Gadgetory

3d printing doesn't have to happen in a massive printing box you can do it with a simple pen this is the 3doodler a Kickstarter funded project that's getting its first public airing at the ephah tradeshow in Berlin now the principle of this gadget is quite simple it looks like a big chunky pen you stick a rod of plastic in the back and when you press one of these buttons on the front it gets heated up on the inside and kind of pushed out to the front in a plastic e-liquid goo that's when things get creative after that you use that hot plastic to sculpt tiny sculptures we've seen some very impressive demonstrations here like this Eiffel Tower model but having a go myself it does feel quite simple to create fun with all 3d doodles I imagine with a bit more practice you could create something very very cool look I made a flower now what about the plastic itself well each 3doodler comes with two packs of plastic there are 32 different types of plastic in total and they're going to cost $10 each to buy to give you an idea of how much plastic you'll be using I'm told at that Eiffel Tower sculpture involves five or six different sticks it's going to be on sale in the first few months of next year it's going to cost $99 and extra sticks of plastic are going to cost $10 each it looks very cool I think it's very exciting but make sure you check out sina.com slash for more coverage from this show