in your home, but may be to DIY what email was to broadband. Read more »
MakerBot’s next goal: enabling 3-D printer-based businesses
MakerBot Industries’ Replicator 3-D printer has taken off after launching in January, quadrupling sales of the previous model. Now, CEO and co-founder Bre Pettis wants to encourage entrepreneurs to use Replicators to build businesses off the 3-D printer. Read more »
The future will be printed in 3-D
The house of the future will be outfitted with hundreds of products created on 3-D printers, everything from jewelry and home decor items to eventually more complex items like furniture or digital devices. It’s coming sooner than people think, said Peter Weijmarshausen, the CEO of Shapeways. Read more »
Does your robot need a hand? 3-D printer to the rescue!
Robots and 3-D printers aren’t yet used by mainstream consumers but when I find one effort that combines the two, it’s a “nerdgasm” to the extreme. Take a peek at this video showing off a robotic hand that was created from a 3-D printer. Read more »
Need a bikini, ladies? Print one with a 3-D printer!
The summer swim season is almost upon us in the northern half of the globe, meaning the swimsuit sales have already begun. Why go retail when you can print a bikini? That’s the idea behind Continuum Fashion’s N12 bikini, which uses a new solid Nylon. Read more »
AmazonSupply opens for business. Now bring on the 3-D printers.
Amazon opened AmazonSupply Monday, a store dedicated to the bits and pieces associated with running an office, building garage robots or a manufacturing facility. All I could think after seeing this story was, “Just wait until Amazon gets its hands on industrial-grade 3-D printers.” Read more »
The Pirate Bay now lets you download physical objects
Want to download a car? Now you can, kind of anyway: The Pirate Bay has started to offer users a way to exchange 3-D designs for physical objects that can be reproduced with 3-D printers. This kind of sharing only complicates the copyright debate. Read more »
