Empathy+ Technology

We discuss a recent Act of Service at the Food Bank of the Rockies; introduce a new 5-in-5 segment (5 topics in 5 minutes) covering baseball, Amazon Dash, Comcast 2GB service, Magic Leap, and emailing your way out of jail; and dive into 3D printing including history, technologies, and dozens of amazing uses!

Topics

Food Bank of the Rockies, baseball season begins, Amazon Dash, Comcast 2GB service, Magic Leap augmented reality, emailing your way out of jail, 3D printing.

Show Notes

Intro Music by Ed Meeker: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Act of Service

• Food bank of the Rockies - http://www.foodbankrockies.org
• B Labs - http://www.bcorporation.net

5 'n 5

• Baseball Season:mlb.com
• Press one button, refill laundry detergent/diapers. Amazon Dash: http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/31/amazon-dash-buttons-bring-consumerism-to-internet-of-things
• Comcast's new broadband service is twice as fast as Google Fiber: http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/02/comcast-gigabit-pro-2gbps-broadband/?ncid=rss_truncated
• Magic Leap FPS Demo: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Magic-Leap-Augmented-Reality-FPS-Demo-Unbelievable-70816.html
• Man sends fake bail email and gets out of jail: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-32095189

3D printing

• Industry revenues: http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/02/global-3d-printing-market-grew-68-percent-last-year-generating-3-3b-in-revenues/
• The impact of 3D printing on the "maker" movement: http://www.fargo3dprinting.com/the-emergence-of-the-maker-movement/
• Newest technology: http://3dprint.com/51566/carbon3d-clip-3d-printing/
• Similar but top down version: http://3dprint.com/53286/gizmo-3d-printers-fastest/
• Buildings:
  • http://www.contourcrafting.org/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdbJP8Gxqog
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SObzNdyRTBs
• To help our turtle friends: http://hackaday.com/2015/03/30/take-that-mario-3d-printed-red-tortoise-shell-armor/
• Nose cartilage: http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/18/researchers-can-now-3d-print-nose-cartilage-in-16-minutes/
• Ears, hands, and surgery prep: http://www.livescience.com/49939-3d-printed-organs-and-prosthetics-reconstruct-healthcare.html
• Tissue: http://wtkr.com/2015/03/10/3d-printing-organs-may-save-more-lives/
• Stormtrooper printed arm: http://3dprint.com/36590/clone-trooper-arm/
• Teeth: http://qz.com/367187/3d-printed-teeth/
• Illusions: http://3dprint.com/53071/3d-printed-optical-illusion/
• Hand guns or lower receivers for guns:
  • http://www.printedfirearm.com/imura-pistol-v2/
  • http://www.printedfirearm.com/3d-printed-ar-10-lower-receiver/
• Printed circuit boards: http://cartesianco.com/
• Makerbot: http://www.makerbot.com/
• ODD 3D Printing
  • Pancake Printer: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1853707494/pancakebot-the-worlds-first-pancake-printer
  • Burritobot: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670070/burritobot-a-3-d-printer-that-spits-out-burritos
  • King Tut - 3d resurrection: http://www.materialise.com/cases/king-tut-revealed-through-an-accurate-3d-replica
  • Human Faces: http://deweyhagborg.com/strangervisions/portraits.html
  • Print your unborn human fetus: http://www.feto3d.com/projetos_produtos.html

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