With the da Vinci Nano, XYZprinting says it lowered the two barriers that have slowed 3D printer adoption: price and ease of use. At $229 (approximately AU$290 or £170) it’s certainly priced right for a portable single-color 3D printer. Features such as autocalibration and an autofeeding filament system make for simple setup. The Nano is …
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The Cheapskate’s favorite Cyber Monday deals of 2017
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! This 3D printer will run you just $160 — if you can get one. If not, check back …
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Cakes don’t need to be a traditional circular or square shape to be impressive. Thanks to the popularity of 3D printing, bakers of all skill levels can design a cake that looks like a prop from a sci-fi movie. Ukraine pastry chef Dinara Kasko has not only created inspiring geometric cakes, she’s selling her 3D-printed sphere molds — complete with her …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. If there’s a tech gadget I love as much as drones and Bluetooth speakers, it’s a 3D printer. Because what could be cooler …
Read More »Hong Kong police to reconstruct crime scenes with 3D printers
If you’re thinking about committing a heinous crime, you may end up being foiled by a 3D printer. Two 3D printers costing approximately $1,300 (AU$1,650, £1,050) each will be employed by the Hong Kong police to reconstruct crime scenes for death inquests and crime investigations, reported South China Morning Post. Hong Kong’s police have built 18 scale models of crime …
Read More »Get a Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer for $169.99
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Monoprice The universe is weird sometimes. Yesterday I was searching the interwebs for a part I needed for my Micro 3D …
Read More »The best cheap tech at CES 2017
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image The Coolpad Conjr is a really snazzy phone for the price. Coolpad Well, I’m home from CES, and I’ve got the …
Read More »Microsoft’s Paint brings 3D creation to all, even in VR
Microsoft is painting in a new dimension. The tech giant showed off an update to Microsoft Paint on at Microsoft’s Windows 10 event in New York. The program jumped from two- to three dimensional drawings and will be able import scans from cameras and Minecraft. It’ll also let you draw and make freeform 3D objects. The “Doodle Sketch” tool instantly …
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