Amazon plans to create and
patent 3D-printing delivery trucks. The patent, called 'Providing
Services Related to Item Delivery via 3D Manufacturing on Demand',
describes an effort to deliver 3D printed items manufactured on a
truck to customers.
3D printing is a process, which three dimensional objects can be
printed on demand.
The 3D printing trucks that Amazon is proposing will double as
delivery trucks. The patent lays out a sequential series of steps in
regards to how this process will likely happen: first, a customer
places an order, the 3D printable order is sent to the delivery
truck closest to the customer, and the item is produced en route and
delivered once complete.
The patent also covers subtractive printing, which is the process of
taking a block of material, usually metal and removing pieces in
order to obtain the desired shape.
Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts
Apr 10, 2015
Jul 25, 2014
3D Printed Keys
The once almost ubiquitous key kiosks have
long since gone and many hardware stores no longer provide the
service. Now a company called 'Keys Duplicated' prints keys from
photographs. Snap a picture of any key, send it in, and within a
few days you will receive a duplicate in the mail. The site
suggests to text a link to its page to your phone, or go to
keysduplicated.com on your mobile browser. It says it is easier to
send a key if you visit the page directly on your mobile phone. No
need to download an app.
The charge shows six dollars for the first key and four dollars for the second, with no shipping charges. The company pitches its service to people who need an extra key to their own house. LINK Practical use for new technology.
The charge shows six dollars for the first key and four dollars for the second, with no shipping charges. The company pitches its service to people who need an extra key to their own house. LINK Practical use for new technology.
Feb 26, 2013
Jul 19, 2012
Olympic 3D
While the 2008 Olympics were the first to be
broadcast entirely in HD, the 2012 Olympics are the first to
broadcast in HD as well as 3D. The games were first televised in
Berlin in 1936 and played on big screens about the city. Then came
the first games to enter households, strictly in London in 1948,
followed by the first internationally televised games during the
1960 Olympics in Rome.
Nov 22, 2011
Buying Technology
As we approach the buying season, here are a few tips to remember when buying technology. Memory (RAM) is more important than speed. Most do not use the full capacity of their computer, so getting more memory actually translates to more speed than chip speed.
Texting is more expensive than voice time, so watch your contract for cost of messages.
Buy the best components, and the cheapest cables, because all those claims about gold cables, ultra cables are almost meaningless.
When looking at cable plans, buy speed, not channels, because hundreds of those channels have nothing worth watching. Plus if cable internet is fast enough, you can watch more TV and videos on your PC for free. You can do like my brother and hook up your laptop to TV for Netflix movies. Wouldn't you like a 50 inch monitor to surf the net?
When it comes to TVs, remember that size really does matter. A larger screen is more enjoyable to watch than paying for faster refresh rate. Technology has come a long way and refresh rate is way less important than it used to be. Also, LED LCD is much better than LCD alone.
3D TV is an immature technology waiting for an audience, which will not likely happen until at least the next one or two generations. Save your money and wait.
Camera lenses are more important than the camera and most lenses can be re-used on next year's wizbang camera model.
Texting is more expensive than voice time, so watch your contract for cost of messages.
Buy the best components, and the cheapest cables, because all those claims about gold cables, ultra cables are almost meaningless.
When looking at cable plans, buy speed, not channels, because hundreds of those channels have nothing worth watching. Plus if cable internet is fast enough, you can watch more TV and videos on your PC for free. You can do like my brother and hook up your laptop to TV for Netflix movies. Wouldn't you like a 50 inch monitor to surf the net?
When it comes to TVs, remember that size really does matter. A larger screen is more enjoyable to watch than paying for faster refresh rate. Technology has come a long way and refresh rate is way less important than it used to be. Also, LED LCD is much better than LCD alone.
3D TV is an immature technology waiting for an audience, which will not likely happen until at least the next one or two generations. Save your money and wait.
Camera lenses are more important than the camera and most lenses can be re-used on next year's wizbang camera model.
Apr 22, 2011
Google Body
Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more. LINK
Mar 15, 2010
3D is a Big Deal
Sony is announcing six new 3D ready TVs this year. Some come with the glasses and others require a separate purchase of glasses and infrared transmitters. It is planning for 3D to be ten percent of its TV sales. Panasonic and Samsung already have 3D sets available at Best Buy. Vizio, the number one largest LCD TV seller, is following with a 72inch, 480Hz LED 3D HDTV screaming stunner in August, with smaller 3D sets to follow. The 72inch is slated to cost a comparatively measly $3,500.
At least a dozen 3D movies are coming out this year and a large number of theaters are upgrading to 3D capable screens.
ESPN has been testing it for two years and recently announced it is coming out with an all 3D network June 11, and plans to have at least eighty-five 3D events ready this year. One caveat, the new network will go dark when no 3D is available. Discovery announced plans for its 3D network to begin broadcasting in 2011.
Gamers are also in on the 3D craze and Microsoft and others announced some of their new games in all 3D.
Just when we all have slipped into the HDTV age, another new technology makes it obsolete. Still, I don't see full scale adoption for another 4 - 5 years, but I do smell upcharges coming sooner to a cable network near you.
At least a dozen 3D movies are coming out this year and a large number of theaters are upgrading to 3D capable screens.
ESPN has been testing it for two years and recently announced it is coming out with an all 3D network June 11, and plans to have at least eighty-five 3D events ready this year. One caveat, the new network will go dark when no 3D is available. Discovery announced plans for its 3D network to begin broadcasting in 2011.
Gamers are also in on the 3D craze and Microsoft and others announced some of their new games in all 3D.
Just when we all have slipped into the HDTV age, another new technology makes it obsolete. Still, I don't see full scale adoption for another 4 - 5 years, but I do smell upcharges coming sooner to a cable network near you.
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