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Although 3-D printing has been around for decades, practical uses for the technology have blossomed as the devices have become smaller and cheaper. One manufacturer, Stratasys, has announced a new desk-top 3-dimensional printer that makes digital...
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A gun made from a high-tech 3D printer has sparked a whole new debate about gun regulations.
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CNN's Emily Schmidt explains how a 3-D printer was used to make a plastic gun that fires real bullets.
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3D printing enthusiasts will get a lot of laser-like precision for their buck from Formlabs. The Formlabs Form 1 3D desktop printer is in full production, and that is big news for tinkerers and creative tech types. That’s because the printer employs a process that is significantly different than that used by other 3D printers on the market today. Most 3D printers use a...
pcworld.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

Welcome to the world of the sub-$1,000 3D printer. Manufacturer Pirate3D has promised that their Buccaneer printer will cost a mere $347, about $1,700 less than the cheapest extrusion-based printer available. The printer can print at a maximum of 100 microns - the same as the Makerbot's - and prints at 50mm/s. It connects to your computer or mobile device via Wi-Fi and is...
techcrunch.com (6 days ago)

For the first time, a 3-D printer has combined tissue and electronics to make a true bionic ear. Continue reading →
discovery.com (17 days ago)

The tech mogul blames the film industry for the deceleration of the tech sector, saying that movies like 'Avatar' and 'The Matrix' wrongly portray technology as "destructive and dysfunctional."
hollywoodreporter.com (20 days ago)
These aren’t your old dot matrix printers. Advances and dramatic price drops in 3D printing have enabled almost anyone to “print” out almost anything they can think of.
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Last week's news wasn't generous to PCs. In fact, half the Internet was ready to eulogize our beloved black boxes after market research showed that computer shipments fell by double-digit percentages in the first quarter. Stick a fork in 'em, the common wisdom declared. PCs are done. But nothing could be further from the truth. PCs aren't dead—they're microwaves. But not...
pcworld.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

Sometimes it seems like the office printer takes on a life of its own. And then other times it's obvious the printer has become self-aware and is working with the file cabinet on an evil plot. Via Tastefully Offensive
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