Did Intel Copy a Maker’s Idea?
Intel recently released an image that looks startlingly similar to project featured on MAKE.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
Pocket Gutenberg, a 3D-Printed Press
Chris Fenton (you may recall his 3D-printed mechanical computer) designed this cool Pocket Gutenberg that takes an inked, 3D-printed text plate and presses it into paper using a customized text plate. Simply customize the plate in MakerBot Customizer, print it out and add it to the press!
3D Printing on Futurama
Tuesday’s Futurama episode was tangentially about 3D printing: Bender, thwarted in his attempt to buy an authentic folk singer’s guitar, snaps a picture of the instrument, converts it to a wireframe, and sends it to a “Make-o-Matic” 3D printer (that looks suspiciously like the Cupcake). Watch the clip!
Why Microsoft’s 3D Printing Rocks
Microsoft has just made its mark on 3D printing with its announcement of built-in support for 3D printing in Windows 8.1. Now I don’t usually do blog posts like this where I pretend to keep up with news, but I see nothing but hollow rehashes (actual headline: “Microsoft Moves to Simplify 3-D Printing”) and vaguely 3D printing related filler on the tech pop media about this story.
Maker Shed has Arrived at Maker Faire Kansas City!
MAKE kits, books, wearables, as well as Printerbot and Ultimaker 3D printers, and RaspberryPi, Arduino and BeagleBone boards all for sale this weekend at Maker Faire Kansas City 2013.
How-To: 3D Print a Video Game Figurine
Creating figurines of your favorite video games characters can be easy. In-game models are ripe for full-color 3D printing. A lot of 3D printing companies offer that serivce. All you have to do is package the files correctly. Check out how.
3D Printed Fashion Show in Malaysia
When Belgium-based 3D printing innovators Materialise approached avante-garde award-winning Malaysian fashion designer Melinda Looi with an offer to collaborate on a 3D printed collection for the runway, Looi was thrilled with the opportunity. The collection involved a team of six to eight people, including three 3D modelers, two engineers, and Looi’s own design team. Each […]