Editorial Discoveries
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This Desktop Fabrication Machine Combines Multi-Material 3D Printing With Other Tools
Bambu Lab's H2D pushes desktop fabrication toward an all-in-one workshop, combining multi-material printing with optional laser and cutting capabilities in one enclosed system. — via bambulab.com
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One Magnetic Cube Can Fold Into Dozens of Completely Different Shapes
Shashibo uses hinged magnetic sections to transform a small cube into stars, rings and much stranger forms. The product is essentially a before/after animation waiting to happen. — via funinmotiontoys.com
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This Laser Cutter Lets You Drag a Design Onto the Material You Can See Through Its Camera
Glowforge combines a desktop laser with camera-based positioning and browser software, making cutting and engraving feel much closer to printing than traditional fabrication. — via glowforge.com
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This Marble Run Turns Gravity, Magnets and Momentum Into a Giant Tabletop System
GraviTrax uses modular track, launchers and obstacles to build increasingly complex marble runs. A single large build has the kind of visual density that rewards both wide and detail shots. — via ravensburger.us
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A Desktop Machine Can Cut Steel, Glass and Stone With a Jet of Water
WAZER compresses abrasive waterjet cutting into a workshop-sized machine capable of cutting materials that hobby tools normally cannot touch. Watching the process is the content. — via wazer.com
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This Medium-Format Camera Strips a 150-Megapixel System Down to the Essentials
Phase One's XC pairs an extremely high-resolution digital back with a deliberately compact fixed-lens body. The result looks closer to a precision instrument than a conventional professional camera. — via phaseone.com
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These Flat Magnetic Shapes Bend Into 3D Creatures, Vehicles and Wearables
Clixo replaces rigid bricks with flexible magnetic pieces that can bend, wrap and connect in many directions. The transformation from a flat handful of parts into sculptural forms makes it ideal visual content. — via clixo.com
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DJI Put a Cinema Camera on Its Own Moving Stabilised Head
Ronin 4D integrates cinema capture, focusing and four-axis stabilisation into one unusual rig. The moving camera head makes it visually obvious why it differs from conventional cinema hardware. — via dji.com
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Some Books Are So Large They Need Their Own Stand
TASCHEN's SUMO-format books turn publishing into a physical object at furniture scale, often paired with a custom stand. The size changes how photography and art are experienced before the book is even opened. — via taschen.com
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A Fixed-Lens Camera Became the One People Keep Trying to Get
Fujifilm's X100VI combines a compact rangefinder-like body, fixed 23 mm lens and analogue-style controls with modern stabilisation and sensor technology. The appeal is as much tactile as technical. — via fujifilm-x.com