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Foxconn Kicking Out 150,000 iPhone 5 Smartphones Each Day!?

Foxconn workers

Back at the beginning of August, we mentioned that Foxconn was looking at replacing about 150,000 workers with robots. The reason for this is more productivity and better quality for things like the iPhone from Apple that Foxconn builds. Foxconn is apparently hard at work on the iPhone 5, according…

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September 8th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Sculpteo: Online 3d Printing Hits the U.S.a.

sculpeo_3d_printing

Got an idea you’d like to prototype? A 3D model you want to see realized? Well, there’s good news with today’s announcement that Sculpteo, an online 3D printing service, is now available in the United States.

The Paris-based Sculpteo lets you upload 3D files in OBJ, 3DS, STL, SKP and…

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October 19th, 2010 by: Technabob

Hp Designjet 3d Printer is Here, but We Still Can’T Afford It

HP-Designjet-3D-Color-Printer

When Hewlett-Packard promised to make 3D printers more affordable for the masses, I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean bums like you and me who just want to print 3D models of bacon, Patlabor and Olivia Munn (not necessarily in that order) will be able to get one. But yeah, HP’s…

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April 21st, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Ps3s to Lose Up to $306 Each at Launch

Playstation 3 manufacturing costs

Market intelligence firm iSuppli has completed their preliminary analysis of the costs to manufacture Sony’s Playstation 3 consoles. It looks like the two PS3 models (20/60GB) will lose between $241 and $306 each, not including the cost of accessories such as cables, controllers, packaging or shipping.

The estimated material and…

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November 16th, 2006 by: Technabob

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