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CreoPop: the handheld 3d printer, in pen form
Toronto Artist Posts Video Game Neighborhood Watch Signs
R2-D2, the serving table droid: giving Jabba new ideas
Samsung Android Wear Smartwatch Could Be the Surprise of Google I/O 2014

CreoPop: the handheld 3d printer, in pen form

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT

We’ve talked so much about 3d printing lately, as it’s all the rage, but regardless, not many people are familiar with 3d printing pens such as the CreoPop.

The concept of the 3D printing pen is not something new, and the most well known name is probably the 3Doodler: a device that is a mix between a glue gun and a printer, using the same filament from the regular 3d printers. But, here comes the CreoPop to challenge it for the throne, a 3D printing pen that uses resin instead of filament. What the CreoPop does is curing the resin with UV light, which solidifies it without having to use any sources of heat: this means no more painful burns.

They have several types of materials available for the pen (shall we call it “ink”?) such as glittering, glow in the dark, aromatic, body paint (taking full advantage of the whole “no burning” that we mentioned above), elastic, and conductive. They have finally launched their indiegogo campaign, asking for $40,000, which they have already surpassed. With many days still to go, we’re incredibly excited to see how this campaign will end, and what’s next for this little project.

Source: Makezine

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Toronto Artist Posts Video Game Neighborhood Watch Signs

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Beware Toronto criminals! This neighborhood is protected by an all-star guard of video game heroes.

A neighborhood guarded by the likes of Super Mario, Samus from Metroid, and the Blue Bomber himself, Mega Man? Sounds like a neighborhood I’d want to live in.

Toronto artist Andrew Lamb decided upon himself to give the community where he lived the heroes they deserved by printing up these video game inspired neighborhood watch signs. Printed, as in the clever wheatpaste portraits Lamb used to easily transform the signs hanging around his block – around 70 neighborhood watch signs, to be precise.

Not only did Lamb use video game characters as his subjects, but also famous movie and television characters, like Bruce Lee or Inspector Gadget (the greatest crime-fighting duo ever), which you can find tons of pictures of over at his Instagram account.

I doubt Lamb's own neighborhood watch signs will have much effect on would-be criminals, but against either a fire-breathing king lizard, giant alien pterodactyl, or a gang of renegade robots created by a mad scientist, they might just do the job. And you know what? That's enough piece of mind for me.

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R2-D2, the serving table droid: giving Jabba new ideas

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:00 AM PDT

When we got a peek at Jabba’s canteen in Star Wars, we noticed most of the waiters were droids. After seeing this creation, we get it: they’re just cooler than organic things.

If you’re feeling as evil as Jabba, or just would rather have these instead of humans going around with the drinks, all you have to do is check Etsy seller Starbays page. There, you’ll be able to acquire these fiberglass statues for mere $1,495.99 USD. Buyers get to pick wheter they want R2-D2 or C-3PO, and the color scheme at that. Keep going down for another picture of our golden buddy.

Source: Technabob

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Samsung Android Wear Smartwatch Could Be the Surprise of Google I/O 2014

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT

Not long ago, it looked like the South Korean tech giant would keep its family of smartwatches Android-free, but according to recent rumors, the company might have a surprise for us in the form of an Android Wear smartwatch, which would be launched at Google I/O 2014.

After launching 3 Tizen OS wearables and leaving the impression that it was severing its relationship with Google, Samsung returned the search giant to the BFF status. The Android Wear smartwatch that Samsung will launch on June 25 and 26 is said to be similar in functionality to the ones running Tizen OS, and the design shouldn’t differ much, either.

In terms of hardware, rumor has it that there will be two versions, one based on Samsung’s own chips (a new version of Exynos, I assume), and another based on Qualcomm. At the time being, it is unknown which of the two will be showcased at Google’s event. If I were to take a guess, I’d say that the Korean company would take more pride in launching a device based on its own chip.

While the Korean company didn’t specifically say that it has an Android Wear smartwatch in the works, it did mention that it’s continuously looking to innovate, and a device based on a version of Google’s mobile operating system that’s specifically tailored for wearables would be a firm proof of that. Moreover, sources close to the company stated in an interview with Cnet that there is a tiny possibility that all the attendants at Google I/O 2014 might receive a Samsung Android Wear smartwatch.

Unlike LG and Motorola, which will also be launching Android Wear smartwatches at Google’s event, Samsung has a lot more experience in this field, so it’s probably not wrong to assume that its product will outrank the others. On top of that, Samsung has made wearables based on more than just Android, so it has a different perspective on how things work.

Google definitely enjoys teasing us. Android Wear, the new version of its mobile OS built with wearables in mind, has been launched in March, but there are still no commercially available devices based on it. Things might change at the end of this week, when we’ll get to see at least to smartwatches running Android Wear. As far as Samsung’s new smartwatch is concerned, it remains to be seen if the rumors are true.

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