3D printing keeps coming down into the realm of the everyday. Services like Shapeways allow designers (and anyone else) to easily upload 3 dimensional designs, have them printed and delivered in a matter of days.
Now, Treehugger reports that desktop 3D printing has crossed over into being a reality. Desktop Factory is releasing a 3D printer that’s not much bigger than a laser printer - and relatively inexpensive too. It will retail for $5,000, which is less than 1985’s $6995 Apple LaserWriter - which is considered the device that sparked the desktop publishing revolution.
[via Treehugger]
Bring on the Idoru!
October 31st, 2008 at 9:37 am
That’s interesting, but note that the 3D printer is about 2X the price of the Apple printer when you account for 23 years of inflation.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:27 am