The 3-D printer maker Stratasys went so far as to seize a 3-D printer it had rented to the gunsmiths at Defense Distributed when it found out how they were planning it use it.
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The specs, from 3-D technology maker RealD, look more like Buddy Holly's eyewear than the old red and blue glasses used in 1950s movie houses, and provide a much more startling experience.
How about a buyout offer from, say, the French conglomerate Schneider Electric S.A., owner of U.S. electrical-equipment maker Square D?
Now that he'd turned the drug maker around, the big question seemed to be whether he could keep it growing with an acquisition of Organon Biosciences.
But in order for 3-D to become a true money-maker for the industry the way that DVDs once were, 3-D has to move out of the theaters and into the home.
Stratasys (SSYS) is another maker of 3-D printers and its revenue was up 28% in the fourth quarter.
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MakerBot, the most prominent maker of 3-D printers that the public can buy, has cracked down on printed guns by enforcing terms on its website that prevent users from sharing blueprints for firearms.
The partners for such a vision are already out there Maker Faire, TechShop, the D-Lab, Fab Lab, Lemelson-MITInvenTeams, FIRST robotics, Startup Weekend and more.
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Even Samsung, the world's largest TV maker, admits that 3-D TV hasn't lived up to the hype, and the company is now exalting web-connected smart TVs as its next big source of growth.
Schumer (D-NY) urged the device's maker, Apple, on Thursday to provide fresh answers about the source of the so-called "death grip" glitch that causes poor reception, and called for a fix to be identified and provided free of charge to existing customers.
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"I'd try everything to get closer to the actual decision maker, " he says.
Sunglasses maker Oakley announced today that it is bringing 3-D glasses to the market in time for Christmas this year.
She phoned EAS, a Golden, Colo. maker of vitamins and health foods, saying she'd heard the company needed a new broker.
Other buys for the M100 included gas and electric utility Dominion Resources (nyse: D - news - people ), automotive safety systems maker Autoliv (nyse: ALV - news - people ) and satellite radio service company XM Satellite Radio (nasdaq: XMSR - news - people ).
We'd rather have a choice from third parties (along with the PC-maker, if theirs really rocks).
Before that he'd spent three years at Bologna's Ducati Motor Holdings, the renowned motorcycle maker where every day is casual, dress-down Friday.
If any accessories-maker WAS going to get the new iPod early, we doubt it'd be some unknown company like Uniea.
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D'Amelio's appointment is a promising step, but the world's biggest drug maker still faces a great many challenges and has some big jobs to fill.
Pfizer has chosen Frank A. D'Amelio, an executive credited with slashing jobs and executing a turnaround at embattled telecom-equipment maker Lucent, as its new chief financial officer.
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