Friday, July 28, 2017

Startup Digest - 3D Printing - Vaginas, Guns and Toys - July 28th

Startup Digest

3D Printing

July 28, 2017

Don't worry, this digest is still PG-13 ;)

How are ya?

I've been digging up old movies and music lately for the hell of it and it's been fun. For example, DETOUR by Patti Page (from 1951) is an interesting song that talks about regrets in life. 

Other than that, I've been listening to old lectures by Napoleon Hill. For context, he's considered to have written the most robust writings on wealth and success (at least in my opinion). 

Anyway, as far as 3D Printing goes, it's quite light.

We'll be covering:

1.) 3D Printed vagina kayaks (yeah :P)
2.) A bit of discussion on 3D Printed guns
3.) 3D Printed toys potentially disrupting the toy industry
4.) A fun design to 3D Print
5.) The 3D Hubs trends report
6.) Simplify3D releasing a new version of their software.

That's it.

Hope you'll enjoy your Friday.

As always, let me know if I missed something. Also, feel free to let me know if you have any requests on what you'd like to read more. I am interested in your feedback so I could improve the quality of information + value in this digest. 

Until next time, my friend,
Dilanka

Contemplation:

"..There are essentially only two drugs that Western civilization tolerates: Caffeine from Monday to Friday to energize you enough to make you a productive member of society, and alcohol from Friday to Monday to keep you too stupid to figure out the prison that you are living in..." - Bill Hicks

Startup Digest 3D Printing is curated by:
Dilanka

Dilanka - Growth @ AstroPrint

Contact Dilanka at dilanka.wettewa@startupdigestmail.com

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[PROJECT] - Woman Scans Her Vagina and 3D Prints a Kayak Out Of It, Get's Fined.

Chie Kobayashi - cnn.com

What can I say? She looks happy, and in the end, happiness is all that matters. 

Also, yes, I've covered this before -- but for some reason, one cannot EVER get tired of 3D Printed vagina kayaks. 

[NEWS] - 3D-Printed Gun Designs are Selling for $12 on the Dark Web

Patrick Tucker - americanmilitarynews.com

When there's demand, there will always be supply (and a marketplace).

Although, it's a bit tricky at the moment due to all of the recent news

[INDUSTRY] - 3D Printed Toys are Financially Feasible, Just Not How It Was Imagined

General Fabb - fabbaloo.com

This is a very interesting concept + analysis. I personally 3D Print all sorts of toys, and I must assume that big stores like Toys R Us are eventually going to see some impact from 3D Printers.

The 3D Printable designs found online aren't as complex as some of the commercial toys, but they are certainly improving quite fast. 

Have you ever 3D Printed toys? Which ones are your favorite(s)?

[DESIGN] - Rick and Morty

Rober Rollin - myminifactory.com

Just in case you are looking for something to 3D Print AND you happen to be a fan of the hilarious series Rick and Morty, this is for you. 

[INDUSTRY] - 3D Hubs Trends Report for Q3 2017

3D Hubs - 3dhubs.com

As always, the 3D Hubs quarterly trends report is quite interesting and helpful when spotting industry insights -- including in the consumer sector. 

[SOFTWARE] - Simplify3D Releases Version 4.0

Simplify3D - simplify3d.com

Simplify3D is arguably the best slicing software for 3D Printing and they just released version 4.0 with a ton of cool features. Check it out. 

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