This would be really nice for CAD designers, engineers,etc who are just starting up esp. starting their own business. If this can be made for less than $2500 with similar features to the high end Rapid prototypers/3D printers, I can see this helping out quite a decent amount of people in their jobs/business.
It's about time. The technology has been around for a long time. I don't know if they have a market though. Where I am, there are tons of rapid prototyping shops with day-after service. The technology (materials, printers, resolution) improves very quickly. I don't think I would invest in one unless it becomes my bread & butter. In my experiance, clients want the best quality prototypes - and the $2500 (or even the $15000) last year model will not deliver.
modeling and art...and perhaps, depending on how strong the material is, it can be used to make some spare parts for various things. a grill for a case fan, door handle, a cup holder attached to my monitor?
i'm faily sure every guy will print out some hot girl for the funnies but once it runs out of material to print the models, how much will it cost to replace?
It is now also time for a new wave of printer rage. if you thought paper jams were bad, imagine the headaches this can cause
[citation][nom]Lunarion[/nom]This would be epic to play a joke on someone with. Just get into their network and print out a giant penis then quickly leave.[/citation]
I NEED ONE OF THESE PRINTERS!
All my neighbors could have a set of my balls hanging around. ^_^
If these devices become cheaper to operate and own, they can be a god-sent for people that want to start selling hobby items like: model kit upgrade parts, unpainted figures, etc. Currently these require incredibly expensive injection molding dies or require labour intensive resin casting.