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Shapeways 3D printing creations eclipse 1 million

Mark Raby

Although 3D printing is one of the most captivating emerging technologies right now, there are markedly few companies that have managed to show worthwhile profits or success at this point. Most of the players in this nascent market are still going through the research and development stage, but not Shapeways. It has managed to print

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Nokia Lets You 3D Print Your Own Lumia 820 Shell

www.wired.com Alexandra Chang 121 days ago

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Nokia is here to show that the maker community isn't alone in their love for 3D printing.Read similar

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3D-Printed Jewelry Graces the Runway

feeds.mashable.com Lauren Indvik 100 days ago

Sheer blouses and body-hugging sheath dresses weren't the only things designer Kimberly Ovitz sent down the runway at her Fall/Winter 2013 collection show on Thursday. Clasped on the hands, ears and around the necks of models were pieces of 3D-printed jewelry, which Ovitz released on the website of 3D-printing firm Shapeways immediately after the show.SEE ALSO: Inside Shapeways' New 3D Printing FacilityThere are five pieces from the collection available for purchase, ranging from a $35 ear cuff to a $250 necklace inspired by "the intricate exoskeletons found in nature," per Ovitz's description... Read similar

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Solidoodle 3 is an $800 3D printer that you can stand on, we go hands (and feet) on (video)

www.engadget.com Brian Heater 155 days ago

Companies will go to fascinating lengths to demonstrate their belief in a product, but there was still something refreshing in watching Solidoodle founder Sam Cervantes climbed atop his company's latest creation, beaming. After all, the announcement of a $500 printer back in April left us wondering what sorts of corners the company would have to cut to offer a product at a fraction the cost of what Cervantes' former employer, MakerBot, has brought to the market. Asked whether Solidoodle had to make any compromises to hit such an impressive price point, the one-time aerospace engineer stood b... Read similar

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Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with 3D Systems' Avi Reichental

www.engadget.com Brian Heater 131 days ago

CES 2013 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for 3D printing. As more and more companies enter the market, the race to make the technology a consumer friendly proposition is heating up in a big way. 3D Systems, which has been offering up the technology to industrial consumers has been making a play in the home market with lower-priced offerings like the Cube 3D printer. We'll be discussing the promise of at-home 3D printing with the company's CEO Avi Reichental. January 4, 2013 7:00 PM EST Check out our full CES 2013 stage schedule here!Continue reading Live from the Engadget CES Stage:... Read similar

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FishLabs working on Galaxy on Fire strategy MMO

www.tuaw.com Mike Schramm 97 days ago

If you've never downloaded Galaxy on Fire 2 for iOS (especially considering that it went free a little while ago), I'm comfortable with calling you nuts at this point. The game, which is a free flying space trading/combat title, is just plain terrific, with some of the best-looking graphics on Apple's portable platform. German developer Fishlabs has loaded the initial release with content, and then added more and more in update after update. Apple's honored Galaxy on Fire 2 with plenty of awards (it's currently being honored as App of the Week), and every one of them is well deserved. And no... Read similar

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Now Anyone Can Use 3D Printing To Make Money

www.businessinsider.com Kevin Smith 150 days ago

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Peter Weijmarshausen runs Shapeways, an innovative manufacturing company that has been around since 2007. Shapeways is unique because it uses 3D printing to allow anyone to create a custom-designed product ranging from art, jewelery, iPhone cases, trinkets, toys, cuff links, mugs, and anything else you can imagine. If you really like your creation, you can use Shapeways to sell it to anyone you like. Think of it as Etsy for people who make their stuff using 3D printers. "We enable people to basically open up their own little company. They can design and test their products an... Read similar

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So Who Is Winning — iOS Or Android?

www.businessinsider.com Heather Leonard 31 days ago

Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today. Who's Winning? iOS Or Android (TIME)This is a great article taking into account everything from market share to subscribers to profits. So who is winning — iOS or Android? On some level, it’s too crude a question to take very seriously. There are just too many ways to define "winning," and neither platform leads in every area. But here’s the closest thin... Read similar

