Since 2009, MakerBot has been supplying hackers of 3D space the sophisticated tools necessary for transporting the bits and bytes of the digital realm into the physical world. Their latest ...

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 ...

The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner shown at SXSW is a prototype model and MakerBot will spend time testing, scanning, and 3D printing the items scanned with it. “We are super excited to ...

Two patent applications further reveal MakerBot’s user-friendly approach to additive manufacturing — as the market for consumer-facing 3D scanners gets more crowded. The MakerBot Digitizer, a consumer ...

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based 3-D printing company MakerBot announced today that customers can purchase a 3-D scanner for $1,400. Called the MakerBot Digitizer, the scanner is ...

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 ...

This week the folks at MakerBot have begun shipping the new Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner while – at the same time – they're introducing new filaments and an update to MakerWare. This Desktop 3D ...

Any 3D printing specialists whether they are a hobbyist or professional might be interested to know that the MakerBot Digitizer desktop 3D scanner, which launched back in August of last year for ...

It's easier than ever to print objects using 3-D printers like the MakerBot Replicator, but you need to be handy with digital modeling if you want to tell it what to print. The company's new Digitizer ...

As with most emerging technologies, 3D printing has been coming down in price and finding a wider audience. It wasn't long ago that buying a 3D printer meant assembling it and soldering connections ...

There have been a host of 3D scanners introduced this year. Some of them were designed as desktop models. Others went with hand-held designs. Examples include the NextEngine 3D scanner (pitched by Jay ...

Here’s a cool crowdfunding campaign that somehow escaped the Hackaday Tip Line. It’s a remote control SpaceShipOne and White Knight. SpaceShipOne is a ducted fan that has the high-drag feathering ...