Charlie Pyott of PyottDesign LLC has created an innovative size-adjustable 3D printed case for a mouse. The outer surfaces of the mouse can be individually positioned for an ergonomic fit, then locked…
3D Printer Boldly Heading to Space Station in 2014!
NASA intends to send a 3D printer boldly where no 3D printer has gone before — next year — to the International Space Station (ISS). According to Made In Space, the organization that is working NASA&#…
Teleport-It 3D
Star Trek analogies abound for the ‘Replicator’ technology generically known as 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Forthcoming release Teleport It 3D is the latest addition to a growi…
Zortrax' Pro 3D Printer Going Well on Kickstarter
The new, and sturdy looking, Zortrax M200 professional desktop 3D printer by Zortrax currently has 64 backers on Kickstarter with USD$92,048 pledged of a USD$100,000 goal, with some 22 days still to g…
Shape-It-Up: Hand Gesture Based CAD
Shape-It-Up is a new interactive based interface for CAD. It comes from C-Design Lab at Purdue University and the output appears surprisingly good, appearing to be aimed at a general amateur, although…
Cubify’s Draw 3D Printing App
Cubify has recently launched the robust and intuitive Cubify Draw free Apple iOS app, that allows those just starting out with 3D design and 3D printing to create a 3D doodle, that can be subsequently…
Deezmaker's New Bukito Portable 3D Printer
At $699 Deezmaker unveiled Bukito — its equivalent to the FoldaRap (USD$775 kit), Portabee (USD$499 kit), PrintrBot Jr. (USD$499 kit) and the forthcoming FoldaRap ‘2’ (which has just met i…
Crowd-funding to Buy a 3D printer in the Dominican Republic
Luis Liriano, a chemical engineer student in the Dominican Republic, knows that the potential of 3D printing to aid technological advancement for social benefit is becoming increasingly recognized. No…
NASA Funds 3D-Bio-Printer Development to Combat Universal Hunger
In a fantastic development, the application of additive manufacturing technologies that other 3D printing enthusiasts and myself have long been promoting, NASA has recently awarded a $125,000 grant to…
MakerNet
Here I take a fully speculative view of the current business models shaped around 3D printing and what they may look like a few years down the line as the evolution of this technology continues apace.…