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• HP hopes its 3D printers will drive the 'next industrial revolution'

  HP wants to drive the "next industrial revolution" and spark a change in the way products are manufactured with its new 3D printers.

• XYZprinting unveils $349 3D printer, hi-res machine

  3D printer start-up <a href="http://us.xyzprinting.com/us_en/Home">XYZprinting</a>, which has built a reputation around affordable consumer-grade machines, announced today two new models, including an entry-level product priced at just $349.

• Thousands of users tapped for first 3D printer buyer's guide

  The world's largest online community of 3D printer owners has rated what looks to be the majority of machines for sale today, offering consumers <a href="http://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide">a detailed buyer's guide</a> that uses a simple "1-10" rating system.

• Stratasys now sells professional-grade 3D printers on Amazon

  Industrial 3D printer maker Stratasys has announced it's selling a professional grade printer on Amazon for the first time.

• HP to jolt 3D printer market

  3D printing could become faster, cheaper and more efficient with Hewlett-Packard entering the market.

• China's 3D printing market to quadruple

  While still a nascent market in China, the production and sale of 3D printers are expected to quadruple over the next four years, according to a new report.

• Microsoft adds 3D printing via Cloud to application

  Microsoft is extending its 3D modeling and printing application to the cloud, allowing users to create and print 3D objects with unconventional materials such as metals and ceramics.

• Inside Ford's 3D Printing Lab, where thousands of parts are made

  Without 3D printing, the Ford Motor Co. would not be able to meet new model vehicle build deadlines. Here's a look at how Ford is using the technology.

• Project Ara module maker explores 'conductive ink'

  3D Systems, the company that will print the modules for Google's Project Ara smartphone, is exploring conductive ink as a way to create circuitry for the devices.

• 3D printer price drops could lure home users

  3D printer prices are dropping into a range that could appeal to home users.

• 3D-printed modules for Google's Ara phone coming early next year

  Lego-like parts that will form the building blocks for Google's Project Ara will be produced on 3D printers and ship in time for the customizable smartphone's release early next year.

• CES 2015: The shape of consumer technology to come

  What happens once your gadget grabs the headlines and makes it big? Once the Kickstarter succeeds? Once celebrities start getting their pictures taken with your gadget?

• Motorola looks to 3D printing for user-customized smartphones

  Motorola Mobility is tapping into 3D printing as a way to make parts for user-customized smartphones, a concept being chased by the company under an initiative called Project Ara.

• 3D-printed rifle fires three shots, designer claims up to 14

  The competition for most successful 3D-printed firearm has moved to Canada, where a man known only as "Matthew" claims to have designed a 3D-printed rifle that withstood 14 shots. In a YouTube video published last Friday, the rifle is fired successfully three times before a text screen claims it developed a crack in the barrel after firing 14 total shots.