In the early days of personal computing a parallel printer cable could refer to any of a wide range of cables that connected a computer and a printer. Over time, standards were established or adopted, ...

Commentary: We need more than tinkerers and hobbyists to buy 3D printers, we need consumers. To do that, the current model has to evolve. James has been writing about technology for years but has ...

Solidoodle's latest 3D printers include a consumer-oriented model, the Solidoodle Press, and two dual-extruder models in its Workbench series. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, ...

HP has bolstered the HP LaserJet Pro printer line (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2010/plugandprint/index.html) with a new “plug and print ...

When desktop 3D printing emerged a decade ago, the phrase “plug-and-play” was thrown around a lot to describe how user-friendly a given machine was. Nevertheless, none of the original desktop systems ...

Following on from the unveiling earlier this month of the new 3D printer add-on created by Dutch company Printr, in the form of the Element 3D printer plug-and-play wireless controller. Printr has ...

The dirty little secret of 3D printing is that it only barely works. For every totally sweet 3D-printed bust of President Obama, there's a good chance that the printer is going to spit out "spaghetti, ...