Yes, 3-D printing is a thing
MakerBot wasn’t the only company in Austin that makes 3-D printers, which can produce objects from computer models by layering thin sheets of molten plastic.
3D Systems was here with their Cube home 3-D printer, which they marketed by having a man walk around Austin wearing it around his neck. Several SXSW panels also explored the promising future of 3-D printing, expected to be a hot tech trend in coming years.
“I think the 3-D printing stuff is still a little too complicated for most of us,” Forrest said. “But the next generation of this technology will be simpler to use. That’s always the key here: The SXSW crowd is full of first adopters, but can your mom use it?”
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