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Samsung Refuses to Give Up on Glasses-Free 3D Gaming Monitors

Samsung's got a whole family of new Odyssey gaming monitors, including a 32-inch 6K Odyssey 3D.

Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into any 3D structure you'd like.

A cute frog game that remixes Nintendo’s best

While playing Big Hops, a new 3D platformer starring an adorable frog, I kept feeling like I was breaking the game - and, like with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, breaking it is kind of the point. In Big Hops, you play as a frog named Hop. Early o…

You can pay $20 to reserve a hologram AI companion in a jar

Razer showed off its 3D "desk companion," Project AVA, at CES. The 3D hologram can perform tasks like scheduling and live translation.

Live Updates From CES 2026 in Las Vegas

Follow along with Gizmodo as we check out all the latest gadget announcements from the year's biggest, most-packed tech event, CES 2026.

The Weirdest Gadgets We Saw at CES 2026

As usual, the biggest consumer electronics show in the world did not disappoint in the wacky gadget department.

Makers Will Have Better Tools and Tech in 2026, and I Couldn't Be More Excited

Creative hobbyists, get ready for a glow-up. Here are my predictions for 3D printers, laser engravers and more.

Why Can’t I 3D Print With Rubber?

A friend of mine and I both have a similar project in mind, the manufacture of custom footwear with our hackerspace’s shiny new multi-material 3D printer. It seems like a match made in heaven…

Origami on another Level with 3D Printing

Origami has become known as a miracle technique for designers. Elegant compliant mechanisms can leverage the material properties of a single geometry in ways that are sometimes stronger than those …read more

Optimizing a Desktop, 3D Printed Wind Tunnel

You’ve heard of wind tunnels– get some airflow going over a thingy, put some some smoke on, and voila! Flow visualization. How hard could it be? Well, as always, the devil is in the det…

Xreal 1S brings 1200p visuals and a lower price to the best AR glasses

Xreal just reset the bar with the $449 1S, packing sharper 1200p visuals and instant 3D into a headset that finally makes AR a no-brainer.

Nintendo Could Learn Something From This Incredible 3D Platformer

Big Hops is a nearly perfect platformer that rewards exploration and creativity The post Nintendo Could Learn Something From This Incredible 3D Platformer appeared first on Kotaku.

Build a 2K Resolution MSLA 3D Resin Printer for Cheap

Have an old Android device collecting dust somewhere that you’d like to put to better use? [Electronoobs] shows us how to make a Masked Stereolithography Apparatus (MSLA) printer for cheap …read more

Pause Print, Add Hardware, and Enjoy Strength

3D Printing is great, but it is pretty much the worst way to make any given part– except that every other technique you could use to make that part is too slow and/or expensive, making the 3D…

Have a 3D Printer? You Can Make Your Own iPhone Fold Dummy

Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that's set to come out in September 2026, and rumors suggest that it will have a display that's around 5.4 inches when closed and 7.6 inches when open. Exact measurements vary based on rumors, but one 3D designer has crea…

CES 2026: Samsung Announces Glasses-Free 6K 3D Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor

Samsung announced a refreshed Odyssey gaming display lineup for CES 2026, which includes five updated models with higher resolutions and refresh rates. The new 32-inch Odyssey G9 is a 6K 3D display that doesn't require glasses to see the 3D effect. Samsu…

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen spent about five months creating a pair of 3D-printed smart glasses that can translate text-to-speech.

Cheetah MX4 Mini: A Pint-Sized 3D Printer Controller

There’s a seemingly unending list of modifications or upgrades you can make to a 3D printer. Most revolve around the mechanical side of things, many are simple prints or small add-ons. This upgrade…

3D Printed PC Case Focuses On Ease Of Access

There are all kinds of fun, glowing PC cases on the market these days. However, if you want something that focuses on serviceability over flash while still looking stylish, you might like the Makey…

Chamber Master: Control Your 3D Printer Enclosure Like a Pro

Having an enclosed 3D printer can make a huge difference when printing certain filaments that are prone to warping. It’s easy enough to build an enclosure to stick your own printer in, but it…

Qualcomm Wants You to Know That Its New Car Chip Has Multitasking Baked In

Qualcomm demoed its Flex SoC that controls driver assistance and safety features at the same time as in-car entertainment in cars.

