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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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3Doodler, the kooky 3D printing pen, is back with a new professional version capable of fashioning designs out of special plastics that contain wood, copper, bronze, nylon and polycarbonate. Unlike its predecessor, the pen on display here at IFA in Berlin is definitely not a plaything for kiddywinks. It can reach temperatures of up to 250 degrees celsius, so little …
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Bypass all that pesky lightsaber training at the Jedi Academy and find out how to build a Star Wars lightsaber hilt by using a Formlabs Form 2 3D printer, LED lights and resin materials. The video “Making a 3D-printed Sith Lightsaber Kit,” posted on YouTube on Wednesday by Tested, show how to build a Star Wars-inspired lightsaber but with a …
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If you’re a die-hard Voltron fan and just can’t wait for this fan-made Lego project to get made, you might be interested in this free set of blueprints that show you how to make your own Voltron Super Robot (complete with blazing sword!) using any 3D printer. Swedish designer Jurica Pranjic put together this model of the classic Lion Force …
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3D Robotics co-founder and president Jordi Munoz sees liftoff for the drone market through apps. Nick Statt/CNET SAN DIEGO — What separates a drone from a smartphone? Well, other than the fact that your iPhone can’t fly (yet), drones don’t have an equivalent app store. At least not for the moment, says Jordi Munoz, co-founder of the largest US commercial …
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Another iPhone launch weekend, another sales record. Apple sold 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models during the launch weekend, which is one million more than Apple sold at last year’s iPhone 5S and 5C launch. In this CNET Update, we let Android share the spotlight with news of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and a report on the Nexus …
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