In their latest products Hewlett-Packard has experimented with a lot of three-dimensional images and augmented reality, and now some of these technologies is planned to move to the plates and laptop computers.

According to the manufacturer the PC on its mobile devices can handle three-dimensional images with their subsequent withdrawal of the 3D-printer. This feature is already supported by monoblock Sprout, and in the near future HP will a number of relevant mobile products.

“Our laptops and tablets will support the functions that carry augmented reality technology in real-world applications, – the general manager of the PC and HP printers Ron Coughlin. – Immersive developments appear in different segments, on devices of different sizes and in different usage models.”

Futuristic computer HP Sprout helps to imagine how would look desktops in a few years. With the help of three-dimensional camera Intel 3D RealSense monoblock Sprout scans the item, then the image is processed in a special touch panel Touch Mat, and the resulting object is displayed on the 3D-printer. In early January at the Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas, HP unveiled a new monitor “virtual reality» Zvr with a diagonal of 23.6 inches, the screen displays the three-dimensional projection. Images can be moved, scaled and rotated with the stylus, without touching the screen.

Developing Sprout and monitor Zvr, HP came out on the next turn of the spiral development of three-dimensional technology and its new products are closely related to the growing direction of 3D-printing.

“With Sprout and immersive technologies you create a virtual three-dimensional objects, and then turn them into real, printing out the 3D-printer” – said Coughlin.

The transition from Sprout to the plates will be carried out using the software Workspace, which allows to obtain shared access to three-dimensional images and perform various manipulations on them. Workspace layer is implemented on top of Windows 8.1.

“We want to build immersive environments in a wide range of products belonging to different price ranges – said Coughlin. – The ability to capture and modification of three-dimensional objects on the PC will be one of the driving forces behind the further development of our business, 3D-printing. “

HP intends to actively promote innovative solutions and after separation on the company’s HP Inc., which will deal with PCs and printers, and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, specializing in the supply of hardware and software for corporate clients.

TVs and displays to generate three-dimensional images have been around for many years, but the growth of their popularity prevents the need for special glasses. However, three-dimensional technology continues to improve. For example, the new tablet Dell Venue 8 7000, equipped with a 3D-camera Intel, able to measure the distance between objects. In Intel’s hope that in the future their 3D-camera can recognize objects and capture the mood of the people.

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Researchers at Harvard University have announced 3D-printer that can be used as consumables as thermoplastic and highly conductive silver ink that can be printed on it various electronic devices.

Printer sales company will Voxel8, which was founded by Jennifer Lewis, a professor of the Institute Wyss School of Biologically Inspired Engineering, founded at Harvard University.

The company employs Voxel8 mechanical engineers, software developers and experts in materials. All of them graduated from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The basis of the management team are graduates of the Harvard Business School.

Voxel8 maintains partnerships with Autodesk and uses computer-aided design system for creating electronic circuits, which are then printed on 3D-printer.

Voxel8 – is not the first company that manufactures printed circuit boards for 3D-printer. Last year a group of graduate students at Stanford University designed a special prefix for 3D-printer by which the board placed against the die, which allows you to quickly create working electronic prototypes.

Head of 3D-printers, developed by Stanford University and dubbed Rabbit Proto, designed for different versions of printer RepRap.

3D-Voxel8 printer can print special inks which dry at room temperature, while maintaining electrical conductivity.

After applying a layer of thermoplastic material on which is disposed an electronic circuit, the machine stops printing processor for installation. After the resumption of the processor is integrated into the electronic circuit.

Pre-orders for the developer kit accepted starting January 6. The retail price of the printer will be 9 thousand. USD.

Printer to print electronic circuits equipped with two heads – Thermoplastic and electrically conductive ink. In Development Kit includes a desktop 3D-printer for printing electronic circuits, conductive ink cartridges, a filament of thermoplastic PLA, as well as software for modeling and support.

Ultimately, Voxel8 plan to bring to market a wide range of functional materials and advanced platform for print, allow you to customize the working components.

Voxel8 already received funding from two venture capital funds and won the technological competition MassChallenge, which brought her another 50 thousand. Dollars.

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Analysts at IDC expect significant growth in the supply of 3D-printers in the coming years. These devices will soon become common household goods.

According to the forecast of IDC, by 2017 delivery of 3D-printers will increase 10 times, and in the short term supply growth will reach more than 2 times the value. Notes that in 2014 this market will come from HP. Konica Minolta also intends to begin distribution of high-end devices. Midrange solutions will offer Makerbot, Afinia and Lulzbot. Thus, the market will gradually be satisfied in different segments.

However, in 2014 the patent expires on the laser sintering technology. As a result, many small companies will be able to use this technology its decisions, which will open new possibilities for creating more sophisticated and inexpensive home 3D-printers.

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Philadelphia, became the first American city in which local authorities have decided to adopt a bill banning the use of 3D-printer for firearms.

Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, who initiated the bill, during the interview Philadelphia Magazine reported that at the moment he does not know anyone who would use the 3D-printing technology for the manufacture of weapons. Nevertheless, this does not mean that a ban is not necessary.

Recently, the web keeps popping news about functional and affordable models of weapons of plastic, printed on the 3D-printer and software that allows you to “encrypt” and put in the public domain 3D-model of illegal weapons. Philadelphia Local authorities fear that the plastic arms and metal detectors can fool existing security system, which in turn will lead to irreparable consequences. While it is difficult to say exactly how city officials will monitor compliance with the ban, because the 3D-printers can still be used at home.

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If a company specializing in 3D-printing, and government agencies are hoping to continue to control the spread of dangerous and illegal of 3D-models of various objects, they need to be more vigilant.

