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- technogenius, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50fta: "It’s not quite the transporter of “Star Trek,” but it is a step closer." Wrong--every geek knows they meant to say replicator.
- JernejL, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50There's another market for this than printing cellphone covers.. pc modding enthusiasts could print out their own custom pc case decal pieces, and ladies could print out their customized.. dildos.. and stuff.
- TheTaoOfBill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40I think they will just be laughing at our emo haircuts
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34Well... the title is a bit misleading. We've had 3-D printers for a while. It's just they aren't cheap.
- TheOther1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33I'd rather have my flying car they promised us 25 years ago.
- gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29you could simply print a car with one of these babies.
- matriculated, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24I'm going to print my own 3d printer with one of these babies.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24Cool, I can't wait to send some MC Escher print jobs!
- break99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22And every geek know that the replicator is based on transporter technology. :-)
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+234D? So it's a combination 3D Printer/Time Machine?
- noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Coming soon... to the home. Read more than just the heading. No wonder engineers have so much trouble with directions.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16FTA:
“You could go to Mattel.com, download Barbie, scan your Mom’s head, slap the head on Barbie and print it out,” suggests Joe Shenberger, the director of sales for Desktop Factory. “You could have a true custom one-off toy.”
I think George Costanza demonstrated once and for all why that's a Very Bad Idea. - ideapower, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14"how primitive we will have had been" = future conditional past participle
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12"And $2,000 still isn't cheap for most of us."
Compared to the $15,000 to $25,000 they cost now, that is pretty cheap. There are a decent number of people that can afford a $2,000 printer. - Roger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Thats why they said "could be in HOMES".
- akaii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Error: Unable to print.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Error: Unable to print. Violation of copyright laws.
Error: Unable to print. Plastic jam.
etc. :/ - TheTaoOfBill, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11I wonder what would be the effect on the timeline if I printed hitler.
- thesmrt12004, on 10/12/2007, -1/+920 years from now they will be laughing at us about how primitive we are
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If HP has anything to do with this, then the printer will be $50 and the "ink" will be $10grand.
- borbosha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6They already can print in color. http://www.ideal.com/products/detail.asp?id=651&dpt=1
At my last job they were working at getting one. I had a chance to stop by and see it in action a few weeks ago. They are interesting in how they work but they definitely aren't going to be able to make high durability parts for cars or anything like that. The material is too weak, even with the glue. - Dipster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6PC LOAD LETTER!
Arrugh! - knugen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Completely irrelevant but I'm honestly curious now if "how primitive we are" shouldn't be "how primitive we were"... :I
- anguijm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Hey I have some ***** out of a 3D printer for sale maybe we should talk?
- DreKor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"As it will be a hard resin.... have fun..."
Girls have printers too. - calvmari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This is going to be fantastic for model building enthusiasts. Imagine printing your favorite action figure, anime character, then painting it yourself.
- Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Seems pretty cool to me. Now, how long until they can print in color?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5There are other ones that use epoxy glue stuff in an inkjet style delivery system that sprays the glue onto powdered plastic one 'slice' at a time.
After each pass another thin layer of plastic powder is spread over the already glued layer and more glue is sprayed, so its pretty similar to the laser thing but a lot less expensive than using high'ish power lasers to photochemically change the properties of liquid plastic. - strictnein, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yes, and the home market started with dotmatrix printers, now didn't we? You've got to start somewhere. The quality will obviously increase on these low end units.
- Shaman760, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The adult industry is gonna love this. "Honey could you print me up something maybe just a little bigger?"
- etx313, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4SOLD!!!
- Rileyper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5and then Edison came forth and stole the idea for shrinky dinks
- steven401, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6And $2,000 still isn't cheap for most of us.
- calvmari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Imagine if you could print "that missing part" in a project you're working on. You lost 1 or 2 screws out of 15, so having 1 or 2 weaker ones would be a life saver. Also, if you're missing a joint or something similar when you're building a large piece of patio furniture, print out the missing piece. Sure you couldn't print the whole thing, but printing the 1 or 2 missing pieces would be neat!
- Crystoberyl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4A whole new world for DRM. Likely that battery cover is covered by a patent or copyright, so this will be a great new problem.
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@brstilson
Yeah, that way a new toy comes out just as your kid breaks the current one..... again.... - thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4As it will be a hard resin.... have fun...
I guess even mannequins need some lovin' - Langford, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If it's being cost-reduced for home use, it won't be for anything fancy like car parts anyhow. I can imagine going out to the internet and finding toys and pencil holder type stuff. Every time a popular video game comes out, someone will probably rip the 3d meshes and share the print instructions for the game characters.
- Leonffs, on 11/20/2009, -7/+10Coming soon? We have these right now in the Engineering industry. We have machines that use lasers and polymer solution to create 3D prototypes of things we design in CAD and etc.
- geminitojanus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I print about three reams of paper a week in my room/office, but that's irrelevant to this discussion.
What is relevant on the other hand is a printer that could print dishes (cups, plates, forks), then melt down the dishes after I'm done eating and remake them later. This kind of device is just a few steps from market, and 3D printers becoming cheaper will greatly aid in that movement. - slearwig, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What this process needs is a modelling compound that can be instantly recycled.
Then when Johnny breaks his train, the original parts are remelted
in the printer to replace it.
And when it's time to wash the dishes, instead we throw them in the printer
bin and make new ones as we need them. - thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If anything.... I know parent's would kill for this thing if it comes to a reasonable price.
Kids break stuff. It's just a fact. And if you can pay $2000 + ~$100 every two years or so for supplies, It's a massive savings.
Think about Johnny's favorite train set that gets broken over and over. All you have to do is go to the computer and print out a new one! - Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3why would someone want a barbie with their moms head
sickos - rayman901, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3We already have a 3d printer in school, it's not too exciting. It's great for making prototypes, but it takes a while, and the parts are not very strong. Actually we just got a 3d scanner too, so we can scan something and then print it, making a new part. I think we're going to trick the freshman into thinking we have a teleporter :)
- df12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@crimsonalucard
Yep, physical objects will have to be patented just like software. Hopefully we'll have an overhaul of the patent system by then... Although this also brings up the issue of Open Source, Creative Commons, and etc. - akaii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That's okay, the pirates should have a solution in no time ;)
- aarongough, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I love the technology behind 3D printing I think these guys have bastardized it beyond usefulness... the resolution on their machine is LOW (0.01"!!)
If anyone is interested in this stuff check out http://hyperfabber.com ( sorry for the comment spam! ) - leoedin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://reprap.org/
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Kinda what your talking about! - HyperHacker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Now THERE'S a use for them. I wanna print myself up a Midna or something.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2way to spam your obscure search engine asshat.
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