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Puffco keeps innovating dabbing

TechCrunch

Called the 3D Chamber, this chamber is a significant part of the Puffco Peak Pro (this is where the magic happens). Like the name implies, the 3D Chamber heats the material on all sides. The user has to update the firmware of the Peak Pro to use the 3D Chamber. The company sent me a 3D Chamber to try out and I love it.

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Hover secures $60M for 3D imaging to assess and fix properties

TechCrunch

Hover — which has built a platform that uses eight basic smartphone photos to patch together a 3D image of your home that can then be used by contractors, insurance companies and others to assess a repair, price out the job, and then order the parts to do the work — has raised $60 million in new funding.

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Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

TechCrunch

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, eYs3D was spun out of Etron , a fabless IC and system-in-package (SiP) design firm, in 2016. The company’s technology, including integrated circuits, 3D sensors, camera modules and AI-based software, have a wide range of applications, such as robotics, touchless controls, autonomous vehicles and smart retail.

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The 3D Printer Effect: How a Makers Community Was Born

Gorilla Logic

About a year ago, I really wanted to buy a 3D printer, but after looking at a myriad of options on the web, I decided not to spend my entire Christmas bonus on one… maybe you’ll understand me. I didn’t even know how to use a 3D printer, so why would I have spent that kind of money on a new toy? IT WAS FUN.

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Bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the world

CIO

The project was awarded a 2022 US CIO 100 Award for leadership and innovation. Avery Smith, software engineer, Fearless Fearless Smith also notes that the Smithsonian’s APIs provide access to 3D images in various resolutions that are immensely helpful for the curators designing the content and to the IT experts delivering on their vision.

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Prellis Biologics raises $14.5M, debuts a ‘human immune system’ in a dish

TechCrunch

Prellis Biologics , a company developing the tools to create 3D-printed organs, announced a $14.5 Up until this point, Prellis has focused on 3D printing vascular scaffolds that would allow companies to grow healthy and oxygenated human organs (or miniature versions, called organoids) for drug testing, and eventually transplant.

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Top Technology News Ticker for 3 June 2016

CTOvision

CX and Innovation: Questions From Gartner Digital Marketing Conference. Sources: Snapchat bought 3D selfie startup Seene for its computer vision tech about two months ago (TechCrunch). Rowe Price Associates at a valuation of over $1B (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch).