Sure, there’s really not much of a DIY presence amongst the shiny new mass produced gadgets that line the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES, but MakerBot’s public appearances at the show managed to leave an impression on just about everyone who spotted the company’s newly announced Replicator 3D printer . Founder Bre Pettis stopped by our stage at the convention center’s Grand Lobby, becoming our final interview of the show
Sure, there’s really not much of a DIY presence amongst the shiny new mass produced gadgets that line the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES, but MakerBot’s public appearances at the show managed to leave an impression on just about everyone who spotted the company’s newly announced Replicator 3D printer . Founder Bre Pettis stopped by our stage at the convention center’s Grand Lobby, becoming our final interview of the show
For those of us addicted to plastic, “I love you” hardly holds the same clout as those three magical words: “we accept credit.” Taking the dream one step closer to plastic payment monogamy is the mobile checkout service , Square . According to founder Jack Dorsey, the company has hit a milestone today, signing up over one million small business owners ready to swipe
For those of us addicted to plastic, “I love you” hardly holds the same clout as those three magical words: “we accept credit.” Taking the dream one step closer to plastic payment monogamy is the mobile checkout service , Square . According to founder Jack Dorsey, the company has hit a milestone today, signing up over one million small business owners ready to swipe
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Square snags one million merchants, liberates the cashless
Wanna create your very own microscopic steam engine? Just take a colloid particle, put it in water, and add a laser.
Wanna create your very own microscopic steam engine? Just take a colloid particle, put it in water, and add a laser.
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Researchers build world’s smallest steam engine that could
In an attempt to edge its way into the crowded mobile payments market, a new credit card scanning system is saying “ah, hell no!” to typing and swiping.
In an attempt to edge its way into the crowded mobile payments market, a new credit card scanning system is saying “ah, hell no!” to typing and swiping.
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Card.io SDK takes swipe at competition with camera-enabled mobile payments (video)
Samsung’s been a frequent source of frustration, teasing us with its fabulous flexible displays for years , while never giving us a date when we could buy one for our very own. However, word on the web suggests that Sammy is finally ready to unleash its pliant panels upon the world in Q2 of 2012
Samsung’s been a frequent source of frustration, teasing us with its fabulous flexible displays for years , while never giving us a date when we could buy one for our very own. However, word on the web suggests that Sammy is finally ready to unleash its pliant panels upon the world in Q2 of 2012
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Samsung to finally roll out flexible AMOLED displays for public consumption in 2012?
See that iconic UPS truck above. It looks like your standard cargo truck, but it’s actually made of plastic.
See that iconic UPS truck above. It looks like your standard cargo truck, but it’s actually made of plastic.
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This is UPS’s Next Generation Truck. And it’s Plastic. [Design]
Go ahead and drive your SUV to the plastic factory: The French have discovered the first habitable planet in another solar system. It’s called Gliese 581d, and it’s a mere 20 light years away. More
Go ahead and drive your SUV to the plastic factory: The French have discovered the first habitable planet in another solar system. It’s called Gliese 581d, and it’s a mere 20 light years away. More
Sizable schnoz? Problem proboscis?
Sizable schnoz? Problem proboscis?
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Beauty Lift High Nose puts the plastic in (and leaves the surgery out of) plastic surgery
Who can forget the Plastic Logic Que proReader — a textbook study on the vaporous gadget. Start with an incredible (but truthful) claim to have developed plastic semiconductors that could be used to fabricate flexible e-reader displays .
Who can forget the Plastic Logic Que proReader — a textbook study on the vaporous gadget. Start with an incredible (but truthful) claim to have developed plastic semiconductors that could be used to fabricate flexible e-reader displays .
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Plastic Logic receives massive $700 million Russian investment
The Department of Homeland Security has something they call the Threat Advisories , these come in 5 levels. Turns out some people would like to have one of these hanging on their wall so that they can crank up the threat level when they want to. Michal Zalewski thought it would be a good idea to make a display of his own , the display uses the same concept as the Word Clock we featured yesterday. Michal painted the back of some plastic black and then used a CNC machine to mill the letters into the painted side of the plastic to reveal the letters
The Department of Homeland Security has something they call the Threat Advisories , these come in 5 levels. Turns out some people would like to have one of these hanging on their wall so that they can crank up the threat level when they want to. Michal Zalewski thought it would be a good idea to make a display of his own , the display uses the same concept as the Word Clock we featured yesterday. Michal painted the back of some plastic black and then used a CNC machine to mill the letters into the painted side of the plastic to reveal the letters
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CNC Milled LED Backlit Sign Build
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