Tinkercad Wants you to 3D Print World “Tinkercup” Merchandising

It is World Cup time. That means that a new – absolutely awesome – TV spot comes out pretty much every day featuring the world’s top football stars (when it is World Cup time there is no need to differentiate…

MakerBot Is Now Fully Mobile

Apologies to anyone misled by the title — it does not mean that now you can carry a 3D printer in your pocket (though that would be cool) but it does mean that you can now 3D print on your…

3D Tech Yields New Insights Into Richard III’s Spine

Shakespeare portrayed England’s medieval King Richard III as a hunchback, in his play “Richard III” when Queen Elizabeth I refers to the king as “that foule hunch-backt toade.” Butmodern technology has just cast doubt on the accuracy of this description…

Japanese Company Wants to Keep You from 3D Printing Guns, Knives and Mickey Rat

News broke last month of a Japanese man who was arrested for the possession of five different 3D printed guns. So, although many of us in the United States and the west have already experienced this saga [Ed: and in…

Morphi Hopes to Make 3D Printing Easy with Tablet App

Morphi is hoping to bridge the gap between those with enough time to be able to become competent with the more complex CAD programs, and create an emphasis upon the educational angle for kids too. Mike’s overview of Maker’s Empire…

BEEVERYCREATIVE Launch BEESOFT 3.8.0

What did you make of the BEETHEFIRST 3D printer from Mike’s review? It’s a great looking machine that makes a good effort towards achieving the plug-and-play ideal I think. Maybe you own one yourself? If so you’ll be interested to…

This is your Arduino, This is your Arduino on SCAD

The world of makers is amazing and, whenever I try to update myself on what is going on to write about it, I cannot help but think of Blade Runner and home made robots. I’m sure it will happen, and…

Maker’s Empire Hopes to Make 3D Printing Easy with Tablet App

When I was little, everything was a button to push. For kids these days, everything is a touchscreen to swipe. Maker’s Empire in Australia has taken advantage of the new generation of tablet-friendly children by making a simple 3D printing…

How Simplify3D Simplified the Life of Top Notch Illustrator Don Foley

Imagine your life is to illustrate the inner workings of some of the world’s most fascinating machinery for some of the most popular science magazines. Now imagine how much better 3D printing can make your work if you muster the…

XYZ’s Da Vinci 3D Printer Jailbroken to Run Open Source Firmware (& Any Filament)

Last week Michael wrote a very interesting piece about the multibillion dollar question on everyone’s mind: how to deal with IP protection in the age of downloadable objects. The issue is also relevant when it comes to commercial 3D printers…