Shapeways CEO and Founder Peter Weijmarshausen spoke on the future of digital at Mashable Connect. He focused on how 3D printing will change the world.
Professor Starts 3D Printed Custom Guitar Business
Massey University mechatronics professor Olaf Diegel has started a business selling custom-designed, 3D-printed electric guitars.
What? A 3D Printing Vending Machine at Virginia Tech!
The Mechanical Engineering college at Virginia Tech has installed a one-of-a-kind vending machine in its lobby: it prints and dispenses 3D models.
The Makerbot 3D Printed Robot Petting Zoo
The wild and crazy Makerbot team has been hard at work with a 3D printed "Robot Petting Zoo." Watch the team introduce you to them in this video.
Autodesk 123D Catch for the iPad makes 3D models from your photos
Autodesk has just released its popular 123D Catch program as an iPad app. Use it to convert a series of photos of an object into an accurate 3D model.
B9Creator resin-based 3D printer funded in a day
The enthusiasm is not running out for 3D printers on the crowdfunding sites, as the B9Creator met its funding goal of $50,000 in just 24 hours.
The (3D Printing) Force is with Disney
For this year’s Star Wars Weekends opening May 18, Disney World will offer to 3D scan and 3D print visitors to the park, and print their faces into a Hans Solo style figurine.
3D printing can turn you into a superhero
3D printing can now turn you into a superhero? It’s not cheap at $129, but who ever said being a superhero would be cheap?
Makerbot grows, takes entire floor of Brooklyn highrise
Makerbot is growing so fast that they have have out outgrown their current Boerum Hill, Brooklyn digs and have a signed new lease for a new 31,000 sf office in Brooklyn.
The Pentagon to spend $60 million on 3D printing
The Pentagon will contribute $60 million to an institute to research and develop 3D printing, in hopes that the technology can be used for the military.
3D printed Fenway park model tours Boston
The Objet 3D printed model of Fenway Park is taken on a tour around Boston. It's all captured in a video that shows the 3D printing process as well.
A printable house, in the forests of Denmark
In the forests of Denmark, you can find a home that was "printed" and put together by just two people, without the use of any heavy machinery.
Stratasys announces it’s got Mojo: First professional 3D printer under $10,000!
Today, Stratasys announced the Mojo 3D Print Pack, the market's lowest-priced professional-grade complete 3D printing system.
Printxel: $300 DIY 3D printer kit sells out on Kickstarter in eleven hours
The Printxel has been fully funded at Kickstarter. Although the first 25 of the $300 kits sold out, the good news is that they are taking orders for another run.
The not-so-secret Objet multi-color 3D printer
It seems that Objet may have a sort-of secret multi-color 3D printer they'd had hidden from us. And it might even be announced tomorrow, through Stratasys.