SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features. With the increased availability of multi-color 3D printers, there is a demand for multi-color 3D models. However, there’s a huge problem: there are hardly any such models available in popular 3D model repositories. In fact, I took a cruise through Thingiverse and found only ~2300 entries tagged with “multicolor”. While that may sound like a lot of 3D models, it is only 0.05% of Thingiverse’s vast collection, or about 1 in every 2000 3D models. In other words, there really aren’t very many color 3D models to choose from when 3D printing. The alternative is…
With 2020 the way it is, celebrating Christmas might be a bit lonely for some. Maybe you’ve been cooped up “two weeks” already. Maybe you’ve thrown off the restraints of government tyranny. Either way, everyone needs a good hug. You can’t do much about social distancing and the rampant virtue signaling, but you can do the next best thing and get yourself a hug. A hand hug that is. By which I mean, a mug… with a sleeve… to stick your cold little nubs in: As you can see, Tama isn’t a hugging machine, per say (I’m pretty sure you can find one of those on eBay), but it’s the…
Yes, COVID-19 has made the year 2020 a living nightmare and yes, it’s still here… we think – Is it? No? Yes? Well, at least the flu is no more. You already know how some people are asymptomatic (meaning HEALTHY), which is used as an additional method to keep you in fear, but I digress. Now, your healthy cough can (allegedly) reveal if you’re haulin’ virus bits around unbeknownst or not. Magic A.I. 8-Ball Says… You Diseased MIT researchers Jordi Laguarta, Ferran Hueto, and Brian Subirana have developed an artificial intelligence model that is designed to distinguish COVID-19 asymptomatic individuals from audio recordings. By letting the A.I. analyze thousands of different coughs…
With 4K screens the norm nowadays, you would think there are many an option for portable 4K displays. Well, there are. There are just a couple of problems. First of all, there are a lot of options. Second, the combo of 4K, touchscreen, and features means a price point that skimps on one or the other. The Lumonitor brings the best balance we’ve found among portable 4K displays with the widest range of applications from coding and CAD to streaming and gaming, at a price-point that, while higher than some, is reasonable for what you get. Best Portable 4K Display for Price/Features The Lumonitor was built as a portable 4K…
German startup iFactory3D has now launched their inexpensive belt 3D printer on Kickstarter. Inspired by the 3D print community, Artur Steffen and Martin Huber developed an open source belt 3D printer design way back in 2018. They posted this design on Thingiverse, and apparently received demand from visitors to provide a kit to build the device. Here they discuss how the project started: While open source designs are freely available, that doesn’t mean anyone is capable of sourcing the parts and putting them all together. In reality, there are relatively few people that can do so compared to the masses who cannot. To address their needs, Huber and Steffen decided…
If you thought the Death Star was the biggest LEGO set in existence, then you’re still living in the 2010s, my friend. As of November 2020, the award for the biggest, baddest set in the Denmark-based toy company’s arsenal goes to the new 9,036-piece Roman Colosseum. Just ask LEGO designer Rok Kobe, who talks about the set’s many details in a recent video on the LEGO YouTube channel: According to Kobe, he never intended for the Roman Colosseum to be the largest LEGO set currently in existence; this was actually just a byproduct of him adding more detail to the build. Since the actual Roman Colosseum is a marvel of…