The Week in 3D Printing – Jan 28th to Feb 3rd
As yet another week comes to an end, we provide you (as usual) with the latest 3D printing goodies of the past 7 days. So let’s get to it and see what this week had in store for us.
Designer Schreer Delights 3D prints a working gramophone for his iPhone
When a power outlet is out of reach and you’re in need of some loud jams, the iPhone speakers don’t often cut it. Sigh no more. Schreer Design has created an analog amplifier for the iPhone called the iVictrola Gramophone, based on the old Gramophones of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
The Imagine 3D Printer from Essential Dynamics is now for sale
The Imagine 3D Printer made her big debut at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. Imagine was very well received and made a big splash. Now she is ready to make a big splash in your life! From Essential Dynamics.
3D Printing Company Layerwise is features on Belgian TV Show
This is one for those of you that understand Dutch. It’s basically an interview with the company Layerwise about the world of 3D printing and its production methods. Materialise also gets mentioned towards the end of the movie.
i.materialise jumps on the color train to dye its polyamide prints
At i.materialise we all love the polyamide material. We love it so much that we couldn’t wait any longer to give it some extra colors, four extra colors to be exact. From now on you can get your models dyed in red, blue, gray and black. Do you prefer to spray paint them? No problem, we can do that for you in either black or white as well.
Tinkercad gets a makeover and impresses us with it
Tinkercad is an impressive browser based 3D printing modeling tool that has brought happiness and joy to many creative minds. Its intuitive interface and its powerful tools have made it possible for countless 3D print hungry individuals to bring their creations to life. Now they have made that experience a whole lot better!
The new Tinkercad
The i.materialise website also gets a sleek makeover
It’s only the first step within a long process where you’ll see what else our web wizard Franky has in store for you. The website looks even cleaner and is more accessible to the public. Have a look for yourself and let us know what you think.
CNN covers the making of a 3D printed violin
Ok, we know that the whole “print me a Stradivarius” is nothing new, but this video on CNN did start becoming popular around this week so we thought we’d share it with you anyways.
MGX offers you the opportunity to win a burgundy 3D printed Lotus.MGX
In honor of Valentine’s Day, .MGX is giving away a Lotus.MGX lamp and Krizant.MGX necklaces. Simply send us a photo of your favorite kiss and you will automatically be entered to win. A picture of the main prize can be seen below.
The lovely Lotus in all its glory by designer Janne Kyttanen
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. We hope you enjoy the news and wish you all a lovely weekend!