Leaker Who Apple Is Suing Says ‘Screw It,’ Here’s the Foldable iPhone Early

The YouTuber doesn't seem fazed by Apple's threats.

Hands-On With a Rough iPhone Fold Mockup

Apple is rumored to be introducing a foldable iPhone in September 2026, and since it will bring the biggest form factor change since the ‌iPhone‌ was introduced in 2007, curiosity about the design is high. A 3D designer created an iPhone Fold design based on …

What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano? Scientists obtain first 3D images

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most ...

Simple 3D Packing

Simple 3D Packing. Contribute to Vrroom/psacking development by creating an account on GitHub.

3D-Druck aus Eis

Forschende des Instituts für Physik der Universität Amsterdam haben einen Weihnachtsbaum mit einfacher Technik vollständig aus Eis gedruckt.

High-Fidelity 3D Shape Generation

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Washington State Bill Seeks to Add Firearms Detection to 3D Printers

Washington State’s House Bill 2321 is currently causing a bit of an uproar, as it seeks to add blocking technologies to 3D printers, in order to prevent them from printing “a firearm or…

Print Your Next LED Bezel

LED bezels (also known as LED panel-mount holders) are great, so how about 3D printing the next ones you need? Sure, they’re inexpensive to purchase and not exactly uncommon. But we all know …

Christmas Ornament Has Hidden Compartment, Clever Design

If you need something clever for a gift, consider this two-part 3D-printed Christmas ornament that has a small secret compartment. But there’s a catch: the print is a challenging one. …read more

Printing in Metal with DIY SLM

An accessible 3D printer for metals has been the holy grail of amateur printer builders since at least the beginning of the RepRap project, but as tends to be the case with holy grails, it’s proven…

Print Your Own Standardized Wire Spool Storage

Hardware hackers tend to have loads of hookup wire, and that led [firstgizmo] to design a 3D printable wire and cable spool storage system. As a bonus, it’s Gridfinity-compatible! There …read more

Testing a Continuous Printing Mod for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini

There are a few types of continuous 3D printing with FDM printers, with a conveyer belt and automatic build plate swapping the most common types. The advantage of build plate swapping is that it au…

Breathe Easy While Printing With this VOC Calculator

We love 3D printing here, but we also love clean air, which produces a certain tension. There’s no way around the fact that printing produces various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), …read more

Multi-material Parts the Easy Way

You have a part that needs different colors or different material properties — with a multi-color 3D printer, no problem. You can also laboriously switch filaments on a single-color printer. …read more

Robotopia: A 3D, first-person, talking simulator

A new 3D genre has been born that immerses players in role-play without dialog trees.

One Formula That Demystifies 3D Graphics

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How a Chinese start-up is scaling 3D printing from sneakers to robots

It turns out I’ve been using my Hue lights all wrong

Color-changing lights are a lot of fun, but it can be hard to figure out how to best use them in your home. Most smart lighting companies offer pre-designed scenes to help you light your space, but the lights don't know where they are physically in your home,…

Roborock’s Next Stair-Climbing Robot Vacuum Has Actual Legs

Whether this stair-climbing—and cleaning!—robot is the first true whole-home robot vacuum remains to be seen.

Anker’s powerful new Eufy S2 robot vacuum doubles as an aromatherapy diffuser

At CES 2026, Anker debuted the Eufy S2, a powerful robot vacuum and mop hybrid that cleans your floors while also perfuming your home. According to the company, the robovac features a built-in "aromatherapy system" with scent options that include bamboo, sage…

LG’s Monstrous 52-Inch 5K Gaming Monitor Will Swallow Up Your Desk

Bigger is better, right?

