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Visual Prototyping with CastAR & a 3D Printer (VIDEO)
For today we’re featuring a pretty cool new video featuring Ryan Smith, the lead artist from Technical Illusions, the company behind CastAR, “Projected Reality” VR clip-on. In the video Ryan shows how they’ve managed to utilize CastAR into the 3D Printing process. The VR clip-on allows you to see the 3d design inside a 3D Printer, before you print it. Continue reading “Visual Prototyping with CastAR & a 3D Printer (VIDEO)”
This DIY 3D-Printed Google Glass Clone Is All Kinds of Cyberpunk
Proto-cyberpunks rejoice: We’re one small step closer to the neon-washed world of dirty tech and night-shrouded alleyways filled with the unscrupulous vendors of hacked and otherwise DIY devices that we’ve dreamed of since we first had our minds blown by Blade Runner. Continue reading “This DIY 3D-Printed Google Glass Clone Is All Kinds of Cyberpunk”
3D Printing Project Gives Smartphone Virtual Reality Vision
Maybe it is because it is the first taste of real wearable technology we are going to get, maybe it is because the Oculus Rift team is an example of extremely successful and practical, forward thinking “making”: for these, and probably many other reasons, some of the items that people put the most passion for 3D printing into are virtual (and augmented) reality visors. Continue reading “3D Printing Project Gives Smartphone Virtual Reality Vision”
Partnership of MakerBot’s EcoSystem and SoftKinetic for Next Gen 3D Scanning Products
MakerBot and SoftKinetic, a leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, have excitedly and jointly announced an exclusive strategic partnership at the start of this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show. Following Makerbot’s earlier hardware revelations, this partnership is expected to help MakerBot expand its 3D Ecosystem and 3D printing platform, and enhance the ease of use and connectivity of MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers and Scanners. This strategic partnership is also expected help SoftKinetic enhance its 3D camera technology for 3D scanning.
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3D Scanning Smartphone App (VIDEO)
When we talk about 3D scanners, usually we’re referring to expensive, tripod or robot-assisted devices that cost several thousand dollars. Those days may be in the past, however, as researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an app that will allow any smartphone to accurately scan and display models in 3D. Continue reading “3D Scanning Smartphone App (VIDEO)”
Watch Music Turn Into A 3D-Printed Augmented Reality Sculpture (VIDEO)
Hearing sound isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Seeing sound. Interaction designer Lukazs Karluk put an audio clip through a gauntlet of digital and physical transformations, resulting in an augmented reality tabletop sculpture. Continue reading “Watch Music Turn Into A 3D-Printed Augmented Reality Sculpture (VIDEO)”
Top Tech according to NASA’s Tom Soderstrom
NASA has been at the forefront of technology and research for decades now. Continue reading “Top Tech according to NASA’s Tom Soderstrom”
Preview Your 3D Printed Objects In Real Time With Augment
If there’s one problem with 3D modeling and printing its that you never really know what you’re going to get. Continue reading “Preview Your 3D Printed Objects In Real Time With Augment”
Ever wondered how far to scale 3D printing?
3D printing and augmented reality. Continue reading “Ever wondered how far to scale 3D printing?”