There are a few major obstacles in the way of 3-D printing's imminent mainstream success: affordability, easy-to-use hardware, and easy-to-design objects. The MakerBot Digitizer isn’t exactly cheap -- ...
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. MakerBot founder Bre Pettis today announced the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner prototype it intends to sell ...
What's black and white and has lasers? The MakerBot® Digitizer™ Desktop 3D Scanner! The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner is a fast and easy way for anyone to create 3D models. MakerBot, the ...
When Bre Pettis unveiled MakerBot's Digitizer, you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. And, upon opening our own unit, it's easy to understand why. When you lift the plastic unit, swaddled in black ...
Many people use iPhones to keep their work with them while on the move. It can be disastrous when the phone is damaged, and the data on it seems to be lost forever. The digitizer is the part of the ...
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. MakerBot ...
Just like you can rip a song or a movie onto your hard drive, now anyone (who has an extra $1,400 to spend) will be able to take a physical 3-D object, scan it, and create a digital copy. MakerBot's ...
When I was a kid I was amazed by advances in technology. I went to a friend’s house when I was in fifth grade and his father had a PC – an IBM PC, I believe – with a built-in hard drive. We loaded ...
Yesterday, MakerBot announced the availability of its new Digitizer 3D Desktop Scanner. The concept is definitely a cool one: Take an object that’s up to 8 inches tall and 8 inches wide (and up to 6.6 ...