OK, so a few months ago I started getting emails from this financial guru I'm subscribed to telling me all about how profitable and what a huge impact the next new "gizmo" will be. It took him 30 minutes to tell me that the new "gizmo" was a 3D Printer. He even went on to tell me that Jay Leno has one in his garage and you know what I kind of can see why but it's not so much because of what they have done but more so because of what they may be able to do.

Now while I'm not going to go and rush and buy one of these I have to admit that at the very least 3D printers are very interesting.The question that comes to my mind the most is, "What else can you do with this?"  Someone even wanted to know if you could use a 3D printer to create another 3D printer. I think that will be a little bad for business but these things are already being sold and used. So far the printers have been used to print prototypes of wrenches, acoustic guitars,  iPhone cases and even a gun! Well, almost. The company that leased the printer to the individuals experimenting to print and test a 3D gun pulled the lease when they got wind of  what was going on. That certainly makes me raise an eyebrow and wonder are these things even safe to be sold to just anyone. 

 Now while I don't see the average Joe, like myself, needing these. I can see how they could be useful when it comes to mass production. Check them out yourself. Who knows you may feel the need to store one in your garage also.That is if you have anywhere from $500 to about $3,300 to invest and possibly collect dust.

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 Brown, R. (2013, January 10). Still emerging (for now): The 3D printers of CES 2013. Retrieved February 03, 2013, from c|net : http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34445_1-57563395/still-emerging-for-now-the-3d-printers-of-ces-2013/