The OUYA was one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all-time. A new video game console for your TV, the OUYA is powered by Android and meant to be an open and hackable platform. With the campaign’s backers already getting their consoles and units set to hit store shelves in the near future, what’s next for ...
OUYA Teams Up With Makerbot for Custom-Printed Consoles
on 3.27.13
OUYA, the Kickstarter-funded indie gaming console, has teamed up with Makerbot to release the 3D design files for the console’s case. With the template and specs for the device revealed, anyone with access to a 3D printer will be able to customize the $99 console. The files, which are packaged as the “OUYA MakerBot 3D ...
Will 3D Printers Raise the Frequency of Jewelry Forgery?
on 3.13.13
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 ...
MakerBot Announces a 3D Scanner to Match Your 3D Printer
on 3.10.13
Fresh off the recent news of a 3D-printed semi-automatic gun and a 3D-printed bong, MakerBot has announced a new prototype that could make scanning objects, digitizing them, and then 3D-printing them even easier. "We are super excited to be able to announce at SXSW Interactive that we are developing the MakerBot Digitizer ...
CES 2013: MakerBot Announces Even More Advanced 3D Printer
on 1.9.13
Months ago, MakerBot dropped hints to Wired about a newer version of their shiny Replicator 2 3-D printer. Wednesday at CES, CEO Bre Pettis announced the Replicator 2X, an update to the printer that is designed for a more advanced consumer, a more experimental user. Targeting a higher-end market, the 2X features dual heads ...
Makerbot Industries
on 12.10.12
You're standing in front of Brooklyn-based MakerBot, one of the leaders – if not THE leader – in affordable 3D printing. Founded in 2009, the company started by marketing a build-it-yourself 3D printer kit. That was then, today you should check out the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer. It sets new standards ...
This Week in the Future: Maker Culture: Movement or Mainstream?
on 10.18.12
Are you a Maker? Do you know a Maker? Do you know what a Maker is? There has been a lot of attention recently around Maker Culture. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with the NYC Economic Development Corporation, proclaimed the week of September 24-30, 2012 as "Maker Week." Wired Magazine's October cover features ...
The 2012 Digital Leadership Award Honorees
on 10.14.12
I was proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Digital Leadership Awards on Thursday at the Media Technology Summit 2012. The Digital Leadership Awards™ are bestowed by the Digital Leadership Academy to honor senior executives, artists, educators, public servants and government officials who have demonstrated ...
Print your own headphones on a MakerBot Replicator and beat Dre at his own game
on 10.5.12
As 3D printers become more and more accessible to a consumer audience, one question lingers above the rest: why? Granted, they're incredibly cool, but what, if any, are the practical implication of such a technology? For the most part, the great ambassadors of 3D printing have largely been printable toys -- cool, but not ...
Report: 3D-printed handgun project faces setback with revoked printer lease
on 10.3.12
When I last spoke with Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed had just met its $20,000 funding goal, and he had taken delivery of his Stratasys uPrint SE 3D printer. Fast forward nine days and the outlook for his 3D printed firearm project looks less positive. As reported here in September, Defense Distributed, a group headed by ...
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