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The Patent Wars Begin Over Graphene, A Material That's About To Change Our Lives

www.businessinsider.com Dr John Lang 47 days ago

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There is a substance that is about to change our lives: in some ways perceptibly, and in others hidden from view, but nonetheless profound in application and implication for future technology based products. The substance is Graphene. A single layer of carbon atoms, laid out in a honeycomb structure that is the thinnest, and yet one of the strongest, substance in use at the nanotechnology level. Its properties include incredible density, transparency, efficient heat and electrical conduction, and high flexibility. Its applications include electrodynamics, physical and organic chemistry, ... Read similar

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Ready To Download Your Next Pair Of Shoes? How 3D Printing Is Turning Bits Into Atoms

www.businessinsider.com Nicholas Carlson 173 days ago

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Remember how, in "Star Trek," Captain Picard could tell a computer "tea, Earl Grey, hot" and, voilà, out of thin air, a hot, Early Grey tea would appear on a tray? That computer was called a Replicator. What it did was use software made of bits to create objects made of atoms. Believe it or not, replicators of a sort have already existed outside of science fiction for years. The truth is, we've been turning atoms into bits and bits into atoms for more than a decade now. Music used to be recorded by carving physical groves into records. These grooves vibrated a needle tunefull... Read similar

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Will 3D Printing Fuel Art and Jewelry Forgery?

feeds.mashable.com TechNewsDaily 67 days ago

While debate rages over using 3D printers to make guns or gun parts, technologies for other possible abuses are emerging — including the ability to cheaply copy and reproduce works of art and jewelry.A few days ago at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, 3D-printer company MakerBot introduced the other end of the equation — a device called the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner that can create a computer model of any small object.Makerbot founder and CEO Bre Pettis didn't name a price for the new gadget, which goes on sale this fall. But given the company's focus ... Read similar

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3D Print Your Sketches With Doodle3D

feeds.mashable.com Eric Larson 5 days ago

The talk of the tech town is all about 3D printing. From iPhone cases to guns to full-sized houses, it feels like we've already come close to seeing it all. But what about sketches?A new drawing tool called Doodle3D aims to bring your playful sketches to real, three-dimensional life. The device syncs with your iPad and plugs directly into your 3D printer. After sketching a basic line drawing, like a word or stick figure, your blueprints are sent to the printer via Doodle3D's WiFi box. Easy as that. SEE ALSO: How 3D Printing Actually WorksGranted, the creations are pretty simple — the ... Read similar

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The shape of things to come: A consumer's guide to 3D printers

www.engadget.com Brian Heater 110 days ago

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CES 2013 proved to be something of a coming out party for consumer-facing 3D printers. Sure MakerBot earned a fair amount of attention at last year's show with the announcement of the Replicator, which snagged its share of awards from various press outlets. This year, however, saw a relative deluge in 3D-printing representation, with strong showings from 3D Systems, FormLabs, MakerBot and the cloud-based 3D printer, Sculpteo. Even with so many companies rising to prominence, the dream of truly mainstream 3D printing still feels a ways off -- if that is indeed where we're inevitably heading. ... Read similar

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3D Printing Company Shapeways Raises $30 Million C Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz

techcrunch.com John Biggs 26 days ago

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3D printing service Shapeways has raised a $30 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Current investors including Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, and Lux Capital also chipped in. Chris Dixon, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, is joining the Shapeways Board. The company plans to grow their team and add more factories to allow for more local production of products. “We’ve come a long way with Shapeways,” said co-founder and CEO Peter Weijmarshausen. “We’ve made 3D printing and production really accessible. We’re making 3D printing more relevant to peop... Read similar

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A Memo to Investors in 11D Technologies, Inc.

