Tag: parts
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Fairphone 2 – Repair Your Own Modular Smartphone
Fairphone is a small Dutch company startup that has big plans to change the way phones are built, not only in design but also through the resources involved in production, notably free from conflict minerals. Fairphone has managed to be the first company to ship a fully modular smart phone. The Fairphone 2 is the…
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Why Fallout 4’s Crafting Outdoes Rust’s
Before the Bethesda press conference last night we had no idea that Fallout 4 would include so much player driven customization. I mean we did expect that the next version of the game would go in some new direction with weapon modding and player owned buildings, but the level of customization was totally unexpected. The…
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Doctors Can Now 3D Print Knee Parts
Doctors can now use 3D printing to replicate body parts, or specifically in this case the inside of someone’s knee. Using the new technology, it’s now possible to replace damaged internal pieces of fragile joints with replicated ‘scaffolding’ which the body can grow new tissue around. The meniscus is a part of the knee joint…