When Microsoft announced its eagerly anticipated Windows 8.1 update, the company promised native 3D printing support. MakerBot worked with Microsoft to develop its own 3D printer driver for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When Microsoft announced native support for 3D printing in Windows 8.1 this week, one question was how far that support would go, and whether it would include open source printers ...

Owners of the awesome Makerbot 3D printer might be interested to learn that the development team for the printer has now announced on their official website the release of Windows 8.1 drivers for the ...

MakerBot is a company that has pioneered products to allow 3D printing in the home, business, and educational environment. The company has announced that a new printer driver for its MakerBot 3D ...

Microsoft has been promoting the fact that it has included built in support for 3D printing hardware in Windows 8.1 since late June, but today the company offered up a lot more information on the ...

Among the Windows 8.1 announcements made at Microsoft’s Build keynote in San Francisco today was one that should appeal to the 3D printer enthusiasts among you: the operating system will add a ...

Manufacturers of 3D printers have a lot to do before they catch up with makers of the cheapest 2D, paper-based printers. If you’ve ever taken an inkjet apart, you’ll most likely find some sort of ...

In further proof that consumer 3D printers are approaching mainstream acceptance, Microsoft recently announced native support for 3D printers. This means that users will be able to 3D print objects in ...

What the 3D printing industry needs, particularly for U.S. consumers, is a big and easy retail location to see a 3D printer in action. Microsoft retail stores across the country will make that ...

"MakerBot experience" in-store demos come to 18 Microsoft store locations as both companies hope to spark a 3D printing revolution. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

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To accommodate the recent launch of Microsoft Windows 8.1, users of MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printers can download the new driver for Windows 8.1 and print directly to their printers. MakerBot ...