Want to 3D print your next home? It’ll take you 220 years to finish
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to print a house? Brick by brick it would take more than two centuries, according to one equation. Read more »
Makerbot’s new factory keeps 3D printer manufacturing in Brooklyn (slideshow)
photo: Rani Molla
We take a photo tour around Makerbot’s new 3D printer factory in Brooklyn. Read more »
Technology is a tool: We can print guns, but we can also print prosthetic limbs
photo: Robohand
Technology isn’t good or bad. It’s a tool. This week has been a great reminder of that as a Texan showed off a working gun printed on a 3D printer and a South African showcased a cheap prosthetic hand. 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 »
The King of 3D printing kicks off a SXSW focused on the physical world
The annual SXSW Interactive festival kicked off on Friday with a call to makers, designers, and creators to build devices and hardware. In a new twist, the physical world is outshining the virtual one. Read more »
GigaOM Research highs and lows from CES 2013
Given how CES is now a barometer for such a wide array of technology segments, GigaOM Research decided to ask our readers which way the tech winds will blow over the next year based on what they saw in Las Vegas. (Subscription required) Read more »
Ford engineers have 3D printers on their desks. When will you get one?
photo: Ford
Personal computers and broadband were work tools before gaining wider adoption in consumer homes. Now, I wonder if 3D printers can make the leap from engineering and office tool to the next must-have machine in the home? How would that change the world? 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 »
3D printers and 10 more gifts for the DIY set
For those friend sof yours who are always knee-deep in robotics or waiting for their Raspberry Pi mini-computer to ship, we’ve consulted with a few experts and come up with some fun kits and toys that might make their holidays. See if anything strikes your fancy. Read more »
Five Questions With…7Robot CEO Sarah Szalavitz
You guys are lucky: Today’s Five Questions With… features a true new media big thinker. 7Robot founder/CEO Sarah Szalavitz discusses the potential power of 3-D printing, the problem with the term “transmedia” and how online video’s role in the digital marketplace has changed. Read more »
