When desktop 3D printing emerged a decade ago, the phrase “plug-and-play” was thrown around a lot to describe how user-friendly a given machine was. Nevertheless, none of the original desktop systems ...

Solidoodle's latest 3D printers include a consumer-oriented model, the Solidoodle Press, and two dual-extruder models in its Workbench series. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, ...

Commentary: We need more than tinkerers and hobbyists to buy 3D printers, we need consumers. To do that, the current model has to evolve. James has been writing about technology for years but has ...