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Ultimaker: There’s a New 3D Printer in Town

Ultimaker: There’s a New 3D Printer in Town:

UltimakerYet another option in fabrication beyond the Makerbot, 3D printers are likely to explode in variety in 2012. The Ultimaker looks like a promising entry into the increasingly competitive field. 

Check out the Ultimaker blog for more information.

 



Ouchpad: Best Buy Sitting on a Pile of HP Tablets

Ouchpad: Best Buy Sitting on a Pile of HP Tablets:

It appears that the HP Touchpad isn’t doing so well at retail. 



3D Printing and The Replicator Economy | Txchnologist

3D Printing and The Replicator Economy | Txchnologist:

Interesting article about the economic changes and impacts of 3D printing. However, the quote: 



Minecraft 3D printer

Minecraft 12x12x11 15-color 3D printer (by Moofius2)

This is an incredible creation using the free-form digital world of Minecraft to produce a 3D printer capable of “printing” 3D objects using the standard set of Minecraft blocks.

The easiest way to think of Minecraft is as a computer-based Lego set, if you aren’t familiar with the game/world. This is an insane amount of work!



Kindle Textbook Rental launches

Kindle Textbook Rental launches: Amazon just announced the availability of textbook rental through their Kindle service, which allows students to “rent” a textbook for any device that runs the Kindle software.



Google eBooks-integrated e-reader: iriver Story HD

Google eBooks-integrated e-reader: iRiver Story HD:

Google announces the first eInk reader to integrate natively with Google Books, coming this Saturday, July 17th. The iRiver Story HD will retail for $140, and will be available at Target stores.



Living in the cyberpunk advertising age

Living in the cyberpunk advertising age: Here’s yet another example of how we are currently living in the cyberpunk future that William Gibson warned us about…networks are now inserting new advertisements into reruns/existing video products.



Printing complex organic shapes with a Makerbot

Printing complex organic shapes with a Makerbot:

If you ever wondered to yourself “This 3D printing is interesting and all, but what if I need to print out an alligator skull…can that be done?”

The answer is now “Yes, it can.”



30 Days 30 Cups

30 Days 30 Cups:

A design firm creates a challenge for itself: create 30 different coffee cups in 30 days and sell them online via 3D printing. Each of these is printed directly to ceramic, glazed, and then shipped off to the buyer.