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I’m Going Back… Back to the Future

Posted by Matt Cipriano | 1 Comment

Okay, there is an article in today’s NY times about being able to print 3 Dimensional objects called “Beam It Down From the Web, Scotty.” The article discusses  technology that exists for printing 3D objects and how it is becoming a cheaper and cheaper endeavor and something we may start seeing in our homes in the coming decade. Not only is this totally awesome conceptually, but it adds a whole new aspect to shopping online. That new plastic item you’ve been waiting for- ready in a few hours time… Okay, so yeah, the technology is a bit limited now to spare plastic parts and decorative pieces of plastic, but we are entering a new phase in what it can mean to shop over the internet- once we get all the kinks worked out who knows what we will be able to order online.

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  1. American Madness » Blog Archive » 3D Printed Bones
    August 14th, 2007 @

    [...] ago about 3D printers that were able to produce small plastic parts designed on your computer (this one and this [...]

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