[quote][B]Nokia is releasing design files that will let owners use 3D printers to make their own cases for its Lumia phones[/B]
Files containing mechanical drawings, case measurements and recommended materials have already been released by the phone maker.
Those using the files will be able to create a custom-designed case for the flagship Lumia 820 handset.
The project makes Nokia one of the first big electronics firms to seriously back 3D printing.
In a blogpost, John Kneeland, one of Nokia's community managers, revealed the Finnish phone maker's decision to release the 3D drawings.
Printing in 3D involves sending a design file to a printer that then forms a solid version of that object by slowly building it up in layers of plastic. Early 3D printers could only work in one colour but the latest versions can produce intricate, multicoloured objects.[/quote]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21084430[/url]
Neat-o shit.
Soon you'd be able to order a case in the color and texture you'd like, only limited by existing materials and your wallet with a click of a few buttons.
Nokia is doing well!
[QUOTE=Van-man;39275831]Neat-o shit.
Soon you'd be able to order a case in the color and texture you'd like, only limited by existing materials and your wallet with a click of a few buttons.[/QUOTE]
Nothing new
This is just a glorified CNC machine
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;39275855]Nothing new
This is just a glorified CNC machine[/QUOTE]
That post couldn't have been even more stupid, even if you tried.
This reminds me of when everyone I knew had a Nokia and something we all loved was the ability to pop off the shell and put a colourful one on. I think it's a great idea, although there's a lot of online shops offering custom designed cases now.
[QUOTE=taipan;39275838]Nokia is doing well![/QUOTE]
Nokie is doing better. They're still a bit under the weather, but they sold 4-5 times more Lumias compared to last year's Q4. And the the Lumia 820 is not the Nokia flagship as stated in the article, that'd be the 920.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;39275855]Nothing new
This is just a glorified CNC machine[/QUOTE]
.... As a machinist and a mechanical engineer, you've given me my first aneurysm of the day, congratulations. Here's some stuff to read so you can be a little more informed about the glory of the 3D printer.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing[/url]
[editline]19th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;39279038]Nokie is doing better. They're still a bit under the weather, but they sold 4-5 times more Lumias compared to last year's Q4. And the the Lumia 820 is not the Nokia flagship as stated in the article, that'd be the 920.[/QUOTE]
I actually got to play with a Lumia at a Windows store the other day, that's a solid little phone! The OS is nice and smooth, I like the feeling and textures of the phone itself, and it's a nice size.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;39275855]Nothing new
This is just a glorified CNC machine[/QUOTE]
additive manufacturing (i.e. making a part by adding material to it) is a concept that is [I]the complete opposite[/I] of subtractive manufacturing (i.e. making a part by starting out with a chunk of material and machining away some of it until you have your part)
well done on getting it completely wrong
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I wonder if you could take the file giver by Nokia and, say pop it into Blender or something.
Would be cool if you could make your own case with ridges, textures and similar. Still damn nice of Nokia, I hope other manufacturers get behind this
I hope other manufactors copy this. But I guess you could make these design files yourself if not.
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