iMakr.com (opening April 2013) Retail Store. 3D Photo Booth You’re not a two-dimensional person, so why are all your portraits flat? At the MakerBot Retail Store’s 3D Photo Booth, we’ll fill out your* image with a 360-degree scan that captures your entire head and shoulders. It takes a little over a minute, and when you’re done you’ll get a scan file ready for 3D printing. You can then order a 3D print from a MakerBot Retail Operator and/or download your scan file from Thingiverse. Go ahead and share it with your friends and family!
Gum Ball Machine For just $5, you can bring home a little piece of MakerBot. MakerBot Gifts One of the best parts of visiting the MakerBot Store is the chance to grab unique gifts you won't find anywhere else. In-Store Demos The MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer is the easiest, fastest, most affordable tool for making professional-quality prototypes and models. MakerBot Filament Robots need food, too, and we give ours only the finest MakerBot Filament. In-Store Events New York, NY Boston, MA. 3D printers enter the retail arena: department stores and SkyMall | News. April 22, 2013 3D printers remains a niche product in 2012, with purchases primarily made by early adopters. Nevertheless, many developments demonstrate the technology are becoming mature and is expected to reach to home users in just few years. In Autumn 2012 3D Systems' Cube 3D printers were on sale during "Three Crazy Days" - action in the luxury department store De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands for a reduced price of 1,050 euro.
In those three days, gadgets lovers can indulge themselves in the various products that go on sale with crazy prices. "We'll soon see 3D printers in department stores. " Is it too early to predict that? Sainsbury's, the third largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, is currently analysing the possible impact 3D printing may have on the retail sector. "We have to prepare for the fact that consumers may soon not want to buy pre-packaged iPhone cases of the shelf, but build and design their own," said Sainsbury's IT director, Rob Fraser.
And. RapidManufactory, the 3Dprinting and rapid manufacturing place. Rapid Manufactory: First 3D printing shop in Middle East | News. April 22, 2013 Last month the Middle East's first 3D printing shop was opened in Beirut's Mar Mikhael neighborhood. This studio called Rapid Manufactory is founded by French architect Guillaume Crédoz, who spent 20 years in architecture business. It is the first place right on the street in Lebanon to offer design & modeling, 3D scanning, rapid manufacturing and prototyping of objects directly from CAD data.
In addition they also offer production of micro-series through investment casting and ceramic mold. In order to explore the technology and attract a wider range of customers, Crédoz's team has developed a variety of material compounds, for example a blend of polyamide and cement which can be used to produce precise concrete models, etc. The price of 3D printing service is around $1-$4 per cubic centimeter, depending on the materials the customer requires. Here you can find the price list. (Images credit: Rapid Manufactory) "It won't be like this for long.