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July 31, 2014

3Doodler pen turns you into a 3-D printer

  • The $99 pen is like a hot glue gun. Move it around with a plan, laying down string upon string, and an object starts taking shape.
    • By PETER SVENSSON
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — 3-D printing is all the rage. You can hit a button on your computer, which sends a file to a printer, which produces a small 3-D object out of plastic. It's a cool technology, but it's not exactly a hands-on way to make things.

    Enter the 3Doodler: the pen that turns you into the 3-D printer.


     
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