https://3dgeeks.com 3D News inspired by the latest industry trends. 3D Software, 3D Hardware, 3D Movies, 3D Art, 3D Pictures, en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:50:48 +0000 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:17:02 +0000 Esselbach Contentteller CMS https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/boston_dynamics_skynet_shill.html Boston Dynamics humanoid(ish) robot is better that you at jumping. Elon Musk see this and says, "We dead".... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:17:02 +0000 098410e113d67f73d3e38cd2945e2dd25c197cd8 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/sexycyborg_naomi_wu_is_back.html The SexyCyborg is back with a new unboxing video.... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:44:48 +0000 c5ff8d012907bcdca4c596d187083622e616c4f9 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/kind_of_a_cool_six_part_series_for_beginners_in_3d_modeling_and_printing.html Shapeways offers a free six part series (as of the writing of this article) for beginners in 3D printing and 3D modeling. I haven't gone through the whole series yet, so, if you do, please comment an... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:38:46 +0000 cb09c285dc5b08c23023083dfa13ba5c848cf914 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/mit_offers_a_free_sneak_peek_at_their_additive_manufacturing_short_course.html MIT is offering a free sneak peek at their 5 day short course. They are offering the free virtual session on December 5, 2017. The actual short course will be held from Jul 23, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018 for... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:04:31 +0000 17a1c7faf9abe1d2ebcf8bf33210e75823757833 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/why_do_all_the_360_vr_videos_today_look_so_pixelated.html A great, easy to understand(ish) primer on the reason VR looks so pixelated. ... Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:30:48 +0000 e091d1850febbacd7759ba20ab16dfa7ad6b065d https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/virtual_reality_is_here_and_its_a_huge_opportunity.html This is a decidedly optimistic article from Forbes magazine about how awesome Virtual Reality is. It clearly ignores some of the practical limitations and challenges facing the tech. It is worth the r... Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:24:02 +0000 7135099a48f0f45aa573d0fddd5c52e10976b64f https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/schwarzites_nuff_said.html Apparently the super math nerds at Rice University have also been studying history. Using work by Hermann Schwarz from the late 1800's, they are working to optimize efficiency in 3D printing. The sto... Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:57:17 +0000 64144d84fee38bbd50e5f87db543e2ea32e66213 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/the_first_direct_metal_print_from_asteroid_metals.html Planetary Resources has a dream. It wants to mine and process asteroids in support of colonizing space. One big step to making that dream come true is learning to utilize the material in space to surv... Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:30:07 +0000 2357ff2d00e4e5552c7e990d79a2e58d3eaf1851 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/top_6_3d_printing_gadgets.html Lockheed Martin compiled their top 6 gadget list for 3D printing. And by "gadgets" they mean industrial grade BAMF 3D printing.... Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:54:16 +0000 2bb421bbd2e646bae336526b30176061ed11ff1a https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/what_are_the_differences_among_virtualaugmented_and_mixed_reality.html A comprehensive article from RECODE about the fundamental differences between Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. Apparently they are pretty big and if mix your Realities up, you run... Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:02:22 +0000 618d370c83472a3094b9c178c5951526b5459bb8 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/secret_portal_to_3d_gravity_maps_of_the_earth.html The sneaky Australians at the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences through their EarthByte team have set up a secret portal of 3D globes. And by secret we mean not well advertised. You can vi... Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:24:33 +0000 1d36c75ea96d9a6a6aa5d82eeb5496cbfa92d7c0 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/embodied_intelligenceskynet_shill.html Embodied Intelligence wants to make it easier to train robots to rise up and take over the world with superhuman skills... at least that was my takeaway from this article in wired....... Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:08:00 +0000 818c615d15dc81a99c185267f0466855a9079a67 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/aexa_aerospace_is_embracing_mixed_reality.html AEXA Aerospace of Houston, Texas USA is embracing the Microsoft HoloLens to create 3D holographic representations of hardware and intuitive procedures to help streamline training and operations aboard... Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:02:55 +0000 d9134573ff25b69904ba65b8accf9b9458ecc812 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/imax_says_no_too_the_reign_of_3d_movies_is_over_in_us_cinemas.html Fans of 3D movies get more bad news, this time from IMAX Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:23:01 +0000 a38e106103a4fbf6efcbe5e76165426826d0b887 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/what_does_nearly_2_billion_dollars_buy_when_it_comes_to_augmented_reality_magicleap_vapor_or_the_future.html Magic Leap, an augmented reality company that has never shipped or even shown a product, has just gotten a $502 million investment on top of its nearly $1.4 billion in existing funding. The round...... Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:02:23 +0000 5583efd3706b8615ed3375757a9c1dfec261c00b https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/nasa_rocking_it.html Over the last decade or so NASA has started to loosen their grip on proprietary images. Aside from lots of cool crowd sourcing, they have opened a visualization resource library for public use. Everything from 3D models of the Eta Carinae Homunculus nebula to a file for printing a 3D topographical representation of the Mars rover paths... Get your kid an 'A' on their next science project. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:00:23 +0000 881e16610fd4e37c89020c2b018d9232d93750d4 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/lose_your_nose_in_a_vicious_sloth_attack_no_worriesprint_a_new_one_the_future_is_now.html The Swedish hi-tech firm at the forefront of using 3D printing to create human ears, noses and other body parts.... Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:35:13 +0000 3deba2982e11974d998d40f6dc18ca45f1bb4267 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/even_if_you_missed_the_printathonquite_an_informative_piece_on_the_basics_of_3d_printing.html Brandeis University's annual Printathon is coming up this weekend. Here are the basics of what you need to know about 3D printing.... Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:39:36 +0000 bea4e3710fb5653e7633ca7ec5dcaded9d6c60ad https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/factories_are_looking_toward_3d_printing_and_chemistry_to_produce_more_than_just_a_prototype_the_future_is_now.html https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21724368-recent-advances-make-3d-printing-powerful-competitor-conventional-mass-production-3d... Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:29:50 +0000 c16567f2503ced5b1db5f49979541b0ab0630664 https://3dgeeks.com/news_story/why_3d_tv_died.html As of 2017, 3D TVs are dead and are no longer being manufactured for the U.S. market. Find out why 3D TVs have been discontinued, and what lies ahead.... Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:17:51 +0000 1aae981005ebf94f0ff6fb091e5307c9f6b26258