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You Can Now 3D Print With This Spooky Glow-In-The-Dark Filament

We’ve been 3D printing in metal, gold, and even sugar for years now—so it seems only natural that we’d also be able to print in glow-in-the-dark plastic. This week, MakerBot announced a limited-edition run of PLA filament that glows in the dark, just in time for Halloween. The filament is made with phosphorus dye, which…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 15

MakerBot’s New Digitizer Scanner Is a Copier For 3D Items

Today MakerBot introduced what’s basically a Xerox machine for physical items: the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner. It’ll make 3D-printing at home a lot easier, but that doesn’t mean it’ll make it cheaper. We saw it teased back in March at SXSW, but this is the first time the Digitzer has been available. As a refresher,…

Tech News Leslie Horn Aug 22

One Man Is Resurrecting Forgotten Patents of Yore With 3D Printing

The charms of the patent office archives—and the hilariously insane inventions they contain—are well-known. But is it possible that a few of those failed entrepreneurs were actually onto something? New York lawyer Martin Galese thinks so—and he’s resurrecting the ghosts of patents past by offering 3D models of them online. Galese, who works as a…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Aug 5

Someone Finally Invented 3D-Printed Inkjet Printer Cartridges

At some point, the world of 3D printing had to fold back onto itself, leaving us all slack-jawed and wondering when 3D printers will start printing things for printers themselves? That moment is now. InkFactory, a British printing supplies company, recently showed off the capability to 3D print inkjet printer cartridges. It was as easy…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 26

This 3D-Printed Bungalow Is the Ultimate Birdhouse

When you ask a bunch of 3D printing nerds to design a better birdhouse, you can expect some wild and wacky offering—but this thing is perhaps the ultimate avian abode. MakerBot recently ran a competition on Thingiverse which asked users to design the best future birdhouse—and the results are quite something. This one, by y…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jul 23

New eBay App Lets You 3D Print Stuff Without Your Own Printer

Chances are if you’re normal and sane and at least remotely responsible with your money, you’re not dropping $2,000 on a 3D printer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t tinker with 3D printing. eBay just released an app called Exact, that lets you customize and purchase your own items. You can choose from 3D-printed products…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jul 12

Windows 8.1 Is Getting Native 3D Printer Support

Microsoft is adding native support for 3D printers to Windows 8.1. That means you don’t have to jump through any hoops to 3D print an item—if your computer is hooked up to a 3D printer, you can just hit print. There have been some rumors floating around that Microsoft would release its own affordable 3D…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 26

One of the World’s Largest 3D Printing Companies Just Bought MakerBot

This afternoon, 3D printing giant Stratasys announced the $403 million acquisition of MakerBot. And while it won’t change anything about MakerBot’s brand, Stratasys could supply the know-how to scale up business in a big way. That could mean more stores, more factories, and even more offices. Don’t feel bad if you don’t know much about…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 19

A Tour of the New Makerbot Factory, Where 3D Printers Are Born

MakerBot is building an empire selling printers that make things—but have you ever wondered where the printers themselves are made? On June 7th, the company opened a huge new factory to accommodate the booming demand for Replicators, and we got a first-hand look inside. At the 50,00-square-foot operation, which is located on the waterfront deep…

Tech News Nicholas Stango Jun 13

11 Spectacular 3D Printer Failures

Just because you have a 3D printer doesn’t mean you’re going to make anything remarkable. It doesn’t even mean you’re going to wind up with what you set out to produce. Believe it or not, 3D printing requires some skill. And when you don’t have it, things go delightfully askew. While there are plenty of…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 4

MakerBot Founder: 3D Printing and the “Next Industrial Revolution”

You can 3D print just about anything, from dresses to snowboards to a human face. A big part of the reason 3D printing is closing in on the mainstream is thanks to MakerBot, which is equipping anyone with an imagination—and $2,200 for a MakerBot Replicator—to print the physical manifestations of their dreams. https://gizmodo.com/burlesque-superstar-dita-von-teese-goes-metropolis-in-t-5989627 MakerBot was…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 1

9 Incredible Objects That Prove 3D Printers Are Totally Worth it

If you’ve got a 3D printer and a little bit of imagination, you can make pretty much anything. While these machines are still too expensive to be completely ubiquitous, early adopters are making some really amazing things. We got a look at a few of these objects at the 3D Printing Expo in New York…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 23

