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Best Use Of New MakerBot: Lego Space Zombies

10:15AM January 12, 2012 | Brian Barrett

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. More »


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Hands On With MakerBot’s Two-Colour 3D Printer

1:15PM January 11, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

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. More »


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MakerBot’s Replicator Prints Larger 3D Creations In Two Spectacular Colors

1:45PM January 10, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The complicated adventure game that MakerBot created to tease their new 3D printer had me pretty excited about what they were going to announce at CES. But now that their Replicator is officially unveiled, I’m a touch disappointed. More »


Computing

Can 3D Printers Make Libraries Useful Again?

4:40PM November 10, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

As the printed word gives way to digital distribution, libraries must change in both form and function in order to remain relevant in the internet age. One New York book repository has taken the lead in this effort by installing the country’s first “maker’s space” within a public library. More »


Science

Stephen Colbert Made It To Space — Sort Of

7:46AM August 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Perhaps MakerBot felt bad for Stephen Colbert after Nasa failed to name their new toilet after him. Whatever the reason, he can’t complain about a 3D-printed bust of his head being sent off to space. More »


Geek Out

Watch Stephen Colbert Meet His MakerBot Doppelgängers

11:14PM June 9, 2011 | Brian Barrett

It’s always a treat when Colbert gives face time to the geeks – or in this case to a handful of geeky 3D-printed versions of himself. If you didn’t crave a MakerBot before, you will after experiencing the Colbert teddybear. More »


Geek Out

The Most Precocious Description Of 3D Printing Yet

3:40AM February 15, 2011 | Brian Barrett

This young man won’t be shaving for another six years at least. But my goodness, does he know a lot about 3D printing. Not only is the cutest description of the craft, it’s actually one of the easiest to follow. Couldn’t we use Schuyler on the cover of Tiger Beat and a little less Bieber? More »


Gadgets

Printable Transistors? What Can’t Makerbot Do?

1:00PM December 16, 2010 | Adrian Covert

DIY’ers are losing their shit over these printable transistors. Why? Because they could make it that much easier to prototype intricate gadgets without having to send orders to a fabrication plant to have these components made. More »


Gadgets

Makerbot’s 3D-Printing Sweatshop Costs Just $US1225

7:40PM September 27, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

They’re calling it a revolution in 3D printing. I call it a revolution in laziness. Why else should we applaud the first 3D-printing machine that can print out various objects automatically, without buttons needing pressing in between? More »


Gadgets

Tiny Revolution In The Making: MakerBot Cyclops Cheap 3D Scanner

10:20AM September 15, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

You’re familiar with 3D printing right? And the open-source MakerBot 3D printer? MakerBot’s latest is the Cyclops 3D Scanner, which turns real objects into digital schematics using structured light 3D scanning. The kit’s $US40, but it’s BYO webcam. [MakerBot]