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Geek.com interviews Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters

By On June 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Russell Holly was able to pick the brains of the two biggest geeks on television. In our interview Adam and Jamie discuss Superman, 3D printing, Google Glass, the DIY movements, and other geeky stuffy

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3D Printers Hyped Too Much?

By On April 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We recently reported on a study published by the technology research firm Gartner. Their report concluded that companies who adopt 3D printing technology early would see an advantage over their competitors. However, when it came to consumer adoption of 3D printing the study wasn’t nearly as sanguine

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An Interview With Limor Fried

By On March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Fabbaloo recently caught up with Adafruit’s Limor Fried to discuss her views on 3D printing. Here’s the interview:

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This DIY, 3D-Printed Violin Is Nearly Ready To Play Beautiful Music

By On March 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Like many complex 3D-printed projects, this violin isn’t entirely made on a 3D printer but it’s interesting nonetheless. It is a violin that costs about $12 to build and uses paper, 3D printed parts, and some cheap wire to make an instrument that, while not pretty to look at, is definitely capable of making some sort of music. The project, run by Alex Davies, is definitely in the extreme DIY vein

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MakeXYZ Helps You Find An Idle 3D Printer Near You

By On February 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Idle 3D printers are the bane of the creative class. That’s why MakeXYZ.com is so important

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Fixperts: Fixing a sliding window with SketchUp

By On February 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

French journalist Gilbert Kallenborn had a big problem when the lock of his sliding window didn’t function any more. Perfect for a DIY 3D printing project! Gilberts window dated from the seventies and he was looking for a solution for months. He couldn’t find any spare parts so he asked smithlocks, friends and family, but no one could help him and it would cost 3000 euro to buy a new window.

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We’re About To Be Living In A Drone-Filled World

By On December 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

When we hear about drones, some of us tend to think about war, destruction, lost lives, and other horrible things. But there are several other use cases for these unmanned aerial vehicles that have nothing to do with war.

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3D Printing, Copyright Nightmare or DIY Heaven?

By On November 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Originally posted on businessoffashion.com LONDON, United Kingdom — Remember Maison Martin Margiela’s L’Incognito sunglasses from 2008? Of course you do. A futuristic strip of dark polycarbonate that wrapped around the wearer’s eyes like an identity-obscuring black bar, they were an instant sell-out and are now sought-after collectibles

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Grow It Yourself – 3D Printing Living Structures

By On July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Pioneering bioartist Oron Catts will give a two-part workshop titled “Grow It Yourself – The Semi Living World,” at Brooklyn’s Genspace later this month. If you can’t afford the workshop but are interested in the topic, you may want to consider attending his talk on Wednesday, July 25th , which is free. Today with 3D printing we can make our own products from dead materials like plastics

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Marko Manriquez’s Burritob0t is a 3D Burrito Printer That Explores Our Fascination With Fast Food Read more: Marko Manriquez’s Burritob0t is a 3D Burrito Printer That Explores Our Fascination With Fast Food

By On July 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Marko Manriquez has designed the Burritob0t , an incredible 3D printer that can whip up an edible burrito in just a few minutes! The recent New York University graduate created the contraption as his thesis for NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications program. Manriquez describes the Burritob0t as the merging of gastronomy with digital fabrication.

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