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3D Print a Stormtrooper With Your Face On It

3D printers can make just about anything (even guns), but now they can also make your Star Wars fantasies come true. Disney’s “D-Tech Me” experience is returning this weekend, which will...
3D Printing Might Make Gun Regulation RIAA vs. NRA

In the 3D-printed future, politicians who oppose the NRA might do best by aligning themselves with the RIAA if the YouTube takedown of a video of Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson successfully...
HP Officejet Pro 276dw MFP Review

The HP Officejet Pro 276dw inkjet MFP offers speed and paper handling that’s more typical of laser MFPs plus sophisticated features like the ability to scan both sides of a page....
HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712dn Review

The HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712dn is a workhorse monochrome laser printer that can churn out documents at up to tabloid size. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Prints at tabloid...
HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570dn Review

The HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570dn is a color laser MFP with very good graphics quality and relatively low paper capacity. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Very good graphics...
Dismantle the State: Q&A With 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson

The immediate reaction to Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson successfully using a 3D printer to make an all-plastic gun, the Liberator, has seen pundits and politicians decrying the impending dystopia it heralds....
Researchers Use 3D Printer to Craft ‘Invisibility Cloak’

Researchers at Duke University say they’ve developed a way to use an off-the-shelf 3D printer to produce “invisibility cloaks” they first demonstrated seven years ago. The cloaking technology developed at Duke’s...
3D Printer Maker Ultimaker Opens Toy Design Contest

The 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has announced its Ultimaker 3D Printer Toy Design Challenge, in which participants are invited to submit CAD drawings of 3D-printable children’s toys. The five top entries,...
New HP MFP, Scanner Promise Small Biz Performance, Efficiency

Along with a host of SMB-oriented laptops, HP today announced a scanner and a multifunction printer (MFP) geared to small and mid-sized businesses. The HP LaserJet Pro Multifunction Printer M521 series...
Defense Distributed to Release 3D Printable Gun Blueprints

Given the current debate over gun control, now might not be the best time to release blueprints for the first entirely 3D-printable handgun. But that’s just what a 25-year-old law student...
Staples Selling 3D Printer From 3D Systems

Staples is now carrying the Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems. For $1,300, customers can spruce up their home or office with a Wi-Fi-ready, Mac- and Windows-compatible 3D printer. The machine...
HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer Review

The HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer can go toe to toe with low-end lasers for speed and paper handling while delivering better than par text for an inkjet. (4 out of...
Xerox Phaser 7100/N Review

The Xerox Phaser 7100/N color laser printers, geared to color printing at up to tabloid size for small to mid-sized offices, and busy workgroups, can print above-average graphics and photos. (4...
Xerox Phaser 6600/DN Color Laser Printer Review

The Xerox Phaser 6600/DN color laser printer offers a balance of speed, output quality, and paper handling suitable for a small office or workgroup with heavy-duty print needs. (4 out of...
Canon PIXMA MX455 Review

It seems incredible that you can buy a multifunction printer with fax for under £60, but that’s all this new office-orientated Canon PIXMA MX455 costs. Keeping the price down has resulted...
3D Systems Cube 3D Printer Review

Although the Cube 3D Printer doesn’t provide the hassle-free experience we hope for in consumer-oriented products, it’s relatively easy to set up and use, and provides decent build quality. (3.5 out...
Canon Pixma MX392 Office All-In-One Inkjet Printer Review

The Canon Pixma MX392 Office All-In-One Inkjet Printer’s low price makes it a reasonable fit as a personal MFP for light-duty use, particularly in a micro or home office. (3 out...
The 3D Printing Expo’s Coolest Creations

PCMag spent several hours at the Inside 3D Printing conference at New York City’s Javits Center this week, where about 30 vendors showed off their wares: 3D printers, objects printed by...
3D Printing Conference Hits the Big Apple

Is your business ready for 3D printing? The Inside 3d Printing conference and expo, being held today and tomorrow at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, will help...
The Top 10 Best AirPrint Printers

When Apple first included its AirPrint printing utility—which allows printing from an iPhone or iPad to a compatible printer on the same Wi-Fi network—in an iOS upgrade in late 2010, only...