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MakieLab, based in London's Shoreditch, have been one of the more interesting applications of the trends of 3D printing and mas customization in the consumer space. As they moved out of beta, the ...
A startup called Makielab is hoping to disrupt the toy market by 3D-printing customised dolls to your exact specifications and offering an identical online avatar doppelganger. Or dollpelganger.
If you're looking for an alternative to buying an off-the-shelf Barbie (or similar product) this holiday season, why not custom design a doll online and have it 3D printed and shipped directly to you?
Move over Ken – a fashion doll artist in the US has launched "First Love", a line of gay fashion dolls specifically targeted at gay males of all ages, which is one of the first ever doll lines to be ...
“Would you like us to print you a 3D doll of your unborn foetus, madam?” may soon be a routine question during pregnancy ultrasound scans Set to the be the next must-have item at baby showers, US ...
During Hamleys' Christmas in July showcase held technically in June (and nowhere near Christmas but such is the nature of these things), Pocket-lint's eye was attracted to a new range of dolls coming ...
The first batch of startups in Disney’s startup accelerator produced successes like the bb-8 droid from Sphero and Naritiv, a marketing platform currently focused on Snapchat. Sphero produced the BB-8 ...
After the hype about 3D-printed gun 'The Liberator', Ed Smith speaks to an expert about how the technology really works. Digits2Widgets design director Jonathan Rowley shows us a pair of 3D printed ...
This is an example of a 3D printed doll, custom created for a child with prosthetics. All of us remember our childhood, some of us enjoyed playing games, some enjoyed reading, but one thing we all ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...