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A whole new way to laser print |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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VersaLaser™ can transform images or drawings on your computer screen into real items made out of an amazing variety of materials… wood, plastic, fabric, paper, glass, leather, stone, ceramic, rubber… and it’s as easy to use as your printer.
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This is amazing!
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kimcheeboi
Joined: Dec 19, 2003
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From: Abducted by hot blondes to Les
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Gotta get me one of those! Wonder how much it'll cost? :lol:
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masseur
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apparantly these first generation units are around $10,000 so start saving your pennies 
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kimcheeboi
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Nah it's pocket change :-).
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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damn, left my wallet in my other pants 
but if i draw a star trek matter transporter does that mean this thing will create a real one? i don't think so.
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masseur
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well I just think the whole conecpt is fantastic and out of the future and almost certainly in a few years time, like all technology, the price will become more reasonable. I'm just blown away by this one
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gelfen
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there's no doubt it's a pretty nifty device. in all seriousness though, you can probably expect that one day this type of device(albeit a more advanced version) will be used to make working products.
EDIT: if you watch the video, it's actually a laser cutter/etcher so it's still more or less 2D, and not dissimilar from industrial units, so perhaps not such a HUGE leap in technology. making it run from a desktop is a pretty fair achievement though. IMO the real advance is in the innovation rather than the invention.
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Gee, does that beat me? I only got two pair - two aces, and another two.
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kimcheeboi
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From: Abducted by hot blondes to Les
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If i was 10 years younger and had 10 grand to blow i'd buy this. Imagine all the projects this thing would have done for me! ;-)
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bahbahsupercar
Joined: Mar 24, 2004
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From: Newcastle upon The Tyne
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What about that new Teleporting device, it lets you move from one place to the other instantly, I have seen people use them on the telly and in a series of spin off films. it looks great, i want one. |
batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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WOW! massuer can you lend me 10 grand?
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Posted: 2004-04-30 07:51
