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You stop mid-sentence. Thoughts of a 3D printed Phoenix rising from the ashes explode in your mind. You tear your shirt sleeves off, raise your fist and suddenly realize your in the midst of a client design review. It happens. Especially when you’re thinking over various ideas to submit to a 3D print contest. CGTrader has just the challenge for you. They and a host of others are teaming up for the 2013 CGTrader 3D Printing Competition. There are four giant prize packs going out, with the best model and the best model portfolio receiving a load of 3D Printing goodies, including an Ultimaker 3D Printer.
How do you 3D print a house? This week’s guest is robotics expert and CEO and Founder of the D-Shape large-scale printer, Mr. Enrico Dini! Enrico was recently featured in the documentary The Man Who Prints Houses, which centers around the development of his large-scale 3D printer and his vision for a future of 3D printed houses. We had a moment to talk with Enrico at the 3D Printing Industry convention a few weeks ago in NYC.
Back in early 2012, Nike introduced FuelBand to rave reviews and a wide spectrum of users…those who actually use it and those who consider it a fashion accessory. Around that same time, Google had announced the Glass Project — which resulted in what we are seeing today with the Google Glass…effectively creating the Wearable Technology product category. While this is certainly an exciting time, there are still a lot of questions left unanswered. Where does the balance between function and fashion reside, and what will and won’t work in the coming years as Wearable Technology becomes a high-growth market? Tim Cook chipped away at some questions regarding the current state of Wearable Technology in a recent All Things D interview. Here’s what he had to say.
Unveiled yesterday in Brazil by Nike, the latest advancement in football (soccer) boot design came in the form of a boot that utilizes the new NIKESKIN mesh for an upper, effectively allowing the player to get as close as possible to the sensation of playing barefoot. How is the game changing and how did the design team find the answer to this new playing style in the Hypervenom?