It seems that Creality is developing a belt-driven 3D printer, and that has several implications. Creality is well-known for producing several very popular and inexpensive desktop 3D printers that have gained lasting places in the community. The CR-10 was perhaps their first big hit, followed by the immensely successful Ender 3. Most recently they updated that machine with the Ender 3 V2, which seems destined for similar successes. Now the company is leaking information about an entirely new 3D printer with a radically different design. The apparently upcoming CR-30 differs from previous models in that it uses a belt-driven design. Belt-Driven 3D Printing The concept of belt-driven 3D printing is…

There are a handful of tools I’d put in the absolute must-have category. One of those is a battery tester. I’ve had the Amprobe BAT-200 Battery Tester for the last seven years and it has saved its meager cost in time and batteries saved. If you’re a parent or someone who goes through batteries and have a lot of different types of batteries flowing through the home, a single tester that takes them all on and doesn’t require another battery or electricity to operate is essential. And this best part, it’s good quality and CHEAP. Amprobe Battery Tester – $5.45 Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting much from such a inexpensive gadget…

While most people remember the Nintendo Game Boy as one of the first portable game devices, they tend to forget the number of peripherals you could attach to it: a modded backlight to illuminate the screen, a Game Link Cable to connect two or more Game Boys together, the list of accessories goes on and on. Possibly one of the oddest attachments of the original Game Boy is its officially licensed camera. Compatible with all versions of the Game Boy excluding the Game Boy Micro, this 128×128 pixel camera shot greyscale photo you could edit and print using thermal paper. The camera was used to print selfies or drawings created…

3D across the web, devices, screens, and reality has been ramping up considerably over the last few years. 2020, however, has brought more 3D capability to the web with browsers boosting device support for both WebVR and WebXR APIs and <model-viewer> hitting API stability. This means one thing – there will be more 3D on the web. From Khronos Group: <model-viewer> is an open source web component that brings glTF™-based interactive, accessible 3D content to your website with a single line of HTML, including AR placement on both Android and iOS. New with v1.1 of <model-viewer> is a scene-graph API that allows basic access to the glTF model source, enabling…

MakerBot announced a new service called MakerBot CloudPrint, which is intended to deliver a seamless 3D printing experience to clients. MakerBot Print Up to now MakerBot 3D printer operators would use MakerBot Print to prepare and schedule jobs for attached MakerBot devices. That tool has been around for several years, and it’s proven to be quite useful. When I tested it on the Replicator+ I found the experience using a networked slicing tool to be transformational. Instead of tediously loading prints onto a stick or card and walking it over to the 3D printer, it was then as simple as pressing “Print” in MakerBot Print, and the file would be…

I personally love running long distance but like many others who don’t, I somehow do better when I’m paced against someone else. It may just be a competitive nature but seeing someone trying to outrun me makes me want to one-up them instead. The Ghost Pacer by engineer Abdur Bhatti is made for those who are motivated by another runner but even more for runners who desire someone to pace them to improve their run and strengthen their body. Only, instead of going up against a real person, you’re running against your holographic 3D avatar. Your Personal Running Coach The Ghost Pacer device is a 90-gram, mixed reality headset which…