Staples 3D Printing

Staples announces in-store 3-D printing service

Staples has started a new service called "Staples Easy 3D" that will allow customers to upload their designs to their website, then pick them up at a local office supply store, or have them shipped to their homes directly. The Iris printers employ an innovative method to generate objects, using reams of paper that are cut and printed while being stacked and glued together - thus producing a 3D print.

Socl

Microsoft opens its own social network

Microsoft recently unveiled its new social network to be used by the public. Signing up seems to be easy enough. I'd really like to see a new social network that trumps Facebook. Perhaps this could be it. Who knows? Apparently, it's not entirely easy to find the content you want, but that doesn't mean improvements won't be made to the site in the future. Check it out for yourself.

Mine Kafon

Mine Kafon: Tumbleweed minesweeper

I found this odd-looking piece of technology to be pretty interesting. It's basically a giant, electronic tumbleweed that is used to detonate land mines. It's made primarily of bamboo and biodegradable plastics, but also contains a GPS in the center of it. Attached to the bamboo reeds are those spiky, plunger-looking objects that will activate mines as it rolls over them. The structure isn't harmed by the mines and is light enough to be moved by a small breeze.