3D Printer Village at the Vancouver Maker Faire 2014
Photos and video from 3D Printer Village at the 2014 Maker Faire in Vancouver.
Author: John
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3D Printing | Hacking | Hardware | Maker | Technology | Travel
Maker Faire Bay Area
I just returned from San Francisco where I attended the world’s largest Maker Faire in San Mateo (aka the Bay Area Maker Faire). I’ve been to and exhibited at a number of Maker Faires but this was my first time at the ‘big one’ which originated in the Bay Area 9 years ago.
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3D Book Update: Launch Party June 2nd!
Just a quick update about my book, 3D Printing with Autodesk. Firstly, you can read a chapter for free here (PDF). It’s one of my favorite chapters as it covers using 123D Catch to 3D ‘scan’ an object to make a printable 3D model like the cactus above. My friends at Zen Maker Lab have…
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May the 4th be with you
For Star Wars day, on May the 4th (get it), I 3D printed a couple of cool things. I also decided to further take my MakerBot to the dark side and designed an Imperial fan guard by remixing another one and the imperial logo: It was a day long affair printing this wonderful lightsaber model…
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Photography | Travel | Video
Flying up the Sunshine Coast
Recently I had a chance to check another item off the bucket list…fly a plane! My friend John has a 3D printer which I helped him get dialed in and he paid me back by taking me for a spin in his plane on a perfect day.
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Achievement Unlocked: I Wrote a Book about 3D Printing
This website has been a wonderful outlet for me to share some of my favorite things, places I’ve been and more. It started out as simply a place to direct people to for more information on something that interested me. I never imagined that, as a result of my little posts here, that a book deal would come my way. That’s just what happened last year. Apparently if you write about something enough, people think you’re somewhat of an expert and so I was asked if I’d like to write a book about 3D printing.
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Unboxing the Amazon Fire TV
Amazon made a big splash with the recent release of their new Fire TV
set top box. Positioned to directly compete against the Apple TV (both priced at $99US), it’s a pretty beefy little box for all your media viewing at home.
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Fan Expo Vancouver 2014
It’s that time of year again when you start seeing lots of people in costume on the streets of Vancouver as they all head down to the Vancouver Convention Centre for Fan Expo Vancouver. Here’s just a brief glimpse at some of the people and creatures I found on the expo floor: Fan Expo is…
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3D Printing | Maker | Reviews | Technology
Doodle3D WiFi box for 3D Printers
Basically, the Doodle3D is a little box that plugs into your 3D printer (with support for lots of them) and provides a simple app for sketching a design and then sending it to the printer.
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First Looks: Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo & Gear Fit
Today I had the chance to preview a bunch of Samsung’s upcoming new products, including their flagship smartphone, the S5. I’ve got a review unit for a little while so for now, here’s some of the highlights in photos: Quick highlights: beautiful larger 5.1″ screen with an emphasis in a more natural look than the…
