In FAB

3D Printing Round-Up: Hats, Veins, Explosions and More

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Cell Cycle Ring via Ponoko

With Maker Faire last week and 3D printing buzzing the skin off the ever-loving lips of everyone talking about it, there’s news galore to satiate those in dire need of a 3d print news fix. Really, what would you do if you didn’t know that researchers had found a way to print blood vessels or that a new high-quality 3D printer was on the market OR that Elvis Pompilio has a new series of designer 3D printed hats and accessories coming out? Yes, your life would be dry and empty as the dust blown off a blown off a fresh ZPrinter 650 print. Here’s what to keep an eye on in fabulous world of fab this week.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Lenovo Releases Designers' Dream Tablet. Fails to Market it to Designers.

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I used to keep a watch on every sub-$700 tablet coming to the market. I was looking for a magical combination of specs that would make it the perfect budget Cintiq. After CES 2011’s disappointing announcements, the closest there was to what I wanted was the 7″ HTC Flyer. So, having found the best capacitive stylus out there, I bought an iPad and stopped trying to keep up with the endless parade of new Android Tablets. SolidSmack reader Avin tipped us off over the weekend to a tablet that—for a couple of reasons—had skated by unnoticed by the tech or designer crowds. The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is the closest thing to a Cintiq on the cheap. It’s too bad they have failed to market it that way. Hit the jump for a run down on what makes this tablet special, a video of it being used for drawing, and what keeps me from selling my iPad for one.

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First Solar Powered 3D Printer Preps Your Off-Grid Print Needs

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The SUN. It’s powerful, and loves to spend afternoons, in the sun (HA!), creating 3D printed trinkets with it’s own energy. Of course, it didn’t know about this until Mark Fuller, aka ‘RobotGuy’, came along with a solar panel cart, a Reprap Mendel printer and a convincing argument about ‘printing in space.’ Take a look at his off-the-grid approach and how he’s constructed it on the cheap.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Dealth Modal

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The grinders tore through the thick atmosphere, powering past the loops of canopied rail ivy. Mr. Trifler Husk cringed as the glass clattered up against his cane. I was silent, he thought. They never knew I was coming… no one… but these rabblerousers. Hmmppphh! Of course, they never had these links. Soukup – His process…

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In 3D CAD TECH

Windows 8: What to Know & How It Affects Product Design

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With the typical excitement that goes along with yanking USB cords from your mouth, Microsoft presented Windows 8 this week at BUILD conference Aneheim, with a precision and five-fisted blur of app-kickin’ karate chops that dropped the jaws of Windows users and Apple users alike. Microsoft is showing Windows 8 to be an OS that takes an equally capable touch/mouse interface and spreads it across multiple devices like a shiny layer greased gadget spittle. Yes, it’s lookin’ pretty slick, but how does it affect engineering, product design, the software we use and where we use it? Here’s a quick overview and a few things you’ll want to know.

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