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[Aeolius]

and now
MakerBot Playsets: Fairytale Castle

 

[Asmor]

Of course, that's what they said about the DigiScents iSmell

1. Who is "they" (strawman argument)

2. You claim someone said something similar to what I said about something not very similar to what I was speaking about. I don't see the relevancy.

 

[Aeolius]

1. Who is "they" (strawman argument) 2. You claim someone said something similar to what I said about something not very similar to what I was speaking about. I don't see the relevancy.

I was simply saying that:

Make no mistake, these things will become a household staple in the very near future.

sound like those "famous last words" one always hears about. For example, the creators of the iSmell and their list of beta testers probably felt the same way about their product.

Levity... jocularity...

I, for one would love to see a 3D printer than can print detailed minis at the proper scale, as well as lids to the ketchup bottle, a washer and screw, a new battery cover to the remote control, and the cogs for my own Antikythera Mechanism.

I too can see a future with a 3D printer in every house. Alas, I also though the iSmell was sure to be a hit.

 

[Aeolius]

For your consideration, a record player playing a record that was printed on a 3D printer:
3D Printed Record

 

[El Mahdi]

You'll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You Think, Thanks to Kids Like These - Yahoo! News

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay caused an Internet stir last week when it introduced a new content category called "Physibles," essentially designed to allow people to pass one another physical objects for download. The term refers to data files that are actually able to become physical objects via 3D printing technology.

Before long, The Pirate Bay said in a blog post, "you will print the spare parts for your vehicles.”

Some saw the announcement as an overhyped publicity stunt. Others saw a powerful revolution of how humans acquire essential goods. But one expert Mashable spoke with this week said that 3D printing is indeed bound for the mainstream -- and even sooner than The Pirate Bay might think.

"If you want to draw that parallel, we are kind of in the early 1980s of the computer industry right now, when it was just moving from mainframes into home computers," said Hod Lipson, a Cornell University associate professor of both Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing & Information Science.

"I see a big future for 3D printers in personal-scale applications that will unfold over the next decade."

 

[Mark CMG]

For your consideration, a record player playing a record that was printed on a 3D printer:
3D Printed Record

Soon, they say, one of those will be in every garbage can.

 

[Aeolius]

how about 3D Printed Shells for hermit crabs?

 

[Nytmare]

In the spirit of cross post espirit de corps, here's the thread where we're talking about Shapeways, an online 3D printing company that works like Cafepress.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/260008-your-very-own-3d-printer.html

Make a model, share it with the community, browse other people's stuff.

Here's one of our very own Wombat's super cool printable dice: Die20 by ceramicwombat on Shapeways

 

[Aeolius]

And now the Smithsonian wants to make the objects in its collection 3D printable! LINK

 

[Aeolius]

How about a 3D printer for $350 ($550 assembled)? MakiBox