General 3D printing in the home has not arrived yet but that will pick up as prices come down and the technology proliferates.

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Still, it's hard not to get excited about the direction such a device signals both in the development of an ecosystem for the company and for the future of home 3D printing in general.

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"This makes it much cheaper internally, " says Stephen Nigro , senior vice president and general manager of imaging and printing technology platforms for HP.

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"The HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook is HP's most affordable touch-enabled system, perfect for Windows 8 users and with the performance of the AMD A-Series APU supporting an excellent overall experience, " said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager, Consumer PCs, Printing and Personal Systems, HP.

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He became general manager of Donnelley's typesetting business in 1984, got his first job running a printing plant in 1987 and his first position running an entire region for Donnelley in 1993.

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He became general manager of Donnelley's typesetting business in 1984, got his first job running a printing plant in 1987 and got his first position running an entire region for Donnelley in 1993.

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