A 15-Year-Old is Developing a 3D Printer That's 10 Times Faster Than Anything on the Market! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

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When it comes to global innovation, teenagers are leading the way. The latest teen genius to cross our radar is Thomas Suarez, a 15-year-old who claims to have designed a 3D printer that is ten times faster and more reliable than anything on the market.

It's quite a claim, but you would be foolish to discount Suarez. A few years ago, he made headlines when he created a Justin Bieber whack-a-mole game called Bustin Jieber. Since then has given talks to TED and the BBC. Now he is turning to 3D printing

3D printing has the potential to revolutionize everything from the medical i! ndustry to the way we produce everyday objects, however one of the major drawbacks is the time it takes to create something. An object the size of a basketball can take a day to make, so we're a long way from making Mission: Impossible-style masks in a few minutes.

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Hasbro's new site lets you sell 3D-printed fan art

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/21/superfanart/

Hasbro recently opened up its toy universe by letting you sell fan fiction; now, it's giving you a chance to make some officially-sanctioned toys of your own. The company has just teamed up with Shapeways to launch SuperFanArt, a site that lets you both buy and sell 3D-printed designs based on Hasbro's brands. You're currently limited to producing art based on My Little Pony, but other imaginary worlds will be allowed in the "coming months." You know, just in case you're not quite so fond of Pinkie Pie's crew. No, SuperFanArt's catalog won't be as good as picking up an actual doll or action figure. However, it might do the trick if you're looking for a simple desk ornament -- or if your kids aren't very fussy about their playthings.

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Netflix is testing a private mode that keeps your watching habits under wraps

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/18/netflix-privacy-mode/

If you've ever wanted to keep those embarrassing Netflix choices from family members or your social-networking pals, you might soon be in luck. According to the folks over at Gigaom, the streaming subscription service is currently testing a "Privacy Mode." This means that viewed titles won't appear in that Recently Viewed section on the main screen and they also won't factor into future recommendations. Select users across all of the company's locales are privy to the feature as part of the trial. Of course, there's a chance that it may never become a staple in the settings menu -- that's dependent on the results of the experiment.

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The Cute and Sometimes Creepy Creations of the Willy Wonka of Robots

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-cute-and-sometimes-creepy-creations-of-the-willy-wo-1607392955

Instead of killing kids during private tours of his fantastical factory, Alex Reben is a Willy Wonka-type character of a different sort. He builds robots for a living—seemingly just for fun—and while some of his creations are certainly distressing, they're all fun to watch, interact with, or just ponder. The folks at Cool Hunting had the opportunity to check out Alex's lab, and thankfully, they brought a camera.

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PC giant Lenovo halts US sales of small Windows tablets

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/18/lenovo-halts-us-sales-of-small-windows-tablets/

Lenovo has pulled all of its smaller Windows tablets from US shelves, citing a lack of demand. The world's largest Windows computer maker had two models on the market: the 8-inch, stylus-equipped Miix 2 and the ThinkPad 8. A spokesman told PC World that it'll shuttle remaining stock of both of those models over to developing countries where "demand has been much stronger." Lenovo will continue to sell all its other Windows-based tablets stateside, like the 10-inch Miix 2 convertible and ThinkPad 10, saying those models are selling well stateside. It's fair to say consumers won't miss the ThinkPad 8 anyway, as the model was saddled with terrible battery life and other issues. Ironically, Microsoft recently made Windows free for devices 9-inches in size or smaller -- but clearly the price was just one issue consumers had with small Windows tablets.

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Source: PC World

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