Schlagwort: history
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One board to rule them all: History of the Arduino UNO
Reading Time: 10 minutesAs familiar as we all are with the UNO, there’s probably a lot you don’t know about the iconic Arduino microcontroller board. Put on your rose-tinted spectacles, and let’s wax poetic about the origins of this beloved maker board. Rise of the Techno-Hippies By 2009, the team that would become Arduino was…
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Eight years, 2000 blog posts
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday’s a bit of a milestone for us: this is the 2000th post on this blog. Why does a computer company have a blog? When did it start, who writes it, and where does the content come from? And don’t you have sore fingers? All of these are good questions: I’m here…
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3D Printed Telegraph Replicates Ezra Cornell’s 1844 Original
Reading Time: 3 minutesMade with 3D scanning and 3D printing, a replica of Ezra Cornell’s telegraph machine from 1844 goes on display at Cornell University Library. In the history of communications, American businessman and philanthropist Ezra Cornell played a significant role. In 1844, his personal telegraph machine received the world’s first telegraph message sent by…
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Stunning 3D Printed Cathedral of St James in Transparent Resin
Reading Time: 3 minutesCroatian company Vectrino used 3D printing to create a replica of the Šibenik Cathedral of St James, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a new exhibition. A new multimedia centre is opening in Šibenik, Croatia which will provide information for visitors about the city’s cathedral. And 3D printing plays a big part in providing visitors…
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One Year Later, Composer Keiichi Okabe Looks Back at Nier:Automata
Reading Time: 6 minutesAllow me to introduce myself. My name is Keiichi Okabe. I am the CEO of Monaca, Inc. and currently work as a composer of background music (“BGM”) of video games and various anime. I was in charge of the music direction and composition for Nier:Automata. Generally, when I compose the BGM for…
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Horizon Zero Dawn Celebrates its First Birthday, Surpasses 7.6 Million Sales
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since we released Horizon Zero Dawn. The old adage “time flies when you’re having fun” certainly rings true for us – these last 12 months have been an absolute blast, thanks in no small part to the terrific response from our fan…
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PlayStation 4: 5 Years Ago Today…
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday marks five years since we stood in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to share a name that would change our lives and hopefully yours: PlayStation 4. Introducing PS4 was an important moment in PlayStation history, so we reached out to some of the key figures who provided those first…
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Touch a 3D Printed Dinosaur Skull During the UK “Dippy” Tour
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Natural History Museum’s well known and much loved dinosaur skeleton, nicknamed Dippy, is going on tour in the UK. Visitors can now get hands-on with the dinosaur thanks to 3D printed replica skulls. London’s Natural History Museum is the permanent home of the Diplodocus dinosaur, nicknamed Dippy. However, the popular dinosaur…
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“Bronze Johns” Statuettes Saved with 3D Printing
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation has assisted in the restoration of master busts of Johns Hopkins. The trophies produced from them are awarded to alumni and friends of John Hopkins University. On a typical day the Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation will produce surgical implants, models and experimental devices. Recently however,…
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Students 3D Print Diorama of Ancient Chinese History
Reading Time: 3 minutesUsing Shining 3D scanning and printing tech, students at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts have brought ancient history to life, 3D printing the appointment of Tso Tsung-Tang, a minister of the late Qing Dynasty. There have been a few exhibitions featuring 3D printed artwork over the years. But none are quite like…
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Returning to Stonehenge VR… to play in a sandbox?
Reading Time: 9 minutesAs an ancient monument, you cannot even approach Stonehenge in real life – but with Stonehenge VR you can get up close and personal. Now with the SANDBOX update, you can do things you probably never imagined with the ancient stones. We caught up with Christian Bretz of VoyagerVR to see how…
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45+ Celebrity Photos That Were The Last Known To Be Taken Before They Died
Reading Time: 3 minutesFreddie Mercury, 45, 1946-1991 source Robin Williams, 63, 1951-2014 source Chester Bennington, 41, 1976-2017 source John Lennon, 40, 1940-1980 source Vladimir Lenin, 53, 1870-1924 source Marilyn Monroe, 36, 1926-1962 source Steve Jobs, 56, 1955 – 2011 David Bowie, 69, 1947-2016 source Robert F. Kennedy, 42, 1925-1968 source Christopher Mccandless, 24, 1968-1992 source…