gizmodo.com Michael Ward - McSweeney's 61 days ago

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#humor You may have seen reports this week that a team at MIT is developing so-called "4D printing" technology, which would go far beyond current 3D printing technology's capacity to print three-dimensional objects with a machine. This team has stated that its fourth "D" involves objects self-assembling. I want to assure you, my unwavering investors, that 11D Technologies has long been aware of this development and continues to achieve superior technological progress that will allow our company to remain a leader in this field for the foreseeable future. More » Read similar

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How 3D Printing Will Transform Medicine And Manufacturing [INTERVIEW]

www.businessinsider.com Patricia Chui 69 days ago

This article is sponsored by SAP. As of right now, 3D printing remains a bit of a novelty. Sure, you can design your own shoes, pretend you're on "Star Trek," or dream up a three-wheel hybrid car, but 3D printing's practical implications for business have yet to capture the public imagination. When will 3D printing start fundamentally changing the business landscape—or are we there already? We talked to Jochen Rode, who heads the digital manufacturing program of SAP’s research department in Dresden, Germany, about which industries this new technology affects most, as well as ... Read similar

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The Engadget Interview: Bre Pettis talks MakerBot's Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner

www.engadget.com Brian Heater 72 days ago

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The job of kicking off this year's South By Southwest Interactive conference fell firmly in the hands of none other than MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis -- and really a show like this couldn't ask for a better, more enthusiastic evangelist for emerging technologies. And certainly the fact that Pettis' company has firm ties to the event doesn't hurt matters either. Pettis spent much of his talk espousing the "next industrial revolution," a phenomenon in which he sees desktop 3D printing playing a pivotal role -- MakerBot's 3D printing specifically, if he has his way. The company took a big step in th... Read similar

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The New “Handmade”

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 1 hours ago

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Amid grumblings of a “general fatigue” when it comes to software-based startups, a potentially transformative technology called 3D printing is poised to reach critical mass and mainstream awareness. Today’s news headlines about the technology tend to focus on the extreme possibilities in being able to print objects on demand – from the terrors of things like a homemade 3D-printed gun to heartwarming tales of printed robotic hands for children born without fingers. But the innovation is also powering a revolution of a different kind. An emerging class of creatives are us... Read similar

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Why You Should Care About 3D Printing

www.businessinsider.com Dylan Love 137 days ago

The same way that personal computing became a hotbed of innovation in the early 1970s, 3D printing seems to be experiencing a similar renaissance. While 3D printers were once huge, pricey devices reserved for the industrial elite, they have lately been adapted to fit on your desktop at home. All over the world, hobbyist manufacturers are extruding plastic objects for prototyping or simply for fun. But how important is 3D printing? And should you even care about it? If you're a tinkerer or DIY-er, then you should care a lot. The reasons here are obvious – having a 3D printer and being wel... Read similar

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Shapeways Rolls Out Developer Portal And New API In A Bid For Better 3D Printing Apps

techcrunch.com Chris Velazco 73 days ago

3D printing company Shapeways had a banner 2012 -- it locked up a $6.2 million Series B last year in a round led by Lux Capital, and established a full-blown factory in Long Island City. And it's hoping to make the process of designing and printing physical knick-knacks even easier this year.The plan? To inspire developers to create a slew of new design apps that hook into Shapeways' printing and shipping workflow. To that end, the company officially released a brand new REST-based API to developers and 3D printing buffs earlier today.Read similar

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GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines

www.businessinsider.com The Economist 176 days ago

CONFIRMATION as to how seriously some companies are taking additive manufacturing, popularly known as 3D printing, came on November 20th when GE Aviation, part of the world’s biggest manufacturing group, bought a privately owned company called Morris Technologies. This is a small precision-engineering firm employing 130 people in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. Morris Technologies has invested heavily in 3D printing equipment and will be printing bits for a new range of jet engines. Morris Technologies uses a number of 3D printing machines, all of which work by using a digital description of... Read similar

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