3D Printers

With its two extruders, ease of access and sub-$1000 price range, the Cube 3 from 3DSystems makes 3D printing look good.

At $499, the da Vinci is the most affordable plug-and-play 3D printer we've seen thus far, with all the functionality new users need.

Less than $1000, the Cube 3 makes making easy with a simple design and a mobile app that lets you manage prints remotely.

The BI v2.0 3D Printer, recently launched on Kickstarter, offers the promise of building bigger objects, with finer detail, than competitors.

With its simple and modifiable structure, the Snap3D printer — now on Kickstarter — has something for both beginners and advanced users.

Novel 3D printer designed by college students has reached more than half of its Kickstarter goal in first week.

The Sense 3D Scanner uses Kinect technology to create 3D models for 3D printing. It doesn't work well with smaller objects, though.

3D-printer manufacturer MakerBot has released a driver for Windows 8.1, and other companies are soon to follow.

A 3D-printer guru dreams of a giant, chocolate grandfather clock — but settles for candy bars with custom designs for now.