I have been introduced to 12seconds.tv, micro video blogging. I just had to record the future of manufacturing in 12 seconds. Fabjectory and Shapeways leading the way. Making virtual things real. 3d printing the future of manufacturing on 12seconds.tv

This years west coast event has, as usual, been very full of lots of conversation with all sorts of people. The IBM stand seemed to be a constantly busy place, and my shifts on there certainly were productive in terms of explaining what we do in general and what I do with the CIO office. [...]

I am a big fan of 3d printing . I tend to use it as an example of the next stages of virtual world interoperability with the real world. So when I see a new service pop up I always like to follow it (having not purchased my own printer yet as all my personal [...]

You may have noticed a good few references to another pet subject of 3d printers here on eightbar. Well here is another one. Mcor use the principle of printing out layers of paper that are then bonded together to create a 3d model. That is a really interesting approach, especially given the lower cost of [...]

Fellow eightbar member and Creative Director Brian Peaston pinged me today with some fantastic links. The first is to Desktop factory which by its very name shoudl give the game away. Desktop rapid fabrication with a 3d printer. A 3d printer for $5000 thats quite a significant price point. Maybe I should sell my Second [...]

From virtual to real back virtual then augmented mixed reality.

Judge hocho has created a real version of the eightbar tshirt

Today I received my fabjectory print of my avatar in Second Life.