Yesterday, Staples announced that it is now carrying the Cube 3D printer from 3D Systems. It is selling the Cube for $1,300 on its website now and will make the printers available in a limited number of stores by the end of June. Staples plans to display demo units in most of their stores.
The Cube is able to print items up to 5.5 square inches using material cartridges in 16 different colors. Users can either print from a template or create a design using Cube's own software, Cubify Invent, which is sold separately. Staples will sell the printers and accessories, such as plastic material cartridges.
Some say that 3D printing is going to become mainstream in the next few years, but others believe the technology is too expensive for the average consumer. Right now, 3D printing is really taking off in the engineering and architecture fields. Educators are expected to embrace the technology as well.
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