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Iron Man 2's Secret Sauce: 3-D Printing

Iron Man 2 Article from Fastcompany
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Iron Man 2's Secret Sauce: 3-D Printing

Exclusive pics of the 3-D printing process behind the Iron Man 2 costumes.
Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 opens today! Are you excited? Really? Huh. Well, keep reading anyway. You know someone's gonna drag you into a showing.

On screen, with all those suits whirling into place, you'd probably assume that the "costumes" are merely virtual. Actually, they're not: Maybe the most cutting-edge facet of Iron Man 2's production was the real-life fabrication of the suits. Using 3-D printers, the film's production company, Legacy Effects, was able to have artists draw an art concept--and then physically make that concept in just four hours.

The "Eden" printers, which are made by Objet, work by using an inkjet cartridge to print a layer of powdered plastic, which is then fused with UV light. Each layer is just microns thick, and the product gets printed from the bottom up. Here's video of the process, though not an actual Iron Man costume:

Iron Man 2 costume
Iron Man 2 costume
Iron Man 2 costume
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Obama on "iPods, iPads, Xboxes: Information Becomes a Diversion

Great article from Fastcompany
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Obama on "iPods, iPads, Xboxes, and PlayStations": "Information Becomes a Diversion"

Obama BlackBerryPresident Obama gave a commencement at Virginia's Hampton University over the weekend, and used part of his speech to criticize, as he's been doing publicly since his fantastic smack-down of Republican House members, the torrent of incomplete information or downright incorrect information that flows so easily in the modern 24-hour news cycle. He added in what seems at first to be a little dig at gadgetry--but really, he's not criticizing the hardware or software so much as the content.

"You're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don't always rank all that high on the truth meter," Obama said at Hampton University, Virginia.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

AdvoCare Spark Bundle

Spark is the morning coffee alternative or pick me up whenever you need it. Its an energy drink with no gitters or heavy sugars and absorbs great in your system.

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  • Our #1 seller
  • The most nutritionally advanced energy drink on the market
  • Sugar-free, long-lasting energy*
  • Surprisingly fast-acting*
  • Contains 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients designed to synergistically provide a healthy, balanced source of energy*
  • Just 45 calories per serving
  • Sharpens mental focus*
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Spark SuperBundle
Spark SuperBundle

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