3D Printing Comes Home with the Cube and CubeX
3D printers are changing the way designers can test their models and, let’s face it; they are also a lot of fun. However, the cost of doing it yourself has always a hurdle. 3D Systems has two 3D Printer models that will meet your printing needs and no doubt keep the kids entertained as well. Their base model, The Cube, can print in one color and create anything in a five-and-a-half inch square space. The Cube is a great choice for the home user that wants to explore additive printing and comes complete with a print cartridge, software [...]
You Can Take It with You with the Seagate Wireless Plus Drive
Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) I don’t usually get excited about an external hard drive or mobile storage, and then I heard about the Seagate Wireless Plus. This is the perfect family accessory for storing your streaming media, photos or music. The Seagate Wireless Plus offers one terabyte of external storage, meaning it can hold almost 500 movies or shows, thousands of music files and an unthinkable amount of photos and documents. The device broadcasts its own wireless network so transferring files is as easy as dragging and [...]
The Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Development Kit from Bitcraze
Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Bitcraze is releasing the Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Kit in small batches, a few hundred at a time, and its, "coolness" factor is getting it a lot of attention. The assembled kit sets my imagination running with ideas for buzzing friends and coworkers. However, before you grab one of these thinking you will have the coolest toy flying around the office, there are few things you need to know. Bitcraze is selling this as a development platform, not a toy, meaning you will need [...]
Rip and Flip the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix
Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix release was delayed until later this spring, which got me wondering, "What’s a Helix?" The Helix was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show and is being marketed as a, "Rip and Flip" mobile computing platform. According to Lenovo, it is primarily an Ultrabook with the added benefit of a removable and very light tablet. The tablet can be removed or, "ripped" and flipped on the base for presentations. This also allows users to fold the device down into a [...]