MakerBot Announcing New 3D Printing Platform, Ecosystem, Apps and More at Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

Here’s a roundup of the product announcements MakerBot is making this week at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.

MakerBot is launching a comprehensive new 3D Printing Platform and 3D Ecosystem that is designed to enable improved reliability, ease of use, and seamless connectivity for MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers and the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner.

Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), MakerBot debuted new software, app and digital store products, new strategic partnerships, and its fifth generation of 3D printers: the MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer, the MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer, and the MakerBot Replicator Z18 3D Printer.

A major part of the MakerBot 3D Printing Platform includes the new MakerBot Desktop and MakerBot Mobile applications; MakerBot PrintShop, a fun, easy and free way to create and 3D print unique items; a MakerBot Digital Store where 3D printing enthusiasts will purchase, download and print incredible MakerBot Verified 3D collections and models; and an exclusive alliance with the innovative 3D vision company SoftKinetic.

On MakerBot Print Shop and MakerBot Mobile

MakerBot Desktop and MakerBot Mobile provide a complete 3D printing solution to discover, manage and share 3D prints – from your desktop computer or a mobile device.  This availability to your 3D printing files, accessed via a personal MakerBot Cloud Library, allows users to explore Thingiverse, prepare files for printing, and most importantly, remotely monitor and control a MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer. MakerBot Desktop is expected to be available February 2014, while MakerBot Mobile is expected to be available on IOS spring 2014 and then on Android.

On the MakerBot Digital Store

The MakerBot Digital Store is MakerBot’s very exciting venture that will provide a place that offers original, fun and collectible digital content directly to the end user.  The MakerBot Digital Store is only available for the MakerBot fifth generation desktop 3D printers and the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer (fourth generation).  In the MakerBot Digital Store, visitors can purchase high-quality, delightful, printable and paintable digital 3D models and collections.

Additional details about these and other CES announcements can be accessed here.

See Also: MakerBot Expands 3D Printing & Scanning Ecosystem with Exclusive Partnership with Innovative 3D Vision Company SoftKinetic

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