At first thought, the idea of a 3D printer for food is ludicrous. I mean, how the heck are you going to produce a breakfast sandwich, baked potatoes, or sm... Read More...
Who says you can only build small toys and little trinkets with the current crop of desktop 3D printers? Certainly not this dude, who built the World's Fir... Read More...
Will the day ever come that we can 3D print an entire house in our backyard? Between advancement in materials (3D printing in carbon fiber and fiberglass) ... Read More...
As awesome as today's desktop 3D printers are, they're just not that useful for building actual parts and tools. I mean, you can't exactly replace a broken ... Read More...
Over the past couple of years, 3D printing has evolved into a much more inexpensive undertaking, with desktop-grade rigs costing as low as several hundred d... Read More...
Buying a Makerbot Replicator 2X sounds like fun. Until you actually try creating original designs and realize working with 3D modeling programs are way har... Read More...
Most eyewear are created as one-size-fits-all. There's nothing wrong with that. We've been wearing them that way for as long as they have existed. If you... Read More...
Creating a 3D model is hard enough. Animating them takes the skill required a whole other level. The Qumarion Humanoid Input Device aims to simplify the p... Read More...
Home 3D printing is quite economical now. Still, the expenses on those $30 spools of plastic you use to form your finished products can add up after many p... Read More...
Home 3D printing is hot right now. Problem is, the learning curve isn't quite that low -- you'll need to understand 3D modeling at a competent level to really ... Read More...
Most home 3D printers look like mini versions of industrial machines. Which is why they belong more in a workshop or a home office than next to the family ... Read More...
Desktop 3D printers -- they are improving. And I wouldn't be surprised if we can make some incredibly detailed toys out of them in just a few short years. ... Read More...
The era of cheap 3D printing is upon us. That is, if you're willing to make do with the less-detailed and size-limited results that can be produced with ho... Read More...
There are plenty of 3D design tools available to help you put all the wild ideas in your head into a more tangible digital model. So far, though, there has... Read More...
We've seen little robots that can leap over walls, tow full-size cars and even eat dead human carcasses for fuel. But we don't really need those. We just w... Read More...
Both the Roland iModela and the original Cupcake CNC make for excellent 3D model builders at under $1,000. What I've been waiting for, though is one that c... Read More...
I am not a big fan of 3D movies. Partly because it's unnecessary extra cost. Mostly, though, I really just can't sit through one without throwing up (henc... Read More...
Ever wished you can have a miniature statuette of your boss that you can slap around every time you get frustrated at work? Now you can with Sculpteo, a 3D p... Read More...
While some companies have built home 3D printers for cheap, they're far from the robust plastic-shaping machines that $50,000 commercial versions usually are.... Read More...
Finally, a reason for non-smokers to carry a lighter around. Shapeways is taking orders for custom-made, 3D-printed mini-branding irons that snap on to the... Read More...
How cool would it be to have a 3D printer at home? Can you imagine the kind of buffoonery you can concoct with one of those things in tow? Assuming you're... Read More...