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The Gadgeteer’s Best in Show at CES 2026: 25 products that earned our trophies this year

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CES 2026 NEWS – After 15 years of covering CES, I thought I knew what to expect. This was my first year as owner and editor-in-chief of The Gadgeteer, though, and that shift in responsibility brought a different kind of learning curve. Here’s what nobody tells you about CES: the show floor isn’t where the […]

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Anycubic Kobra X Brings Built In Multicolor 3D Printing to the $279 Price Point

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ARTICLE – Multicolor 3D printing has often sat just out of reach for most desktop users. The hardware existed, but the workflow could demand patience, waste bins filled with purged filament, and price tags kept many casual makers on the sidelines. For years, adding color capability meant buying separate filament switching systems, routing tubing between

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SPARKX i7 Color Combo AI Review – When 3D Printing Stops Feeling Intimidating

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REVIEW – 3D printing has spent years promising the dream of desktop fabrication and then burying it under calibration headaches, failed first layers, and forums full of troubleshooting advice written for people who already know what they are doing. The Creality SparkX i7 takes a different bet: that the barrier to entry matters more than

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How to 3D Print a Mockup of Apple’s Foldable iPhone

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ARTICLE – You can 3D print the foldable iPhone today. Not a working phone, but a physical mockup built from leaked CAD dimensions that lets you hold, fold, and judge the form factor for yourself. Apple’s rumored foldable, often referred to as the iPhone Fold, reportedly won’t ship until late 2026. The shape? You can

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Lasers, Layers, and Wrist Wonders: Why Apple’s New Watches Are 3D-Printed Legends

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Look, we’ve reviewed plenty of 3D printers here at The Gadgeteer. From budget FDM machines that churn out desk toys to resin printers that can handle detailed miniatures, we know this tech inside and out. But Apple just dropped something that made us sit up and pay attention. They’re 3D-printing millions of titanium Apple Watch

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Chitu Systems PlateCycler C1M Auto-printing Assistance Kit review – automated 3D printing made easy

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REVIEW – I have been growing my 3D printing business for the last 2 years, and it continues to consume my home office to the seams. However, I was able to find a bit of space when I got the offer to review the Chitu Systems PlateCycler C1M Auto-printing Assistance Kit. I’d seen social media

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Creality K2 Combo and Creality K2 Pro Combo Review – Feature-Rich 3D Printing Platforms

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REVIEW – Today’s review offers a bit of a bonus, two 3D printer systems in one review! This past August, Creality announced the launch of their new K2 line of 3D printers. These are fully enclosed 3D print systems with built in cameras, multicolor and multi-material printing, and more. For this review, Creality provided both

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Bambu Lab H2S 3D printer review – Bigger and better

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REVIEW – If you’ve read any of my 3D printer-related reviews or news articles over the last few years, you might be familiar with my journey from 3D print enthusiast/hobbyist to running Etsy and Amazon stores as a growing side hustle. I enjoy finding, printing, finishing, and selling all sorts of fidget toys and decorative

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Creality Sermoon S1 3D Scanner review – create your own digital 3D models (with some practice)

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REVIEW – Reverse engineering things is difficult. I know because I’ve tried it with very simple objects, and it was still very difficult. It’s so much easier when you have a 3D scanner. So, when the Creality Sermoon S1 3D Scanner came up for review, I was eager to try it. It’s the first 3D

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3D print your next pair of shoes – Presq footwear now on MakerWorld

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NEWS – The Presq Fig.0 shoe model is now available for free on Bambu Labs’ MakerWorld site, and it’s a pretty big deal for anyone who owns a 3D printer—especially if that printer is a Bambu Lab model. Until now, most folks thought 3D printers were just for making small toys and doodads, but Presq

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Chitu Systems FilaPartner E1 Filament Dryer review – Keep your filament dry and your prints trouble-free!

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REVIEW – One of the more annoying things in 3D printing is when a print fails because of filament issues. You start a long print, check on it after a bit, and maybe notice some slight stringing; then, inevitably, you return later to find the horrid “bird’s nest,” strings, and gobs of costly filament everywhere.

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Creality Raptor Pro 3D Scanner review – Great in theory, not so great in reality…

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REVIEW – Having worked for years as a professional in the digital arts, I’ve spent countless hours hunched over a computer, recreating real-world objects in digital space. With digital calipers in hand, I’ve measured everything from TV remote controls to surgical appliances to a particularly stinky trout (don’t ask). The goal was always the same,

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Creality launches K2 and K2 Pro 3D printers to extend its premium flagship lineup

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NEWS – Today, the world’s leading 3D printer manufacturer, Creality, is launching the K2 and K2 Pro, an expansion to its flagship K series of 3D printers. Based on an ultra-sturdy metal build and an advanced step-servo system, the flagship K2 lineup introduces multicolor & multi-material printing, AI functions, and next-gen performance at two different

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Creality officially launches the Sermoon S1 Scanner – Precision meets versatility, now available with 15% off

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NEWS – Creality has officially launched its most advanced 3D scanner to date — the Sermoon S1 — a truly versatile, professional-grade scanner built for those who demand accuracy, speed, and adaptability across a wide range of scanning tasks. From automotive components to full-scale vehicles, from coins to human body scans, Sermoon S1 tackles it

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SUNLU AMS Heater review – printing while drying on Bambu Labs AMS? Yes, please!

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REVIEW – I love all the Bambu Labs printers I’ve bought for my print farm from A1 Minis all the way up to the latest H2Ds, but on my P1S and P1P printers with the AMS units I have to dry filament before printing (which takes 4+ hours to do correctly in my environment). If

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Anycubic Kobra S1 3D Printer combo review – punching above its price point

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REVIEW – A few short years ago, I’d never seen a 3D printer in the wild. In 2021 I got my hands on my first 3D printer to review: the ANYCUBIC Vyper 3D printer. Since that first printer I’ve lost count of how many printers I’ve reviewed and bought, but I currently have a print

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Handmade with a tech twist – Ceramica Studio’s unique 3D printed ceramics

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NEWS – If you’ve ever sipped tea or coffee from a handmade ceramic cup, you know there’s something special about the feel and look of it. Now, imagine that same cup, but this time, it’s made by a 3D printer. That’s exactly what Ceramica Studio is doing, changing how we think about pottery. I’ve been

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PioCreat HALOT-X1 Resin 3D Printer, Auto Feed Unit resin management system, and Creality Washing/Curing Machine review

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REVIEW – I love that companies are developing a variety of hobby 3D printers for makers. Being able to bring my ideas to life is amazing! PioCreat is a subsidiary of Creality and recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for their new HALOT-X1 resin 3D printer, and I was given the opportunity to review it,

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Tyson T-95 Build Plate review – Pretty up the bottom of your 3D prints

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REVIEW – I have been happily printing with my Bambu Labs P1S FDM printer. It’s alot more reliable and consistent than my old Anycubic 4Max Pro 2.0. With things are printing so well, I’m more comfortable switching things up like using different types of filaments and build plates. The Tyson T-95 Build Plate is the

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