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A Truly Practical Hairdryer!

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For many, the hairdryer is a device which is used daily, so putting something that is used so often after every use is a bit of a hassle and it’s not as if the awkward shape of a hairdryer is always easy to fit into a draw!

Junbyung Choi identified this issue and set out to design a far more practical hairdryer, and the solution came in the form of Objet. With a design that’s inspired by crossroads extending from one stem to two branches, it is clear from first glance that it is far from a conventional hair dryer. Rather than being stored in the draw when it is not in use or cluttering up the room if it is left out, it neatly mounts onto the wall.

The wide range of neutral colors that are offered paired with the simplistic and fuss-free design makes Objet a perfect fit for any room, with any style of interior décor.

Designer: Junbyung Choi

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Stratasys and Objet combine 3D printing / rapid prototyping powers, working on printing money

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Minnesota-based rapid manufacturing / rapid prototyping company Stratasys today announced that its has completed its merger with Iron Man / concert flute 3D printer, Objet. Combined, the new $3 billion company is home to the FDM, PolyJet and Solidscape Drop-on-Demand prototyping technologies. The companies have promised to "grow awareness of 3D printing for rapid prototyping and production." Hopefully that means we be getting a lot more of these things, as well.

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Objet’s Insanely Detailed 3D Prints Give Glimpse into the Future

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If you ask me, 3D printing is the next big thing in terms of on-demand manufacturing – and eventually in-home manufacturing. While the technology is only in its infancy, even low-cost printers have proven that if you’ve got enough time and patience that you can actually render fairly complex objects on your desktop. The guys over at Objet are focused more on commercial grade 3D printers, which makes them even more precise and capable than the type I’ve seen up close and personal.

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Objet is showing off prints from their Connex500 printer which are so detailed that you’d need a magnifying glass to see how precise they are. This industrial-strength 3D printer is capable of outputting details at a 16 micron resolution, and as shown in these samples, can even print with multiple materials at the same time. In this case, the opaque 3D objects are suspended inside another clear 3D object – despite being printed all in one step. In fact, the Connex500 can print with up to 14 materials in a single print job.

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If you have any doubt how detailed these 3D prints are, just look at how much information is preserved relative to the guy’s fingers. Pretty incredible stuff, especially when the 3D prints I’m used to seeing from Makerbots and the like are all jaggy around the edges.

These particular elements were Objet’s contribution to a multi-vendor 3D puzzle cube which visitors needed to collect pieces of at the recent RAPID show in Atlanta. I so wish I could get my hands on one of these for my desk. (The cube, that is and not the printer – though I wouldn’t turn that down either.)

[via Objet Blog]