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Kickstarted 3Doodler: It's a pen, it's a 3D printer

If 3D printers seem too expensive, or too technically complex, WobbleWorks' 3Doodler 3D printing pen looks like a budget- and user-friendly alternative. It also looks like a ton of fun.

The idea behind the 3Doodler is that it takes the core functionality of a 3D printer, essentially an extruder and a heat source, and jams it into a pen-shaped handheld device. Loaded with either ABS or PLA plastic, common feedstock for traditional 3D printers, the 3Doodler "prints" plastic objects by letting you draw them in freehand in three-dimensional space.

The brainchild of WobbleWorks, a robotic toy company formed … Read more

Leaked iOS 6 beta for Apple TV hints at apps -- finally

One rumor that didn't quite pan out following Apple's World Wide Developers Conference earlier this month, was that Apple would roll out a way for developers to make apps for its $99 set top box.

However a new beta version of iOS for Apple's TV box suggests that idea may still be alive and well in Cupertino.

Apparently unafraid of Apple's legal team, Brazil-based Apple tech blog MacMagazine (via Macrumors) has posted a video of an Apple TV set top box running a developer beta of iOS 6.

While seemingly unchanged from the current release, which … Read more

CNET TV Apple Byte: New iPad goodies?

CNET TV's Brian Tong takes us through the week in Apple including Apple's decision to pull "sexy apps" from the App Store, a report that shows AT&T may not be quite as bad as we all thought, and why it's still okay to "Wobble".

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Anger management in a bag

Imagine this scenario. You've had a bad day. You get home ready to do bodily harm to inanimate objects. That's where designer Jin-Sook Kim's "Weeble Wobble" concept steps up to the task.

It's really a lamp, but it's also anger management in an airbag. Punch the bag hard enough and, voila, the energy activates the light. To turn it off? Well, no instructions on that, but a couple of high kicks ought to do the trick. Even the "lost in translation" instructions on the Weeble Wobble--"Punch! And then the … Read more