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I’ve been seeing a number of Mendel Max’s in the wild lately (Portland Maker Faire and at VHS) and really like a number of things about them so I ordered a set of parts from Lulzbot.com and have spent a little bit of time (roughly) putting it together using a set of parts I printed…
Here’s a great video from Discovery Channel Canada that shows off the DShape 3d printer I mentioned previously that my friend JF Brandon used to print the amazing Rygo that is currently on display at VanDusen Gardens in Vancouver. Thanks to Robot Dreams for the heads up!
This week on News 1130 Radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Roku Smart Stick: Roku is launching their new Smart Stick next month that will plug into a number of different Smart TVs currently on the market and add a bunch of new content options wirelessly. The Smart Stick looks like a thumb…
This past weekend I spent about five days in Portland to attend the XOXO Festival. This was conference/festival that was funded using a Kickstarter campaign a few months ago. With only 400 tickets available, I hopped on board and bought my ticket inside the 48 hour window before they completely sold out without even knowing…
This week on News1130 radio in Vancouver I talked about these items: iPhone 5 Rumour Roundup: My guesses – same design as 4/4S but bigger screen (4″seems likely), new dock connector (possibly just micro USB rather than new design), LTE, improved camera (no idea what they’ll do here, better sensor?), no NFC (uptake has been…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Jewellers now have a 3d printer for custom castings: 3d printing has begun to affect another industry with the announcement a new 3d printer, the 3Z Studio from Solidscape, which is targeted at jewellers. The desktop printer creates complex wax patterns from…
Last night at the Vancouver Hack Space (VHS), there was a build night for all the local buyers of Tantillus 3d printers. There were 11 Tantillus’ (tantilli?) in the room in various stages of completion, plus a handful of other awesome printers in the hackspace. I worked on my Tantillus and made some progress. All…
Today, the SXSW panel picker went live. This is the system which helps the SXSW team decide which, of the 3000+ submissions they received, should get a spot for 2013. Votes (thumbs up/down) only accounts for 30% of the scoring with the rest made up of scores from a committee. I submitted an idea for…
Sculpteo has posted this great infographic that covers off many aspects of 3d printing: It was actually posted last year but is still a great explanation of the technology and where it’s going. (via 3Ders.org)
On the weekend, during the Vancouver Island Mini Maker Faire, we had a chance to finally play around with ReconstructMe. It’s software that allows you to create 3d models using the Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sensor. Long story short, we can not believe how well it worked our first try: The software was a little fussy…