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makos··on African inventor makes 3D printer from e-waste
WOOOOW!!! I remember that blog and the project! What happened next?
makos··on African inventor makes 3D printer from e-waste
Glad you pointed out the bit about utensils. Also a very interesting point about the internet of things. However if you look at a basic definition of internet of things (maybe there are more accurate), you can see that those would pretty much be "gadgets that talk to each other". Maybe the decentralization you mentioned would rather be the effect of internet of things rising than the goal of internet of things?
makos··on UPS Store to offer 3D printing service
Production + delivery in one service. I wonder how will online shops embrace this new situation. This model has a chance for large disruption. I wonder if producers (or in this case designers) will deliver 3d printable (i.e. 3d printing optimised) versions of their products to take part in this model.
makos··on MTU Study: 3D printers may soon be in every home
A good point. That's also a question of aestethics, I even wrote an article about that problem, maybe you'll like it:) http://blog.ultimaker.com/2013/04/04/pla-is-the-new-wood/
makos··on Disney's new image algorithm turns 2D photos into a 3D model
Yes, very similar. However there is still room for improvement. Maybe Disney found a solution to make cleaner models, leading to a 3d-print ready solution. With 123D you need to spend time on cleaning the mesh.

ps. this seems to be an open source version of 123D http://insight3d.sourceforge.net/ Interesting, but havent used it yet