Start-up XYZPrinting today released its first all-in-one 3D printer, which uses a 3D laser scanner to replicate objects placed inside the machine. While other 3D printing companies sell handheld ...

Using a 3D printer to make high quality parts is a great way to improve the look and appeal of any project. If you want to replicate something exactly, though, you’ll need either a very good set of ...

If there’s one thing to be learned from the internet, it’s that cats and 3D printers never get old. Almost every crowd funded 3D-printer campaign has ended in “great success,” and Peachy Printer is no ...

If you can 3D-scan it, you can 3D-print it – and Matter and Form has announced a super-versatile new way to do so. The Three system creates photorealistic, high-detail, full-color 3D scans of objects ...

The next logical step up from 3D printers has been realized: AIO Robotics has created a prototype for the first 3D printer/scanner/copier/fax machine ever and have ...

3D scanners are non-contact devices that digitally capture the shapes of objects and use that data to render a 3D model, which can then be used for any number of applications: construction, reverse ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004, I ...