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Shapeways and Kickstarter bypass 'traditional' mass production with crowd sourced capital and on-demand digtal fabrication in a perfect demand equals supply equation.
Shapeways announced today that it raised $6.2 million from Lux Capital, a New York venture capital firm. The company helps people create objects using 3D printing technology. It has printed over one million products in a number of different materials, ranging from “Elasto Plastic” to sterling silver.
Shapeways.com is the world's leading 3D Printing marketplace and community. They harness 3D Printing to help everyone make and share designs with the world, making product design more...
It is now possible to buy something pretty close to a Star Trek replicator for a few hundred dollars (or a few thousand if you don't want to play Scottie and build from a kit). The era of 3D printing is upon us, and if you listen to some of its devotees, it's going to change the world.
Success stories are everywhere. The Hidden Radio & Bluetooth Speaker, a recent project by John VDN and Vitor Santa Maria, has received raves from Wired.com, Core77 and BoingBoing. Designers...
Quirky then seems to be the yin to MakerBot's yang. The community participates just as passionately as the Thingiverse crowd, and the output, with Quirky's help, is good enough to...
An exciting project that may have long-term effects on the crowdsourcing industry recently completed its fundraising on Kickstarter. The Bukobot, created by Diego Porqueras, aims to make 3D printers affordable, the most basic model costing only $599.
E-commerce platforms dedicated to crowdfunded products have recently begun to pop up. At their core, they aim to answer the question, “What next?” that owners of successfully funded projects need to answer if they wish to turn their one-time campaign into a sustainable business. We highlight one of the newcomers.
We take a look at an infographic on the future of industry and consider how crowdsourcing and crowdfunding can mesh with emerging trends.
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