Except that mechanical strength of the toys is less when 3D printed than when injection moulded and so pieces are more likely to break off when chewed?
The most interesting thing about this in my opinion is that their software is only for iOS and Android, at least for now. No Windows/desktop option. Makes total sense IMHO.
Tengential but: sometimes I wonder how websites like these survive or even exist.
Reading an article on Fortune is hellish: ads trying to load, flash trying to activate, huge black banner with outsize logo (80% empty space), another banner linking to other sites of the network, big link banner to the left, ad underneath, and finally you get a tiny, cramped square on the screen to read your article.
Who reads this?
(In any case, a 3D printer at that price is pretty damn cool. Kids will grow up in a totally different world when they can 3D print toys at home, on demand.)
Print ads still are the bulk of Time, Inc.'s revenue. With the race to the bottom (as in quality) for online ad selling, we are merely reaping the results of monetizing online publications through selling (lots of) screen real estate.
Buzzfeed's model is very interesting. Attract traffic virally (You won't believe what happened next) to subsidize real investigative journalism. Similar to using ads to support foreign desks.
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[ 60.1 ms ] story [ 164 ms ] threade.g. http://3dprintingindustry.com/2015/10/28/toxic-abs-pla-fumes...
Reading an article on Fortune is hellish: ads trying to load, flash trying to activate, huge black banner with outsize logo (80% empty space), another banner linking to other sites of the network, big link banner to the left, ad underneath, and finally you get a tiny, cramped square on the screen to read your article.
Who reads this?
(In any case, a 3D printer at that price is pretty damn cool. Kids will grow up in a totally different world when they can 3D print toys at home, on demand.)
I basically cannot get either Business Insider or Huffington Post to load on my laptop unless I have an Ad Blocker installed.
Print ads still are the bulk of Time, Inc.'s revenue. With the race to the bottom (as in quality) for online ad selling, we are merely reaping the results of monetizing online publications through selling (lots of) screen real estate.
Buzzfeed's model is very interesting. Attract traffic virally (You won't believe what happened next) to subsidize real investigative journalism. Similar to using ads to support foreign desks.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/how-buzzfeed-parisian-cafe
Animated ads like the ones on this site are what made me start using adblockers years ago, I literally can't read the text when they're on the page.