MakerBot’s Desktop 3D Scanner Is a Real-Life Star Trek Replicator

Once a tool designed exclusively for trained technicians, 3D printers are now almost as easy to use as your desktop inkjet—except when it comes to designing and prepping the requisite 3D models. That step still requires an expertise with 3D modeling software, and is a barrier to 3D printing that MakerBot hopes to remove with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 8

Whoa. A 3D Printer That Actually Looks Like it Belongs in Your Home

Cubify’s colorful 3D printers look like coffee makers, and that’s exactly the point—they’re a natural fit for your home. And they might be just the ticket to making this 3D printing thing stick with normal people. The Cube is kind of the opposite of Makerbot’s at-home 3D printer, the Replicator, which is a big bulky…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 17

Makerbot Is Finally Removing 3D-Printable Gun Designs

In the wake of the horrific shooting last week in Newtown, Connecticut, Makerbot has begun to strip gun designs from Thingverse, its community-generated site that has blueprints for 3D printable designs. https://gizmodo.com/the-makerbot-replicator-2-prints-a-bigger-more-detaile-5944706 Guns have always been banned from Thingverse, although the site is largely unpoliced. But in light of the recent tragedy, Makerbot’s legal team…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 20

Makerbot-Forged Mixtape Is the Most Nostalgic Way to Spread Music Love

Before sharing a playlist of songs with a crush was as simple as a few clicks, the mixtape was a labor of love; a time-consuming project. Every song was carefully considered. That’s all gone now, of course, but this DIY MP3 player conjured up by MakerBot can help bring it back. The MakerBot Mixtape is…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 27

You Can 3D Print Scale Versions of Famous Museum Statues For Your Home

Usually museums are pretty guarded about their collections—selling merchandise pays the bills! New York’s Metropolitan Museum is defying this tradition by making plans available so that you can 3D print many great sculptures from its collection using a MakerBot. Earlier this month a batch of MakerBot enthusiasts set upon the met with digital cameras and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 11

The Pirate Bay Says Downloading Actual Products Is Next

Any moron can download a movie or album—but torrenting a new pair of jeans? That’s the future right there. At least according to Swedish anti-copyright royalty The Pirate Bay, which declared physical objects to be their next bounty. Or, “physible,” as they’re calling it for some reason. But nevermind that. The Pirate Bay is committed…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 24

Best Use of New MakerBot: Terrifying Lego Space Zombies

We told you about MakerBot’s new 3D printer when they announced it. We showed you a hands-on video of how it cranks out beautiful plasticky toys. But what we haven’t shown you, until now? What’s inside the spaceship. https://gizmodo.com/makerbots-replicator-prints-larger-3d-creations-in-two-5874507 It turns out that while the MakerBot Replicator can print pretty much anything your heart desires,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 11

Hands On With MakerBot’s Bigger, Better, Two Color 3D Printer

Yesterday MakerBot unveiled their next generation 3D printer, cleverly naming it the Replicator in a nod to the similar devices seen in Star Trek. But instead of instantly producing a piping hot cup of Earl Grey tea, the Replicator methodically turns 3D models into real-life plastic creations. https://gizmodo.com/makerbots-replicator-prints-larger-3d-creations-in-two-5874507 The new model has a larger printing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 10

You Can Now 3D Print With This Spooky Glow-In-The-Dark Filament

MakerBot’s New Digitizer Scanner Is a Copier For 3D Items

One Man Is Resurrecting Forgotten Patents of Yore With 3D Printing

Someone Finally Invented 3D-Printed Inkjet Printer Cartridges

This 3D-Printed Bungalow Is the Ultimate Birdhouse

New eBay App Lets You 3D Print Stuff Without Your Own Printer

Windows 8.1 Is Getting Native 3D Printer Support

One of the World’s Largest 3D Printing Companies Just Bought MakerBot

A Tour of the New Makerbot Factory, Where 3D Printers Are Born

11 Spectacular 3D Printer Failures

MakerBot Founder: 3D Printing and the “Next Industrial Revolution”

9 Incredible Objects That Prove 3D Printers Are Totally Worth it

MakerBot’s Desktop 3D Scanner Is a Real-Life Star Trek Replicator

Whoa. A 3D Printer That Actually Looks Like it Belongs in Your Home

Makerbot Is Finally Removing 3D-Printable Gun Designs

Makerbot-Forged Mixtape Is the Most Nostalgic Way to Spread Music Love

You Can 3D Print Scale Versions of Famous Museum Statues For Your Home

The Pirate Bay Says Downloading Actual Products Is Next

Best Use of New MakerBot: Terrifying Lego Space Zombies

Hands On With MakerBot’s Bigger, Better, Two Color 3D Printer

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