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04-18-2014, 05:00 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Zbz6gZiDG.4BIl.rlifRNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/micro-3d-printer.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/cheap-3d-printers-poised-wreck-companies-powers-enforce-202228904.html)Ten days-ago a 3D printer-called The Micro-started a Kickstarter campaign with the modest goal of raising $50,000 in a month. With 18 days to go, the project has already raised nearly $3 million. The Micro has gained more than 10,000 followers and all of the early production runs of the $199 and $299 versions of the device have sold out. New supporters will have to pick a February 2015 shipment date of pay at least $600 for very early test production runs. Obviously, the frenzy of excitement around The Micro seems to indicate that there is real fascination about the idea of owning a 3D printer priced at the level of a video game console. But what happens if The



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