A Tiny Reflecting Telescope For Portable Astronomy

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a reflectin…

Our New Years Wish is to Hide in a Giant Pokéball

Between the news, the world situation, and the inevitable family stresses that come this time of year, well — one could be excused for feeling a certain amount of envy for those adorable pock…

GitHub – tomasf/Cadova: Swift DSL for parametric 3D modeling

Swift DSL for parametric 3D modeling. Contribute to tomasf/Cadova development by creating an account on GitHub.

Robust Conditional 3D Shape Generation from Casual Captures

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Immersa: Open-source Web-based 3D Presentation Tool

Open Source Web-based 3D Presentation Tool. Contribute to ertugrulcetin/immersa development by creating an account on GitHub.

The Verge Awards at CES 2026

Every January, the world of consumer electronics heads to Las Vegas to spend the first full week of the year in the desert presenting, prodding, and gawking at all the new gadgets and gear debuting at CES. The show has once again delivered an avalanche of pro…

A Unique Performance Optimization for a 3D Geometry Language

For the past several months, I’ve been working on a programming language called Geoscript. It’s specialized for generating and manipulating 3D geometry for use in a Shadertoy-inspired web app called Geotoy.

The Year of the 3D Printed Miniature (and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)

3D printing and miniatures as a case study in how tech misses what users actually want

Meta SAM 3 und 3D als offene Modelle verfügbar

SAM segmentiert Objekte auf Bildern und in Videos, sogar Audio ist per Prompt separierbar: Das KI-Modell ist frei verfügbar.

New York will Vorgehen gegen 3D‑gedruckte Waffen verschärfen

New York plant bundesweit einmalige Regeln gegen 3D‑gedruckte Waffen und sogenannte Ghost Guns.

Tying up Loose Ends on a Rope-based Robot Actuator

One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power. One established way to do this, at least on robots with joints, is to f…

Michelson Interferometer Comes Home Cheap

We suspect there are three kinds of people in the world. People who have access to a Michelson Interferometer and are glad, those who don’t have one and don’t know what one is, and a ve…

EnderSpark: Convert Your Broken Creality FDM Printer Into An EDM machine!

EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is one of those specialised manufacturing processes that are traditionally expensive and therefore somewhat underrepresented in the DIY and hacker scenes. It’s with great delight that …read more

This Modern ‘Game Boy’ Can Play Dreamcast, GameCube, and PS2 Games

It looks pretty solid!

Making the Fastest LEGO Technic Air-Powered Engine

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building air-powered engines. After first building a simple air-powered piston engine, …read more

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Frozen Waymos backed up San Francisco traffic during a widespread power outage

A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another problem: stranded Waymo vehicles. Posts all over social media showed the company's aut…

La impresión 3D con varios colores tiene un problemón con los desperdicios: así están intentando solucionarlo las marcas

Dentro del mundo de la tecnología hay muchos nichos. Están los que flipan con las Rapsberry Pi y Arduino, los apasionados de los NAS, los puristas del sonido Hi-Fi y los que, como un servidor, disfrutamos de la impresión 3D. Lo que empezó como un hobby y una …

Super Mario Odyssey 2 or Something New? Why 3D Mario Should Finally Return in 2026

We lay out the case for why we believe the long wait for Nintendo's next mainline 3D Mario game, succeeding Super Mario Odyssey, is finally going to end this year.

Nintendo 3DS Prices Are Going Through The Roof And No One’s Sure Why

The New 3DS XL is fetching as much as $350 on eBay, and prices are climbing The post Nintendo 3DS Prices Are Going Through The Roof And No One’s Sure Why appeared first on Kotaku.

This $18,000 Holographic Display Needs No Glasses to See 3D Videos

This $18,000 Holographic Display Needs No Glasses to See 3D VideosDo you remember that scene from Minority Report when Tom Cruise’s character was walking around and there were 3D hologram ads being served to him...

LEGO And Creality Come Together in This Incredibly Detailed Ender-Inspired 3D Printer Model

LEGO And Creality Come Together in This Incredibly Detailed Ender-Inspired 3D Printer ModelLEGO and 3D printing occupy similar creative territory, both letting you turn ideas into physical objects through systematic processes. Yet despite this natural kinship…

AtomForm Palette 300 3D Prints in 36 Colors With 12 Dedicated Nozzles

AtomForm Palette 300 3D Prints in 36 Colors With 12 Dedicated NozzlesDesktop 3D printing has always promised “anything you can imagine,” but in practice, that usually means single-color PLA, lots of tinkering, and a trash bin...

Meet The Grok-Powered Anime Hologram That Will Heckle You While You Play Games

Razer's Project Ava is an AI stunt aimed at imaginary gamers The post Meet The Grok-Powered Anime Hologram That Will Heckle You While You Play Games appeared first on Kotaku.

Electric Snowblower Clears the Way With Hobby Parts

If you live in snow country and own a home, you either have a snowblower or wish you did. The alternatives are either an expensive and potentially unreliable plow service, or back-breaking (and hea…

Repairing Brittle Plastic Retro Computer Cases

As computers like the venerable breadbox Commodore 64 age, their plastic doesn’t just turn increasing shades of yellow and brown, the ABS plastic also tends to get brittle. This is a problem …

KI-Hologramm für den Schreibtisch: Wie Razers Project Ava unterstützen soll

Razer bringt ein 3D-Hologramm auf den Markt, das auf dem Schreibtisch mit Künstlicher Intelligenz für Rat zur Seite stehen soll.

CES: Philips Hue vereinfacht Lichtdesign per Raumeinmessung

Hue ermöglicht per 3D-Scan mit dem Handy etwa einen Sonnenaufgang von einer zur anderen Seite des Raums zu simulieren und bietet bald KI-basierte Automatiken.

heise+ | Lego Smart Play: Patentanträge und FCC-Dokumente enthüllen Technik

Lego packt eine Elektronik-Plattform mit 3D-Magnettracking, Multi-Radio-Funk und induktivem Laden in einen Klemmbaustein. Patente zeigen, wie es funktioniert.

Aus Fotos werden 3D-Umgebungen: Apples neues KI-Modell mit iPhone ausprobieren

Apple hat ein KI-Modell veröffentlicht, das einzelne Fotos in 3D-Umgebungen verwandelt. Eine App macht die Technik kostenlos auf dem iPhone erlebbar.

Igniting the GPU: From Kernel Plumbing to 3D Rendering on RISC-V

How I enabled the PowerVR GPU on the TH1520 SoC by writing the missing kernel drivers.

Shopify CEO vibe codes an MRI viewer

My annual MRI scan gives me a USB stick with the data, but you need this commercial windows software to open it. Ran Claude on the stick and asked it to make me a html based viewer tool. This looks... way better.

This 3D-Printed Clock Uses Orbital Rings to Tell Time

This 3D-Printed Clock Uses Orbital Rings to Tell TimeYou know that moment when you see something so clever you wonder why it hasn’t been done before? That’s exactly what happened when I came...

Tired of Burnt Fingers? Try PID Tuning the Hot Glue Gun

Hot glue guns are pretty simple beasts: there’s an on/off switch, a heating element, and a source of current, be it battery or wired. You turn it on, and the heater starts warming up; eventua…

Old FM Radio Upcycled Into Classy Bluetooth Speaker

[Distracted by Design] loves gear from the 1980s, though some of it isn’t as useful as it used to be. He happened across a cheap old FM radio with a great look, but wanted to repurpose it int…

Hardware Store Marauder’s Map is Clarkian Magic

The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t need to …read more

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You can 3D print a mockup of the iPhone Fold, with an asterisk

Photos and video footage of a simple printed mock-up of an iPhone Fold gave us a decent sense of how the device might look if the most recent rumour about the aspect ratios is accurate. While the exterior display shape would be a radical departure, more 9to5M…