Late last month, Matthew Plummer-Fernandez, 31-year-old creative designer and technologist from Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London, presented to the public a special tool called Disarming Corruptor, designed to distort the drawings of objects that can be printed on the 3D-printer. He created the app allows you to change the 3D-model of the object beyond recognition. In order to restore the drawings need only pre-generated key. Only after that the object can be printed on the 3D-printer. In other words, Disarming Corruptor allows you to “encrypt” and put all the drawings of objects that can be printed on the 3D-printer on popular sites like Thingiverse.

Mr. Plummer-Fernandez says the idea of ​​3D-models of masking occurred to him for the first time when specialists iMaterialize denied in print that he created 3D-model of Mickey Mouse for reasons of copyright protection. Then he thought again about this venture as a site Thingiverse in 2012 removed all the component drawings 3D-arms. Appendix Disarming Corruptor distorts the shape and proportions of an object changes so that it becomes unrecognizable.

“When the patent trolls and law enforcement agencies will find encrypted 3D-models, they will see only abstract textures and distortion. In fact, the data files are the objects, but in need of renovation, “- says Plummer-Fernandez.

It also encourages the download encrypted drawing any objects on the site Thingiverse marked «DC».

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During the conference, Canalys Channels Forum 2013 in Bangkok, HP CEO Meg Whitman outlined the company’s plans for the future and announced an expansion into new markets. According to her, in mid-2014, HP will release its own 3D-printer, reports The Register.

We can not pass by such a rapidly developing market. The more that HP has invaluable experience in this segment, able to soon take the company into the lead. At the moment the development of 3D-printers – this is one of the priorities of HP labs, – said Meg Whitman.

It is known that in the process of developing its own 3D-printer, HP will pay much attention to two main parameters: the time required to print the object, and the cost of the printer itself.

At the moment, 3D-printing technology is in its infancy. This is a great opportunity for HP and we use it to 100%. By the middle of 2014 we will have something to show, – added the CEO HP.

Unfortunately, more details of what will be a 3D-printer HP, Meg Whitman has not disclosed. It merely pointed out that it would be completely “new technology”.

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Currently, the network has quite an interesting mention of the research project, Intel Labs. The project is called Jimmy and is a robot that is made up of components that have been printed with the help of 3D-printer.

Intel Futurist Brian David Johnson (Bryan David Johnson) during the event Maker Faire for the first time gave the project the general public. In the video, provided by the resource CBS, you can even see Jimmy, or rather his non-work modification, with my own eyes.

Resource AllThingsD notes that the process of programming Jimmy after the assembly is quite simple. Does not matter what program the smart phone. You can also download software created by other users. In this case, the installation process will not differ from the usual applications to run on iOS-and Android-powered devices.

According to Johnson, the main goal at the moment is to create a special set of tools costing less than $ 1,000, which will be available until May 2014. Until that time, he hopes to reduce the cost of a set of up to $ 500.

Users in New York City, where the event takes place, can obtain a free book entitled «21st Century Robot», which includes open-source component drawings robot.

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In London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, which is home to a large number of rare books from the world of art, replenishment. However, this time it is not rare picture and sculpture of the Renaissance, but only the world’s first gun printed on the 3D-printer, reports Engadget .

Museum managed to get just two prototype fire arm Liberator , which have been successfully printed on the 3D-printer, Cody Wilson, one of the founders of Defense Distributed, in May 2013.

Thus, the leadership of the Victoria and Albert Museum decided to present to the public in London is the original version of “The Liberator”, and do not go through the 100,000 other people who just downloaded the necessary drawings components and recreate an exact copy at home.

According to Cody Wilson, the original prototypes, “add a sense of authenticity.” One of the prototypes is so original that will debut during the London Design Festival exhibition in 2013 with a little deformed body, or rather its right side part.

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Many science fiction books, the authors describe some food generators that create any dish on the user of a special material – just select the desired and press the button. Concept Electrolux Atomium approached very close to this idea, though not the fact that he gets to the stage of commercial product.

The device is a kind of 3D-printer that uses as a raw material for printing not plastic, and food products. Its feature is the ability to replicate almost any small 3D-object in the form of an edible copy.

To do this, the device is integrated 3D-scanner and software that allows you to create three-dimensional images of the flat model. That is, the child can draw and get the desired result in the cupcake in the shape of a toy truck, for example. The company wants to make the most simple user interface to experience with the device does not differ from that on heating food in a microwave.

It is assumed that the food ingredients are placed in containers legs and the finished product falls into the center of the container main structure. It is hardly necessary to wait for the emergence of such a harvester in the coming years, but who knows what heights reach science in 5-10 years?

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ZEUS Now it is difficult to find a sector in which it is impossible to benefit from the technology of three-dimensional printing. It is used to model and create a variety of products, including firearms , but has not yet become available for most ordinary users. Company AIO Robotics is going to reverse the situation and preparing to release an interesting product – Zeus, which was named after the Greek god Zeus.

Novelty is a multifunction device which possibilities do not end with printing of 3D-objects. The device can scan, copy, print, and even faxed 3D-objects. According to the resource Quartz , the cost of new items at the same time will be much lower than the price of 3D-printer or scanner MakerBot Replicator MakerBot Digitizer. The cost of 3D-printer MakerBot Replicator ranges from $ 2,199 to $ 2,799, and the scanner is not yet on sale. At the same time, there is very little likelihood that the cost of the scanner MakerBot Digitizer fall below $ 2,000.

The manufacturer notes that Zeus device need not be connected to the laptop, as it is equipped with on-board computer. The user will receive four buttons: scan, print, copy and fax services. According to AIO Robotics, Zeus is much easier to manage than conventional printers.

It should be noted that the founders of a startup AIO Robotics is a graduate student at USC (University of Southern California). On the official website AIO Robotics reported that a fundraiser to launch mass production of Zeus through Kickstarter will start on September 4.

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